Continuing his dual role with men's and women's soccer, Diego Cevallos will be in his sixth season as an assistant coach for the men's soccer team. He has been a key part in recruiting the players that have made the men's soccer team very successful the past five seasons.
The success from 2004 through 2007 came on his tutledge as he recruited theplayers thatproduced 74 wins and claimed fourCCAC regular season, tournament and NAIA Region VII Championships. In his first season as an assistant coach (2004), he was a part of the Eagles' impressive undefeated regular season (19-0) which ended with their only loss in the second round of the NAIA National Tournamentto the eventual national champion (Lindsey Wilson). Cevallos is also entering his second year as the head coach for the Judson University women's soccer program.
Before becoming a coach at Judson, he distinguished himself as a soccer player playing for the Eagles from 2001-2003 where he contributed immensely to the program and helped the team claim its fifth NCCAA National Title in 2002.
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. While living in Costa Rica, he was a part of the Costa Rica National Team training program. 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 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 staffat Crystal Lake Force for the Elite program.
Cevallos is a 2001 graduate of Judson University with a bachelor's degree in Pre-Med. He is currently on hold to finish his medical career at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago.