Dominic Figueroa was a three-year player at Cal State Stanislaus from 2004-06 where he was part of the CCAA championship tournament qualifying team in 2006. In three seasons, Figueroa tallied six goals including three during his senior year in 2006.
Figueroa joined the coaching staff under Dana Taylor prior to the 2010 season. He will also be working with the Warriors’ women’s soccer program in 2011.
From 2007-08, he served on the Warriors’ coaching staff before being selected to the player pool for the Puerto Rico men’s national team during its World Cup qualifying run. Figueroa also had a tryout with the Puerto Rico Islanders of the United State Soccer Federation.
Figueroa, who holds a NSCAA Advanced Regional Coaching Diploma, is currently the girls soccer head coach at Central Catholic High School in Modesto. In his first season with the girls program he led the team to the sectional semifinal match and finished with a record of 15-3-2. He also works as the goalkeeper director for the Modesto Ajax soccer club.
Over the past seven summers, Figueroa has worked across the United States as part of the coaching staff for Joe Machnik’s No. 1 Soccer Camps.
Figueroa was a four-time all-conference goalkeeper at Rancho Cordova (Calif.) High School prior to his arrival at Cal State Stanislaus.
He obtained his bachelor’s degree in physical education at CSU Stanislaus in 2007 and is currently working on a master’s in education at National University.
