After 21 career playoff wins, Germond looks for more

Without a doubt, women’s soccer coach Oliver Germond has had a great career coaching at Fresno City College.

In his 14 seasons at FCC, Germond has won the Central Valley Conference title eight times.

Since 2002, his teams have ended the year ranked in the top 20 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America .

“Competition is one of our keys to success here,” Germond said. “Getting players to compete on a daily basis makes us better.”

Germond has earned 212 wins in his 14-year tenure here at the college.  He has had more than 60 soccer players transfer to 4-year universities since his first year at FCC in 2000.

“Coach Germond is always on us to get better everyday,” sophomore forward  Jannely Rangel said.  “He always has input on how we can become better players.”

Germond passes on to his players some of the qualities of life he learned from his father.   

“Work ethic, getting our players ready for the next level at the 4-year universities,” Germond said.

Recent FCC stars like Jenna Thomason(Fresno Pacific), Laura McIntosh(Cal State East Bay), and Moriah Rodriguez(Sacramento State) are some of Germond’s success stories.

Despite the successes, he still has the one goal left before his time at FCC is over — winning a state title.

“There are 94 junior college soccer programs in the state of California; we’ve been close to a state title in the past which wasn’t an easy task,” Germond said. “I’m proud of the accomplishments, but winning a state title would be  a great team goal, and we’ll keep trying.

Germond continues to instill values in his players that will take with them far and beyond soccer.

”People who take shortcuts and don’t work hard are going to suffer,” Germond said.  “I want our players here to be successful, whether it is soccer, getting a job or in the classroom.”