Press release from Asheville City Soccer Club:
Asheville City Soccer Club (ACSC) is proud to announce Jimena Rojas Cordero as its new Women’s Head Coach entering the 2022 USL W League Season.
Cordero recently moved to the Asheville area and is currently coaching several of the top teams within local youth club, HFC. Prior to her move to Asheville, Cordero worked as the Director of Sports Performance for the Club’s National Girls Programs for Charlotte Independence, along with the Lake Norman Soccer Club and the Catawba College Women’s Team.
“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to be a part of Asheville City SC. This is a special place for women’s soccer, one I have watched & admired from afar. I love the soccer culture of the city & the energy that all bring come game day. I can not wait until we get to host our first game at Memorial & get to hear the South Slope Blues cheering us on. We are all fortunate to be a part of this storied club & I look forward to building on that success,” said Cordero.
Originally from Costa Rica, Cordero was the first female to actively coach on a Men’s D1 Pro Team, worked as an Assistant and Fitness Coach for the Universidad de Costa Rica and spent three years with the Costa Rican Olympic Committee as a Sports Performance Analyst and Biomechanics Specialist. Before moving on to coach on the men’s side, Jimena led a 1st Division Women’s Professional team in Costa Rica, Arenal Coronado, for 3 seasons.
Jimena is an accomplished coach and maintains prestigious licenses including an ‘A’ license from both the German Soccer Federation & the Costa Rican Soccer Federation. She also has an ‘A’ License in Fitness Training from the Costa Rican Soccer Federation.
As a player, Jimena represented Costa Rica as a youth player in the U19 squad and then got her caps on the full Costa Rican National Team. She played for several different clubs throughout her career with great success, including earning 3 national championship titles.
Founded in 2016, ACSC was created as a way to help local players pursue their dreams and grow the game while using soccer as a way to give back to the community. Asheville City’s women’s and men’s teams will return to play in the summer of 2022. For more information about the upcoming season visit www.ashevillecitysc.com and @ashevillecitysc on social media.
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