Juan Carlos Cordova is an experienced coach with a lengthy soccer career as both a player and coach. He started playing soccer at an early age and became part of a soccer team at 10 years old. From there, he continued improving his skills and abilities. From 1996 to 1998, he played soccer professionally in his home country of El Salvador. From 2010 to 2016, he was assistant coach for the youth soccer team San Jose Independent. During this time, he was also coaching the San Benito High junior varsity and varsity team. Starting in 2018, he has been the coach of Sentinels and has achieved the MVLA Bay Area Fall Cup and the Sunnyvale Alliance Medina Fall Classic among many other accomplishments.

Why do you love soccer? 
Soccer is a lifelong passion of mine that I developed from an early age. It has brought me a lot of joy and satisfaction that I hope to pass on to the newer generations.

What do you enjoy most about coaching?
Having the ability to work with our youth and teach them such a wonderful sport. I consider it a privilege to see the players grow as they become more confident, disciplined and develop their sportsmanship.