Cristina Coca joined the Florida Southern Coaching staff in the fall of 2018. She is a native of Riverview, Florida.
She was a four-year starter as a goalkeeper at the collegiate Division II level. She played her freshman year at Saint Leo University in 2009 where she started in 14 matches that season. Coca finished third in the Sunshine State Conference that year in Saves per Game.
Coca finished her collegiate playing career at Flagler College in Saint Augustine, Florida where she was a three-year starter and two-year captain. While at Flagler she recorded 13 total shutouts and was named Peach Belt Conference Goalkeeper of the week twice. During her junior season, she went a consecutive 381:10 minutes without conceding a goal.
During her playing career, Coca played two seasons within the WPSL for the Clearwater Galactics and West Florida Flames.
In 2013, Cristina became a graduate assistant coach with the Delta State University Women’s Soccer program while completing her Masters Degree in Human Performance Education and Recreation with a focus in Sport Management and Administration. She was at DSU until January 2015.
Coca is currently coaching at West Florida Flames FC in Brandon, FL. She is a member of the US Soccer Development Academy Staff at the club. Coca is a USSF National D licensed coach currently pursuing her USSF National C license.
