Bowling Green State University Athletics
Melchor Joins Falcon Men's Soccer Staff
August 03, 2022 | Men's Soccer
Bowling Green State University men's soccer coach Eric Nichols has announced the addition of Martin Melchor to his staff. Melchor, a standout player at Coastal Carolina University, joins the Falcons after a stint at UT Tyler.
"I could not be more excited to be joining Eric and the rest of the BGSU Men's Soccer program," said Melchor. "The program has demonstrated recently that it belongs among the best in the nation. After speaking with Eric and others in the athletic department, I knew BGSU was filled with people whose personal values and ambitions align with my own. I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to be joining the Bowling Green family and can't wait to get started!"Â
Melchor served a brief stint as assistant women's soccer coaching staff during 2022. Prior to joining the Patriots, he spent three seasons as 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 programs' deepest postseason runs in school history.
"Martin's character and ambition are a perfect match for our program," said Nichols. "For a young coach, Martin has an array of skills and experiences that will undoubtably help us continue to move forward."
Both Jacksonville 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 his guidance, improving their yearly records from a 3-13 mark in 2019, to 7-6-1 in 2020 and 8-7 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.
In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Melchor also served as the FC Dallas-East Texas Director of Jacksonville.
A native of Jacksonville, Texas, he graduated from 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 CCU to three conference championships and four trips to the NCAA Division I National Tournament from 2014-2017.
A two-time All-Sun Belt Conference Second-Team selection at CCU, Melchor played in 82 career matches, making 41 starts. He had 49 career points on 19 goals and 11 assists with the Chanticleers.
Melchor graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Recreation and Sport Management from Coastal Carolina University in 2017 and earned a Master of Science degree in Athletic Administration from Texas A&M-Commerce University in 2020. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D of Sport Management from Troy University.
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"I could not be more excited to be joining Eric and the rest of the BGSU Men's Soccer program," said Melchor. "The program has demonstrated recently that it belongs among the best in the nation. After speaking with Eric and others in the athletic department, I knew BGSU was filled with people whose personal values and ambitions align with my own. I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to be joining the Bowling Green family and can't wait to get started!"Â
Melchor served a brief stint as assistant women's soccer coaching staff during 2022. Prior to joining the Patriots, he spent three seasons as 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 programs' deepest postseason runs in school history.
"Martin's character and ambition are a perfect match for our program," said Nichols. "For a young coach, Martin has an array of skills and experiences that will undoubtably help us continue to move forward."
Both Jacksonville 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 his guidance, improving their yearly records from a 3-13 mark in 2019, to 7-6-1 in 2020 and 8-7 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.
In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Melchor also served as the FC Dallas-East Texas Director of Jacksonville.
A native of Jacksonville, Texas, he graduated from 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 CCU to three conference championships and four trips to the NCAA Division I National Tournament from 2014-2017.
A two-time All-Sun Belt Conference Second-Team selection at CCU, Melchor played in 82 career matches, making 41 starts. He had 49 career points on 19 goals and 11 assists with the Chanticleers.
Melchor graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Recreation and Sport Management from Coastal Carolina University in 2017 and earned a Master of Science degree in Athletic Administration from Texas A&M-Commerce University in 2020. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D of Sport Management from Troy University.
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