New to the Cerritos College women’s coaching staff, Jose Montiel has 10 years of community college, high school and club coaching experience. Most recently, he spent last season as the girls’ head coach at Foshay Learning Center High, where he led the team to a 14-5-2 record and reached the CIF Quarterfinals. Other coaching experience include serving as the lead assistant coach from 2017-20 at Maya Angelou boys’ team and helped them to two CIF semifinal appearances. He was added to the staff in 2016 and saw them advance to the CIF Championship game. Prior to that, he was a volunteer coach on the girls team at Maya Angelou High in 2015.

From 2021-22, Montiel was added to the coaching staff at Compton College before joining the Falcons. He has also coached club soccer for Laguna FC from 2013-14, as well as Full Circle Futbol and Downtown LA Soccer Club, where he is still an assistant.

A four-year multisport athlete at Maya Angelou High, Montiel was named his school’s Athlete of the Year as a junior and senior. He was also a member of the Pachuca Academy in Maywood, as well as the Laguna FC.