Dodge City Community College Men's Soccer

3rd Year as Head Men's Soccer Coach   Hometown: Muscatine, Iowa College(s): Texas A&M International University  Juan Espinal enters his third season as Head Coach of men’s soccer at Dodge City as he is the sixth ever coach of the program.  Year one (2024) under Coach Espinal saw the Conquistadors post a 5-12-2 record, while he had a four-game win improvement in year two (2025) leading the program to a 9-5-3 record and third place finish in the KJCCC. The 2025 season saw the Conqs pick up big wins over #9 Indian Hills (2-1) and #6 Barton (2-1), on their way to earning the programs highest national ranking coming in at #11 during the season.  After a strong 2025 season Coach Espinal was awarded the KJCCC DI Coach of the Year honors. In his two seasons leading the Conqs he as coached 10 players that have earned All-Conference KJCCC honors.  Espinal came to Dodge City after four seasons at Drury University where he was an assistant coach for the Panthers and was the Associate Head Coach during the 2023 season. During his four seasons at Drury, he helped the Panthers put together competitive seasons in the Great Lakes Valley Conference at the NCAA Division II level, while helping coach seven All-GLVC selections and one All-Region honoree. Before his time at Drury, Espinal had a two-year stint as a head coach at Indian Hills Community College. Espinal found great success with the Warriors amassing a 24-7-3 record over the two seasons and had the program ranked in the NJCAA Top 20. He coached 14 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference All-Region players and 36 ICCAC All-Academic honorees.  His college coaching career started at Iowa Lakes Community College where he spent two seasons including helping the team win 10 games in his first season in 2017 with the program. He also helped place four players in the National Premiere Soccer League (NPSL).  Espinal played soccer collegiately and professionally before embarking on his coaching career. His college soccer career started at the junior college level at Iowa Central Community College (2012-2013) where he was a two-year starter and second-team ICCAC All-Region honoree. He helped the Tritons to a 14-3-2 record & 9-2-2 in ICCAC his freshman season playing and starting in 17 games, while his sophomore year saw the Tritons go 13-7 (8-4 ICCAC) and he would play in 19 games with 18 starts. In two years with the Tritons, he recorded six goals and 10 assists. He would transfer to Texas A&M International University to finish his collegiate playing career where he played in 11 games for the Dust Devils. Juan had a strong high school playing career at Muscatine High School in Iowa and in 2023 was inducted into his hometown school’s Hall of Fame. He was a four-year starter on the soccer team from 2008-2012 and was first-team all-conference three times. His senior year saw him record 32 goals and 16 assists to earn first-team all-state honors.  During this time playing soccer in middle and high school he also played for the Iowa Olympic Development Program, winning three regional titles and a national championship in 2011 at the ODP National Championships in Phoenix, Arizona. He also played for Eastern Iowa United, based out of Iowa City, Iowa, known as one of the best club teams in the state of Iowa coached under Jon Cook, winning back-to-back state cups, and competing at the regional tournament.    Juan has competed at the Semi-Professional level in both the Professional Development League (PDL) and the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), playing for the Springfield Demize in 2013 (PDL) and playing for the Quad City Eagles in 2014 (NPSL).  He earned his bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology with a minor in Business Management from Texas A&M International University. He is currently pursuing his master’s degree.  He currently holds his USSF coaching E license and plans to join the USSF D coaching course. 

1st Year as Assistant Men's Soccer Coach   Hometown: Arlington, Texas College(s): Dallas Christian College  Brandon Flores enters his first season as assistant coach for men’s soccer at Dodge City, starting in July of 2026.    Flores comes to Dodge City with experience at the junior college level, playing two seasons and working as an assistant coach at Cisco College and Hill College. During the 2025 season as an assistant coach at Cisco College for the women’s team, he helped the team to the region final. From 2022 through 2026, Flores coached as a volunteer assistant/keeper coach for Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep (a private high school in Dallas). While coaching at Cristo Rey Dallas, they were district runner-up twice and a state finalist in 2026. During this tenure at Cristo Rey he was selected as Coach of the Year.    The Texas native started his college soccer playing career at the junior college level as a goalkeeper, spending time at Paris Junior College and Dallas College – Cedar Valley. He wrapped up his collegiate playing career at Dallas Christian College, recording 60+ saves his final season in 2022.    He earned his Bachelor of Applied Science from Dallas Christian College.