Salomon Moctezuma
Texas A&M International University
Salomon Moctezuma
Assistant Coach
salomon.moctezuma@tamiu.edu
Texas A&M-Int'l
Division 2

Moctezuma recently concluded his first season as an assistant coach for both the men's and women's soccer programs at Texas A&M International. He was instrumental in helping Carlos Herrera earn First Team All-Heartland Conference D2CCA South Central Region honors. The junior finished the season ranked seventh nationally in save percentage and 12th in goals against average.  He joined the coaching staff at TAMIU after spending the spring of 2017 at Western Texas College in Snyder, Texas under former Dustdevil Jovany Macias.  He is no stranger to Laredo as he played for the Dustdevils from 2014-15 making 14 appearances in goal. He had his best season in 2014 going 7-6-0 making a team-high 54 saves and allowing 26 goals for a 1.85 goals against average. Before transferring to TAMIU, Moctezuma starred at Richland College where he played in two national tournaments while earning 1st Team All-Region honors in 2013. He also played semi-professional with the Upward Stars (NSPL) and Midland-Odessa Shockers (PDL). In 2016 he was part of a Shockers team that made franchise history in claiming their first Southern Conference Championship en route to a place in the PDL National Semifinals. The Dallas, Texas native graduated with a bachelors degree in business administration from TAMIU in December of 2016.