We are thrilled to announce the latest additions to our soccer coaching staff, who will be instrumental in leading our PFC teams to new heights. Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Jorge Cruz Cruz, Select Girls Coordinator, and Trevor Ward, Academy Coordinator.
Coach Cruz played professionally for clubs in Argentina and his native Columbia. He moved to Houston, Texas, to play indoor soccer and earn his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Houston Baptist University. Cruz has been a United States Soccer Development Academy Scout and also Assistant Coach for the U14, U15, and U17 USA Girls National Teams. Coach Cruz served as an Assistant Coach for the Jordan Women’s National Team and was the US Development Academy Head Coach at IMG Academy in Florida. He worked as a Professional Match Evaluator for Major League Soccer and has also served on the Olympic Development Program staff. Most recently Coach Cruz coached at Southwest Assemblies of God University and held the position of Technical Lead at Westlake FC.
Coaching Certifications:
United States Soccer Federation A License
Asian Football Confederation A License
Confederação Brasileira de Futebol B License
United States Soccer Federation National Youth License
United States Soccer Federation Coach Educator License
FIFA Future Coaching III
Coach Trevor Ward
Coach Ward grew up in Columbus, Ohio, where his passion for the game first developed. What began as a passion for playing soccer in middle and high school, quickly evolved into a passion for coaching the game. He values the opportunity to help his players love the game the way he does and the chance to help them understand the lessons that soccer teaches its players about life. He is a lifelong Liverpool fan and an avid MLS watcher. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Education from The Ohio State University with a focus on coaching and player development. During his time at Ohio State, Coach Ward worked with the women’s soccer team as a member of the technical soccer operations staff. Following his graduation, he began working with the Columbus Crew as an academy performance analyst. In this role he was both proactive and reactive in supporting and challenging the ideas of the academy coaching staff, as they worked towards identifying and developing the top young players in the region. His role with the Crew led Trevor to coaching the college game with the Iowa Western CC Men’s Soccer Program. At IWCC he held the position of assistant coach and performance analyst and was responsible for coaching, recruiting, retaining, and developing players who came to the program from all over the world. Coach Ward joins Pflugerville FC from Sporting Kansas City where he worked as a coach for Sporting City Clubs. Trevor had this to say about joining the PFC Staff “ I am very excited to be joining Pflugerville FC as Youth Academy Director. I feel privileged to have the opportunity to work with this coaching staff to create environments conducive to learning, competition, and a passion for the game.” Coach Ward currently has a USSF C license and is enrolled in the USSF B license course.