Bio

Rafael Gonzalez was appointed Director of Athletics in March 2024. He was intially hired as head men's and women's soccer coach on April 4, 2022.

Gonzalez restarted the men's and women's soccer programs at Wiley University which hadn't competed since 2018. He led the men to three wins and a tie in the 2023 season.

Previously, he was the head coach at Ranger College. He led the Rangers to the Regional and Conference titles in 2017, earning National Junior College Athletic Association Region 5 Coach of the Year. Ranger finished as District runner-up. Gonzalez led them to a Regional runner-up finish in 2018 and 2021. He led the Rangers to 26 wins in five seasons.

His women’s team was Regional Runner-up in 2018, Spring 2021 and Fall 2021. Last fall it earned a Top 20 ranking finishing the season 9-1-2. In five seasons, Gonzalez led the Lady Rangers to 18 victories. Both teams were strong academically, as the men held a 3.2 grade-point average and 90 percent of his players earned their associate degrees. His women’s team held a 3.5 GPA with 90 percent graduating with their associates.

Before, Ranger College, Gonzalez started the men’s and women’s program at Jacksonville College (Texas) in 2012. He led the men to 11 victories and the women to 16 in four years. Both of his teams had 90 percent of their players earn their associate degrees.

Gonzalez started his career as head men’s and women’s soccer coach at Lon Morris College in 2009. Both of his teams held grade-point averages above 3.0 and graduated 90 percent of his students.