West Virginia University Athletics

Eric Beltran joined the WVU women’s soccer staff in August 2023 and was elevated to assistant head coach in May 2024. He works primarily with the goalkeepers, while assisting with the team’s daily training sessions and game preparations.

In his second season, Beltran and the Mountaineers made their 23rd NCAA tournament appearance in program history in 2024. Finishing 12-5-3 overall, Beltran helped West Virginia surpass 400 program victories during the regular season. The squad also posted a nine-match unbeaten streak to cap nonconference action and open Big 12 play with a 5-0-1 start, its best since 2016. At season's end, five Mountaineers were named to the 2024 All-Big 12 teams, while a pair were recognized on the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Team.
 
Beltran helped goalkeeper Mackenzie Smith post a 0.740 save percentage in her first year as a starter, as she notched 54 saves between the posts. Smith and the Mountaineer defense also recorded eight shutouts on the year, while five of those were credited as solo shutouts to Smith.
 
In his first season in 2023, WVU finished Big 12 play second in the conference in shutouts. Beltran guided star goalkeeper Kayza Massey to another spectacular season, as she collected eight shutouts in her final season with the Mountaineers. She logged 59 saves to finish her career with 207 career stops, good for No. 5 all-time in program history.
 
At season’s end, Massey signed a professional contract with Stade de Reims in France. In addition to Massey, Maya McCutcheon, Maddie Moreau, Julianna Vallerand and Jaydah Bedoya also joined the pro ranks following the 2023 season. The group moved WVU’s all-time count of professional players to 40.
 
Prior to arriving in Morgantown, Beltran served as an assistant coach at Liberty for two seasons, also working with the goalkeepers. While at Liberty, the Flames earned back-to-back ASUN Regular-Season Championships and went from an RPI of 135 to 48. He also coached 13 all-conference selections, four all-region honorees and one scholar-athlete of the year.
 
With the goalkeepers, Beltran coached the 2022 ASUN Goalkeeper of the Year, Ainsley Leja, who earned the nod in just her sophomore season. Leja started all 21 games for the Flames in 2022, tallying a 0.62 goals-against average, 56 saves and a 0.812 save percentage.
 
Before his time at Liberty, Beltran spent three years at the University of Incarnate Word, where his primary duties were recruiting coordinator and working with the goalkeepers. In his three seasons at UIW, the Cardinals’ goals-against average improved every year, as UIW ranked third in the Southland Conference with a 0.95 GAA in Beltran’s final season with the team.
 
Beltran was at Erskine College, an NCAA Division II institution in Due West, South Carolina, prior to arriving at UIW. While there, he served as the assistant coach and worked with the goalkeepers and reserve team during the 2017-18 season. In his year at Erskine, the Flying Fleet qualified for postseason play for the first time since the 2011 season, while setting program records for goals against and goals-against average. Under Beltran's guidance, the team also recorded the second-highest save percentage in program history.
Prior to his time at Erskine, Beltran was the goalkeeping coach for FC Dallas West Texas from 2015-17.
 
Beltran was a goalkeeper for Dallas Baptist University (2012), Jefferson College (2013) and The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (2014-2016). At Jefferson College, he recorded a goals-against average of 1.3 on the way to conference and regional championships. The team was ranked as high as fourth in the country.
 
He was a two-year captain at UTPB, finishing sixth in the country for NCAA Division II saves and saves per game in 2014. He also played semi-professionally for Alamo Soccer Club, where he was the leader in goals-against average (0.66) at the national tournament in 2013.
 
Beltran graduated from UTPB with a Bachelor of Arts in communications in 2016 and earned his Master of Science in Kinesiology with a special focus on athletic administration and coaching in the spring of 2024. Beltran holds United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeping credentials and a USSF “D” license.
 
Beltran and his wife, Jacqueline, reside in Morgantown.