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                                                                                   (L-R- Assistant Coach Daniel Vieyra, Head Men's Soccer Coach Tony Gonzalez, GovState Athletic Director Tony Bates

April 1, 2026 - For Immediate Release:

Jose "Tony" Gonzalez Named Men's Soccer Coach at GovState 

GovState Athletic Director Tony Bates announced today the hiring of Jose "Tony" Gonzalez as the Head Men's Soccer Coach of the Jaguars.

Gonzalez has been men's and women's head soccer coach at South Suburban College in South Holland, IL. (compiling record of 287-157-39 in 25 seasons as men's coach at SSC and 101-31-8, nine years - women's coach).

His men's teams have played in five consecutive Region IV finals - 2021-2026 - NJCAA championships and he was named Region 4 Coach of the Year, 2022, and 2026.

Coach Tony played collegiate soccer for the UIC Flames and was named Academic All-Conference in 1995 while earning Soccer Student Athlete of the Year in 1997. In 2002, he also served as the top assistant at UIC. González has trained and coached players of all ages and levels. In the summer of 2003, he earned the USSF National "B" license.