Gonzalo Rudolf was named Florida National University's head women's soccer coach in the summer of 2025, earning his first head coaching job at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) level.
Originally from Argentina, Rudolf spent five seasons as a part-time assistant coach for the NCAA DIl Barry University Buccaneers before making the move to FNU. Rudolf joined the Buccaneer staff in the spring of 2020 and helped lead Barry to a successful run in The Sunshine State Conference (SSC). Under head coach Petsa Ivanovic, Rudolf and Barry won the SSC regular season championships in back-to-back seasons (2022 and 2023) and made a Final Four appearance in 2022.
In 2023, Rudolf was honored as a member of The Sunshine State Conference Coaching Staff of the Year. Rudolf was instrumental in Barry going 38-30-6 on the pitch with a conference record of 23-12-3 over its past five seasons.
Along with his NCAA DIl resume, Rudolf worked as the head of team coordination and coach for Paris Saint-Germain Academy (2022-2025), Miami Shores Soccer Club (2021) and Cyclone Soccer Hollywood (2017-2021). Rudolf served as the head coach of the United Soccer League (USL)’s FC Miami City women’s soccer team and as an assistant coach in the organization from 2022 to 2025.
Notably, the 2021 season saw Rudolf become a district champion with Avant Garde Academy while managing the school’s middle school squad.
Rudolf was a talented soccer player in his own right, playing collegiately at Faulkner University in 2017 before transferring to Johnson and Wales University for three seasons. He received his Bachelor of Science in Sports, Events and Entertainment Management from JWU in 2020.
