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Albertin Montoya begins his first year as a volunteer assistant coach at Stanford this fall. Montoya last coached as a volunteer assistant for Santa Clara from 2004-05.
Montoya, a native of Los Altos, Calif. and Santa Clara graduate has spent 10 years coaching and training players, from youths to professionals, in the Bay area. He is an assistant coach for the men's U-17 National team hewas an assistant trainer for the WUSA's San Jose CyberRays in 2003. He also currently coaches the semi-professional California Storm and the Youth MVLA Soccer Club.
Montoya, a midfielder, began his collegiate playing career at North Carolina State and was an Atlantic Coast Conference First Team selection in 1994. He received similar honors from the West Coast Conference in 1996 upon transferring to Santa Clara and was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy and the Missouri Athletic Club player of the year awards. He led the Broncos to the program's first-ever outright WCC Championship and totaled 16 goals and 25 assists during collegiate career."
Professionally, Montoya was a first round draft pick by the San Jose Clash. Internationally, he was a member of the U.S. U17 National Team and was invited to play with the U.S. Olympic Team in a match against Egypt.
Montoya is a 1997 graduate of Santa Clara University with a degree in Spanish.