After joining the UTEP staff just before the 2023 season began, Obed Hernandez helped the Miner goalkeepers to a .660 save percentage and four shutouts.

He was also part of the staff that saw a renewed interest at University Field. Attendance numbers more than doubled from the 2022 season. The average attendance of 426 was the highest since 2016 when UTEP Soccer averaged 540 fans under former head coach Kevin Cross.

El Paso native Hernandez, who has been both a standout player and head coach in the Sun City, joined the UTEP soccer team's staff on Aug. 16, 2023. A former All-City Goalkeeper with Hanks HS, Hernandez will work primarily with the Miners' netminders.

While starring with Hanks HS, he helped lead the team to a pair of trips to the Sweet 16. An injury halted his playing career, but he then shifted his focus to coaching.

He began at the club level in the city before being named head coach at San Elizario for the girls' varsity team in 2010. He amassed more than 100 victories, led the squad to five consecutive district championships and a bid to the Sweet 16.

Hernandez possesses a United States Soccer Federation C license, in addition to a Pro Coaching License from the Mexican Soccer Federation.