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Albertin Montoya begins his first season on the women's soccer coaching staff as a volunteer assistant.
A native of nearby Los Altos, Calif., Montoya comes to The Farm with extensive coaching experience. After graduating from Santa Clara University in 1997, Montoya has spent the past ten years coaching and training players, from youths to professionals, in the Bay Area. He was a former assistant trainer for the WUSA's San Jose CyberRays in 2003 and previously coached at the college level, spending two seasons at his alma mater as a volunteer assistant from 2006-2007. Montoya currently coaches the Youth MVLA Soccer Club, where Stanford players Teresa Noyola and Lindsay Taylor honed their skills for several years.
Montoya began his collegiate playing career at North Carolina State and was an Atlantic Coast Conference First Team selection in 1994. The midfielder received similar honors from the West Coast Conference in 1996 upon transferring to Santa Clara and was a finalist for the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy. 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.
He is married to the former Erin Martinez, a Santa Clara women's soccer alumnus, and has one daughter. The couple resides in Mountain View.