Assistant coach Alan Berrios joined the Trailblazer women's soccer coaching staff late in the 2018 season. Coach Berrios joins the DSU staff after a four-year stint as head women's soccer coach at Arizona Christian University. While at ACU, he led the Firestorm to a GSAC playoff appearance in 2017, and also served as director of the men's soccer program during his first two seasons at the school.
Prior to his time at ACU, Berrios spent four years as an assistant coach for the University of Tampa women’s soccer team under current DSU Head Coach Gerry Lucey. During his tenure at UT, the NCAA Division II Spartans produced a record of 59-18-12. In 2011, the Spartans won the Sunshine State Conference Tournament Championship and NCAA Regional Championship before bowing out in the NCAA Elite Eight to Armstrong Atlantic.
Tampa won their third straight Sunshine State Conference Tournament Championship in 2012 before losing to the eventual national champion West Florida in the NCAA Sweet 16. In 2013, the Spartans were nationally ranked the entire season while rising to as high as number four in the nation in consecutive weeks. After winning 10 straight matches to open the season, Berrios helped the Spartans to five SSC victories as they advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA South Regional.
Before coaching at Tampa, Berrios served as the Director of Soccer Operations for the University of South Florida women’s team for one year. During his only season with the NCAA Division I Bulls, USF highlighted their season with wins over Georgetown and Marquette in the Big East tournament. South Florida advanced to their first ever NCAA Tournament in 2010 beating Auburn before falling to Florida State in the second round.
He has been coaching club for 17 years. On the club circuit in Florida, Berrios coached as a Brandon FC/West Florida Flames Head/Staff Coach from 2002–13, Tampa Bay United from 2013-14. In Arizona he spent 2014-16 with the CCV Stars Soccer Club and 2016-18 with RSL-AZ formerly Sereno Soccer Club. Coach Berrios served four years active and two years inactive in the United States Naval Reserve as a Boatswains Mate - Petty Officer 2nd class.Â
Berrios played collegiately at Bergen County Community College before graduating from Dover Business College. Born and raised in New Jersey, Coach Berrios is fluent in both English and Spanish.
