Golden Eagle soccer tabs Miguel Galindo as assistant coach
With the fall campaign coming into focus for the Tennessee Tech soccer team, the Golden Eagles round out their staff with the final piece to their coaching puzzle.
By Dylan Vazzano, TTU Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – With the fall campaign coming into focus for the Tennessee Tech soccer team, the Golden Eagles round out their staff with the final piece to their coaching puzzle.
Head coach Corey Boyd announced the addition of Miguel Galindo, an experienced coach across a wide variety of levels, who will join the purple and gold ranks as an assistant.
Galindo comes to Cookeville following a three-year stint as an assistant at Georgia Southwestern State, a Division II school in Americus, Ga. During his tenure with the Lady Hurricanes, Galindo was part of a squad that made the Peach Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinals in each of the last two years, highlighted by a historic 2024 campaign that saw the program tie its NCAA-era (2006) record for wins in a single season to go along with the program's best-ever Peach Belt Conference mark.
"Miguel is a hungry guy who is excited about this opportunity," Tech head coach Corey Boyd said. "When I talked to him throughout this entire process you could tell how eager he was to be here, which is important. Miguel wants to be a part of this program and is excited about the challenge in front of him. Everything I have heard and noticed with him is that he is a tremendously hard worker with a strong character. I am excited about the energy and enthusiasm Miguel will bring to our program and look forward to his impact."
Prior to his successful run at Georgia Southwestern, Galindo was the inaugural head coach of the Columbus Rapids, a women's professional indoor soccer team out of the National Indoor Soccer League (NISL), for the 2021-22 season. He was also on the staff as a volunteer assistant at Division II Columbus State, where he was part of a team that went 19-3-1 in 2021, which included a Peach Belt Conference regular-season championship behind a perfect 9-0 league record. The Cougars earned a berth to the NCAA Division II Tournament and won an opening round match that season as well.
Galindo also spent time as an assistant within the club ranks at Concorde Fire Soccer Association in Columbus from 2021-22, AFC Lightning Soccer Club in Peachtree City, Ga. from 2014-21 and Lakelands Toros Soccer Club in Greenwood, S.C. from 2009-14.
"I am beyond excited and feel truly blessed for this opportunity," Galindo said. "I can't wait to learn, grow and give it everything I have with this staff and for this program. I am fired up to get started and hit the ground running with this team. Wings Up!"
Galindo, who has earned United States Soccer Federation A, B, C and D coaching licenses, spent time coaching for both the Georgia and South Carolina Olympic Development Programs. He was also the head coach for the women's soccer team at Greenwood High School in Greenwood, S.C.
Born and raised in Seneca, S.C., Galindo played collegiately at NCAA Division II Lander University in Greenwood, S.C. He recently earned his Masters in Arts in Emerging Media at the University of Georgia in May 2025.
