Garcia Joins Brother On Field With Cougars

BRANDON, Man. (July 24, 2023) — Gustavo Garcia is set to join his younger brother Kevin on the Cougars men’s soccer roster in the fall.

Originally, from La Ceiba, Honduras, Garcia moved to Brandon, Manitoba in 2017 with his family. His passion for soccer runs deep and is shared with his grandfather and father, who also played. Garcia and his brother, Kevin, started playing the sport as toddlers and now it’s their turn to pay it forward and help inspire their youngest brother, who is four.

“I will bring leadership, experience, speed and strength to the team,” said Garcia. “The harder you work, the more you’ll open doors to success. I am going to work hard and am looking forward to making playoffs.”

Garcia is a five-foot-nine centre back and reached the semi-professional level of soccer as a youth in Honduras playing with Victoria and won back-to-back championships. He was sixteen years old when his family moved to Canada. He started in grade ten at Vincent Massey High School where he played soccer and captained the Vikings for three seasons. He continues to play in the Prairie Mountain Soccer League with his brother on team Honduras.

“Gustavo will bring speed and more physicality to our back line,” said Cougars coach Chris McLachlan. “He plays with poise and makes those around him better. He has good on-field chemistry with several of our players already and we anticipate seeing him fit in with the team immediately.”

Garcia will take the college’s welding program in the fall.

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About Assiniboine Athletics

The Assiniboine Cougars teams compete in men’s and women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s futsal (a variation of indoor soccer) in the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference (MCAC) with the winner competing for the Canadian College Athletics Association (CCAA) championship. The women’s hockey team play in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA).

About Assiniboine Community College
Assiniboine Community College has been providing exceptional learning experiences for more than 60 years, offering unparalleled learning environments and responding to the demands and requirements of the Manitoba labour market. Following the philosophy of “learn by doing,” programs combine theory with hands-on learning inside classrooms, labs, kitchens, shops, fields and the college’s Sustainable Greenhouse.

Assiniboine offers more than 60 certificate, diploma and post-graduate programs across a variety of disciplines including culinary arts and hospitality, business, agriculture and environment, health and human services, and trades and technology. The college also delivers apprenticeship programming in a range of skilled trades disciplines.

The college welcomed more than 3,700 full-time and 6,000 part-time students last year. With campuses in Brandon, Dauphin, Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie, Assiniboine provides comprehensive educational opportunities throughout Manitoba. The college also partners with many communities and organizations across the province to deliver customized education and training. Assiniboine’s annual provincial economic impact is $612 million. In the most recent survey of graduates, nine months after graduation, 94 per cent were employed, with 92 per cent remaining in Manitoba.

Assiniboine Community College campuses are located on the traditional territories of Treaty No. 1 and Treaty No. 2, the shared traditional lands of Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, Dene and Anishinabek/Ojibwe peoples, and the homeland of the Red River Métis. We acknowledge their welcome to the students who seek knowledge here.

For more information, please contact:

Chris McLachlan

Men’s Soccer Coach

msoccer@assiniboine.net
204.573.5591

Lindsay McLaughlin

Athletics Manager

Assiniboine Community College

cougars@assiniboine.net

204.725.8700 ext 6340