STATESBORO - Georgia Southern Head Men's Soccer Coach John Murphy has announced the hiring of Luis Vega as the Eagles' new assistant coach for 2021.

Vega joins the program from Florida Gulf Coast University, where he has served as a graduate assistant and director of soccer operations during the 2019 Fall campaign and the 2020 calendar year. The Eagles went 9-8-2 in the Fall of 2019 and advanced to the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament title. The team did not compete in the Fall of 2020, instead playing a 2021 schedule along with the rest of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

As a player, Vega appeared in 53 matches for the Eagles from 2012-15, making 45 starts primarily as a defender. During that stretch, he helped anchor FGCU to four ASUN regular season titles, including a pair of ASUN Tournament championships (2012, 2014) that resulted into two NCAA Tournament berths. He helped the Eagles to a record of 34-24-12 in his career, including a dominant 20-3-4 mark in conference games.

"I'm am pleased to welcome Luis to Statesboro," Coach Murphy said. "He is joining our staff after a standout career at FGCU as a player and spending the past two seasons as a coach. His time with his youth national team in Guatemala, as well as his experiences here in the US has helped set the platform for his coaching journey.  Luis is a bright young coach with an exciting future. Most importantly, he is someone who will provide a great deal of perspective and support to our student-athletes both on and off the field."

A native of Guatemala City, Guatemala, Vega graduated from FGCU with his bachelor's degree in environmental engineering in 2018 and his master's degree in business administration in 2020.