Carlos Sendin-Castelao joined the University of the Incarnate Word men’s soccer program prior to the 2020-21 year. He will work primarily with the goalkeepers, while assisting with other components of the game.
Sendin-Castelao helped guide the Cardinals through a COVID-19 shortened season that fielded just nine contests. The Cardinals went 2-7-0 in the Spring 2021 Western Athletic Conference-only season. Defensively, Sendin-Castelao coached goalkeeper Charles Beck to a 2-0 shutout win over Houston Baptist. The Beck and Nils Roth duo combined to allow just 20 goals on the season and collected 42 saves. The Cardinals held opponents to a .187 shot percentage and a .579 on-goal average in his first season with the Cardinals.
Sendin-Castelao comes to UIW after a successful collegiate career. He brings four years of Division I coaching experience (at the University of Dayton and Eastern Illinois) to the Cardinal staff.
From 2018-20, Sendin-Castelao was the assistant men's soccer coach at Eastern Illinois University. While at EIU, Sendin-Castelao coached the goalkeepers on both the men's and women's soccer teams. He guided the EIU men's team to No. 1 Summit Conference ranking in goals against and save percentages, while working with all-conference selection in John Burke. Sendin-Castelao coached a two-time first team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection and 2019 OVC Goalkeeper of the Year, Sara Tateak.
Prior to EIU, Sendin-Castelao was on staff at the University of Dayton as a volunteer assistant coach from 2016-18. As a volunteer, Sendin-Castelao was responsible for identification and recruitment of student-athletes and the preparation of scouting reports. He was also the goalkeeper coach.
Under his guidance as a volunteer assistant coach, Dayton ranked No. 1 in the A-10 Conference in goals scored and No. 14 in NCAA Division I in goal average. Sendin-Castelao helped Dayton to two more A-10 Conference tournament appearances. He coached the A-10 Conference Player of the Year and No. 1 MLS Draft pick, Lalas Abubaker, and A-10 Midfielder of the Year, Tok Taneski.
Sendin-Castelao started his collegiate career at West Virginia Institute of Technology where he helped the team win the USCAA NAIA National Championship and named to the all-tournament team. During his senior year, Sendin-Castelao transferred to the University of Dayton. There, he helped lead the Flyers to an Atlantic-10 Conference Tournament title and was later selected to the all-tournament team after reaching the second round of the National Championships.
Sendin-Castelao graduated from Dayton in 2016 with a general education degree with a concentration in sports science
The Madrid, Spain, native is married to Leslie.
