LUBBOCK, Texas (June 30, 2025) – Lubbock Christian head men's soccer coach Collin Cone has announced the addition of Diego Berlingeri as goalkeeper coach.
 
Berlingeri joins the LCU coaching staff prior to the 2025 season following a venturesome playing career featuring stints at LeTourneau University (NCAA DIII), Blinn College (NJCAA DI), University of Missouri- Kansas City (NCAA DI), and Lonestar Conference foe University of Texas at Tyler (NCAA DII).
 
"We are very excited to announce the addition of Diego Berlingeri to our coaching staff," Cone said. "We have been looking for someone to come in to coach our goalkeepers and we believe we have found the right guy. Diego will be coaching a very good group of goalkeepers here at LCU and we are looking forward to seeing that group get stronger through his coaching."
 
Berlingeri's first year playing collegiate soccer at LETU saw him playing for Cone, who has been leading the Chaparral program since 2022. He started and played 14 games during the 2019 season. He played in a monumental game where the Yellow Jackets took down undefeated and No. 7 Hardin-Simmons University for only the second time in program history. He went on to finish the season as one of the top goalkeepers in the American Southwest Conference.
 
During his time at Blinn, Berlingeri was named First Team All-Region, recording the fourth-most saves in the NJCAA. He played 1,007 total minutes for the Buccaneers, only allowing 1.23 goals per game on a 76.0% save percentage. He was the first player in Blinn College men's soccer history to sign to play for a Division I program. 
 
Berlingeri's time at UT-Tyler was also a massive success as he appeared in 13 matches totaling 735 minutes, while allowing 1.35 goals per game on a 72.5% save percentage. He helped the Patriots break into the top 25 poll during the 2023 season (#18). 
 
He graduated from UT-Tyler in 2024 with a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology and will be pursuing his master's in human performance during his time coaching at LCU. 
 
Berlingeri was born in Fort Worth, Texas to parents Jose Ivan Berlingeri and Mayra Linera. He has two siblings, Gonzalo and Gabriel Berlingeri. Diego will be residing in Lubbock while coaching at LCU.