Jorge Morales enters his second season as an Assistant Coach with the Lenior-Rhyne Men's Soccer program.
In his first year with the program, Morales helped lead the Bears to a SAC Semi-final and an NCAA Tournament birth, just the sixth in school history. He holds tactical analyst and sport psychology certificates from FC Barcelona and brings experience in the tactical analysis aspect of the game, performance counseling for the development of young players, and an acute skill set to nuture proficient team dynamics that make teams as competitive as possible.
A Colombian native who has lived in the US for nine years, Morales competed collegiately with Ohio Valley University and Graceland University. He then took his talents to the semi-professional ranks where he played for the West Virginia Chaos and multiple teams in the Kansas City area.
Morales currently lives in Hickory with is wife Kate and their children Elena and Tomas.