Bio

Alberto Rodriguez was named Dallas College Richland's assistant men's soccer coach in 2019.

In 2022, Rodriguez helped lead Richland to its fifth straight National Junior College Athletic Association Division III national championship. 

The Dallas ISD Sunset High graduate has been a tremendous mentor and a major part of Richland's success. Rodriguez has helped lead the Thunderducks to a 62-0-2 record and four consecutive National Junior College Athletic Association Division III national titles during his tenure as an assistant coach. The Thunderducks went 16-0-1, defeating Genesee Community College, 2-0, in the national championship game. Richland extended its unbeaten streak to 75 consecutive games, dating back to Sept. 25, 2018.

Rodriguez was a teammate of Thunderducks head coach Raul Herrera at Richland, where he helped the Thunderducks win the 2006 NJCAA National Championship against archrival Herkimer College. Rodriguez scored a hat trick in the national final, securing the program's fourth national championship.

Rodriguez transferred to Midwestern State University after his time at Richland. During his senior year at MSU, he was awarded NCAA Division II First Team All-American after leading the team in goals (17) and points (42).

Rodriguez played for the men’s amateur team, NTX Rayados after graduating from Midwestern State. Rodriguez has helped lead the NTX Rayados to a record nine straight U.S. Open Cup appearances. He led the NTX team with two goals in an upset victory over the professional United Soccer League team, Oklahoma City Energy, in 2018. That year, the amateur side advanced to the fourth round of the Open Cup, and earned the opportunity to face Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo.

In 2022, Rodriguez signed to play with the Dallas Sidekicks in the Major Arena Soccer League.

Rodriguez is originally from Monterrey, Mexico, and grew up in Oak Cliff, Texas. He has earned his associate's degree from Dallas College Richland and his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Midwestern State University.

Outside of working with the Thunderducks student-athletes, Rodriguez is a physical education teacher at Stevens Park Elementary in Oak Cliff, Texas.