Gus Mota - Soccer Coach - University of Houston Athletics

Gus Mota

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
gmota@central.uh.edu

Mota comes to Houston after spending the last four seasons as the Head Coach at Greensboro College. Under the tutelage of Mota, the Pride posted back-to-back 10-win seasons in his first two years as a Head Coach. In 2017, Mota led Greensboro College to a 16-3 record, followed by a 17-1 record in 2018 that included a 16-0 mark during the regular-season. The Pride closed out conference play with a 7-0 record, earning the program's first regular-season title in 15 years.

Working mainly with the goalkeepers, Mota's group saw marked improvement during the 2021 season as they allowed only eight goals all year. The group, led by Salma Ghazal and Mikaela Gracia, made 32 saves across the season and notched several shutouts.

Prior to Greensboro College, Mota served at the goalkeeping coach as Sam Houston Sate from 2014-15. In addition to his time at Sam Houston State, Mota made stops at Southeastern Louisiana University, University of South Carolina, and Southern Wesleyan University, where he also served as recruiting coordinator and goalkeeping coach, combining for over 10 years of experience.