This fall, the Bryan County News will publish profiles of 20 outstanding individuals from Bryan County under the age of 40 who work and study across a range of disciplines. Each person has answered a short Q+A as part of their selection. Answers edited for length and clarity.

Name: Anthony Espino

Age: 24 years old

Title: Soccer Staff Coach & Spanish Liaison at F.C. Revival

Background: “Born and raised in Richmond Hill, I graduated from Richmond Hill High School in 2020 and recently graduated from Georgia Southern University with a Bachelor's in Marketing and minors in Coaching and Sports Management. Before helping create our brand-new soccer club, FC Revival in April 2026, I had a brief stint at Richmond Hill Soccer Club from 2020 to 2021, where I coached a 2007 boys team. One of my former players from that team, Justin Okoro, recently signed a professional contract with a team in Poland. In 2022, after leaving Richmond Hill to move to Statesboro, Georgia, I had the opportunity to join South Georgia Tormenta, where I was a full-time staff coach, in charge of coaching multiple youth teams ranging from U8 to U19. This role also included the duty of becoming the assistant women's soccer coach for our pre-professional USL W team under Kian Brownlee.”

Future: “Being named to the '20 under 40' list means the world to me as the recognition continues to drive me to become a better person and coach. This, in turn, will make the players, coaches, and parents I work with daily a little bit better than they were yesterday. Currently, my future plans include growing the beautiful game in the greater Savannah area with FC Revival, pursuing a master's in coaching from Georgia Southern University, and obtaining my USSF Soccer B coaching license. This will allow me to better the community by inspiring and challenging our future leaders.”