Beeville, Tx- Guilherme "Gui" Grave has recently been tabbed the men's assistant soccer coach of Coastal Bend College. Grave joins Head Coach, Stephen "Steo" Cummins who also enters his first year at CBC. Coastal Bend College men's soccer has entered a new era this season but aims to carry on the programs successes and traditions.
The Brazilian native Grave was born in São Paulo. His love and enthusiasm for soccer began very early in life, specifically when he began playing futsal at the highest level allowed for his age in the State of São Paulo at the age of nine. At the age of 11, after playing futsal for a few years, he made the decision to join the famed S.E. Palmeiras academy squad, where he remained until the age of 16. He afterwards joined So Caetano E.C., a leading academy squad, and played for them until he was 20. He spent years playing for academy teams before joining Colorado F.C. in the 2 State Division of Parana in 2013, which allowed him to play at the highest level of soccer. A year later, he was given the opportunity to join Guaratingueta F.C., a third National Division Team, and represent them on the national stage. One year after joining the team and following multiple ACL surgeries, Grave made the decision to give up playing professional soccer and concentrate on his studies.
He spent 23 years of his life in Brazil before relocating to Kansas City, Kansas, to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College to study business administration. After that, he transferred to Oklahoma City University, where he earned bachelors degrees in accounting and finance. Grave earned two first team and one second team all-conference honors throughout the course of his collegiate soccer career. Additionally, during the 2017–2018 season, he and his colleagues made school history by winning the district 6 championship for the first time. Grave would contribute with the success of the team by scoring 12 goals and providing 9 assists in 17 games.
Coach Gui has always had a passion for coaching and assisting young and experienced players to achieve their fullest potential throughout his playing career. In the beginning of 2010, he made the decision to start using one-on-one coaching, focusing on maximizing the skill sets of his players and identifying opportunities for improvement for each particular position. Many soccer players all over the world have benefited from his mentoring in terms of realizing their full potential and thriving at a variety of soccer levels. In the USA, Coach Gui was awarded the opportunity to take on the role of assistant men's soccer coach at Kansas City Kansas Community College in 2019. He did so while maintaining his one-on-one coaching approach to aid in the development of young soccer players.