Diego Cevallos, a 2004 graduate from Judson University, enters his fourth year as the assistant coach for the men’s soccer program. He has been a part of the impressive run the Eagles have put together in the CCAC and NAIA Region VII. During his first year as assistant in 2004, he contributed to the Eagles’ impressive undefeated regular season which claimed a CCAC Tournament Title, a NAIA Regional Tournament Championship, and a trip to the National Tournament where they finished the season with their only loss in the second round to the eventual national champion.

 

Before becoming a coach at Judson, he distinguished himself as a soccer player playing for the Eagles from 2001-2004 where he contributed immensely to the program and helped the team claim its fifth NCCAA National Title in 2002. He graduated from Judson with a bachelor’s degree in Pre-Med.

 

Cevallos learned the game in Costa Rica, his home country, where soccer is a passion of the people and where it is very prestigious to be an accomplished player. He, then, moved to the United States and played high school soccer in Rockford earning a wide variety of awards.

 

For several years now, Cevallos has been involved in the local youth soccer scene and he has become a Premier US Youth Soccer Coach who is highly sought out as a trainer for both individuals and club teams. He is currently part of the coaching staff at Crystal Lake Force for the Elite program.