Martin Melchor joins the UT Tyler women's soccer coaching staff for his first season in 2022.
Melchor joins the Patriots following three seasons as the head coach of both the men's and women's soccer programs at Jacksonville College in nearby Jacksonville, Texas, during which time he orchestrated a program turnaround for both teams. Melchor led the women's program to their first ever national ranking in school history in 2020 and oversaw both program's deepest postseason runs in school history.
Both teams improved each year under the direction of Melchor as the women's team posted records of 4-14 in his first season in 2019, a 7-7-1 record in 2020, and an 8-6 record in 2021. The men's side also saw a steady rate of improvement under the guidance of Melchor, improving their yearly records from a 3-13 mark in 2019, to a 7-6-1 record in 2020 and an 8-7 record in 2021.
The success of both programs came as a result of an expanded recruiting base for the Jaguars that included the addition of players from all over the world. The majority of those additions also went on to compete at the NCAA Division I, II or III levels following their development and guidance from Melchor.
The Jacksonville, Texas native finished his career at Jacksonville High School as the school's all-time leader in career goals (114), and went on to a successful collegiate career at Coastal Carolina University. Melchor helped lead Coastal Carolina to three conference championships and four trips to the NCAA Division I National Tournament from 2014-2017.
He also currently serves as the FC Dallas-East Texas Director of Jacksonville in which he is responsible for all FC Dallas Easter Texas Operations in Jacksonville, Texas.
Melchor graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Recreation and Sport Management from Coastal Carolina University in 2017 and earned a Master of Science in Athletic Administration from Texas A&M-Commerce University in 2020. He is currently also pursuing a Ph.D of Sport Management from Troy University.
