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Eguez is a native of Quito, Ecuador, where
soccer is a national obsession. He and his family moved to the
United States in 1981 when Frank was just eight years old. The
family settled in the Chicago suburb of Palatine where he and
his four brothers grew up playing soccer in park district and
club leagues as well as in school.
Unfortunately, Eguez’ playing career ended due to a severe ankle
injury during his junior year of high school, but his passion
for the game did not fade. He began coaching at the club level
for both boys and girls soccer teams, most recently as a coach
with the Springfield Area Soccer Association (SASA). His club
coaching career has been highly successful at the youth level
with several of his teams earning tournament championships and
finalist appearances. In addition to coaching club soccer, Eguez
frequently coaches at soccer clinics and works one-on-one with
area players in the off-season.
Eguez says he is thankful for the opportunity to coach at the
college level and is excited to begin recruiting. “One thing I
am sure of is that recruiting is the key to success at the
college level,” said Eguez. “I plan to get going right away by
reaching out to local coaches and using my club connections to
build the 2018 recruiting class.”
Lincoln College will begin play as a member of the National
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in 2018. Eguez
sees this move as a positive step for the institution. “The fact
that we are starting a team from scratch means that players who
come to LC next year will play right away,” he said. “And the
fact that they can now stay for four years means that our
players will have the opportunity to grow with the program.”
Coach Eguez resides in Springfield with his wife Karla and their
three children, Bella, Dorian, and Mikey. He can be reached at
feguez@lincolncollege.edu.
[Mark Tippett
Lincoln College
Sports Information]
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