Coaching Staff

Coach Mark Cisneros enters his fifth year as MPC’s men's head soccer coach, after taking over the program in 2021. In addition to coaching at MPC, Cisneros also coaches the Alisal High School Boys’ Varsity Soccer Team in Salinas, Ca., where he is also a full-time teacher. Cisneros is a thirty-year classroom veteran, teaching English at the high school and college levels, including at Rio Hondo College and Hartnell College. In addition to an extensive teaching career, Cisneros has been coaching youth sports for over thirty years, at all levels, including the semi-professional soccer ranks with the Salinas Valley Samba in 2010. 

Coach Cisneros is a recipient of the Golden Whistle, a local award presented by KSBW. In 2016, Cisneros earned the “Coach of the Year” award, presented by the California Coaches Association. Cisneros has been nominated for Teacher of the Year seven times and has been the Keynote Speaker at Alisal High School’s graduation ceremony and at Cal State Monterey Bay’s “Now More Than Ever” California Teachers Summit. 

MPC’s Soccer Program continues to grow under Cisneros’ guidance, with a broad number of recruits coming in from further distances, with many more expressing strong interest in becoming student-athletes at MPC. Cisneros has compiled a solid coaching staff, all with playing experience at the college and university levels, including Taft College, Cabrillo College, Cal State Monterey Bay, and Sacramento State. In addition, Cisneros has also built solid relationships with the school’s departments that dedicate a great deal of assistance to our student-athletes, including the First Year Experience Club and El Centro. These relationships help his soccer players gain broader access to financial assistance and college preparedness.