The Charlotte 49ers have hired Tony Cordova as director of sports medicine. In this role, he will serve as the head athletic trainer for the football program.
Cordova spent 14 years as an athletic trainer at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and was promoted to associate director of sports medicine and head athletic trainer in January 2019. He directly oversaw the medical services for the Miners football program. He served as the designated athletics health care administrator for the university and was a member of the Miners senior administrative staff.
A certified athletic trainer for the past 23 years, Cordova worked as a student trainer at UTEP while earning his undergraduate degree.