Sergio Gonzalez begins his fifth year as an assistant coach on the Dayton staff in 2010. Gonzalez primarily works with UD's goalkeepers, and also coordinates team training and recruiting efforts. He also serves as the women's soccer compliance liaison.
Under Gonzalez's tutelage, two Flyer goalkeepers have earned Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year honors; Niki Reed in 2007 and Katherine Boone in 2009. Boone allowed just nine goals in 22 games for a .41 GAA.
Before joining the Flyers, Gonzalez was an assistant coach at The Rock for six seasons helping the women's team to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference regular season championship in 2003 and 2004. He also coached three consecutive PSAC Player of the Year honorees, as well as the 2003 PSAC Rookie of the Year. Slippery Rock was ranked 22nd in the final NSCAA Division II National Poll.
His coaching experience includes being a director for former women's national team coach, Olympic gold medal and world cup winner Tony DiCicco's Soccer Plus Goalkeeper Camp. He is the head goalkeeper coach for the Ohio South Olympic Development program.
Gonzalez is a member of the Region II Olympic Development Program Coaching Staff. He is currently on the NSCAA Goalkeeper Academy staff and is Director of goalkeeping for the Ohio Elite Soccer Academy.
Gonzalez is a former standout goalie. He was a three-year starter, team captain and holds all the goalkeeping records at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I. He earned three all-conference honors and was a second-team all-region selection in 1999. He also earned Salve Regina's "Male Athlete of the Year" award in 1999-2000.
Prior to enrolling at Salve Regina, he earned first-team all-state Group 4, Section I recognition at Vernon Township (N.J.) High School.
Gonzalez, who holds a NSCAA Premier Coaching Diploma, received his B.A. in criminal justice from Salve Regina. He received his master's degree in student personnel from Slippery Rock in the summer of 2003.Â
