Chris Gores, a defender and former captain of the Puerto RicoMen’s National Team, joined the Harvard men’s soccerstaff as an assistant coach on Aug. 5, 2010.
In his first season in Cambridge, Gores helped coach Harvard tovictories over No. 13 Stanford and No. 18 Penn, as well as a tiewith No. 6 Connecticut. The Crimson also had four players receiveAll-Ivy League accolades, including three on the all-conferencesecond team.
During the 2011-12 campaign, two Crimson student-athletes earnedall-conference nods, including Scott Prozeller who garnered a spoton the All-Ivy first team.
Gores brings more than a decade of professional, international andcollegiate experience with him to Cambridge and will handle allrecruiting aspects of the Harvard program. An eight-yearprofessional soccer player in the United Soccer League, Gores was adefender and captain of the Charleston Battery, Puerto RicoIslanders, Minnesota Thunder, Team Wellington (New Zealand) andCarolina Giants (Puerto Rico). Gores has also been a memberof the Puerto Rico Men’s National Team since 2004, earningeight caps and competing in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, as wellas the 2005 Digicel Cup.
“Chris is an ideal candidate as his collegiatebackground positively represents the student-athleteexperience,” Junot said. “His professional andinternational playing experience exemplifies what can beaccomplished through dedication to sport and his qualities as aperson and a leader balance my own well.
“Through the hiring process, I have been utterlyimpressed with Chris’s professionalism and attention todetail,” Junot continued. “I am confident Chriswill emerge as one of the top assistants in thecountry.”
A former three-year starter at center back at Stanford, Goreshelped the Cardinal finish second in the 1998 NCAA tournament andlead the nation in scoring defense.
In addition to his playing career, Gores has worked as anassistant varsity women’s coach at Pacific Ridge School inCarlsbad, Calif., since 2009 and was an assistant coach with theCarolina Giants in 2008. While with the Giants, Goresconducted training and fitness sessions and handled video analysisfor the club. He also served as the head varsitywomen’s coach at St. Mary’s Academy in Inglewood,Calif., from 2004-05.
A 2000 Stanford graduate with a degree in international relations,Gores received the FIFA recognized United States Soccer FederationNational “B” License in 2009.
