EDINBURG, Texas – Gerson Echeverry was unveiled on Wednesday by the Houston Dynamo as the third Head Coach in Rio Grande Valley FC’s history, taking the reins for the Toros’ third season in the USL in 2018.

A former assistant to current Dynamo Head Coach Wilmer Cabrera with the U.S. Men’s U17 National Team between 2008-11, where he evaluated prospects for the residency team and implemented training plans with an emphasis on developing attacking players, Echeverry has spent the past five seasons as the Head Coach at Seton Hall University.

“I’m proud to become a part of the Houston Dynamo organization, excited for the opportunity to coach the RGV FC Toros and am looking forward to becoming a part of the Valley community,” Echeverry said. “The opportunity to develop a team in the USL and to help develop young professionals and hopefully help them move on to the first team in Houston is something I’m very excited about. I look forward to working with Wilmer, Matt and Nick [Kowba] to make sure that this is something that everyone can benefit from, both by developing players to play for the first team and by getting results on the field in USL.”