Seattle University head men’s soccer coach Brad Agoos has announced the addition of Brian Gill as the team’s goalkeeper coach, effective the first week of August.
Gill has been the goalkeeper coach at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., for the past two seasons, helping the Leopards post 17 shutouts and a goals against average of under one goal per game. He previously spent three seasons as the goalkeeper coach at Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J., where he also assisted with scouting and recruiting.
Gill was a two-time team MVP at Rider University, helping the team reach the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) championship game in 2000 and 2003. He also played for the Brooklyn Knights of the USL’s Premier Development League from 2001 to 2003. Gill possesses NSCAA state, regional, and national goalkeeper licenses and a USSF “D” coaching license.
“We are extremely excited to have Brian coming to join our staff,” Agoos said. “He will bring a new perspective to the program and has had tremendous success with his goalkeepers at Lafayette.”
Gill spent five seasons on the coaching staff of MatchFit Academy FC and two years as an assistant coach and goalie trainer for the New Jersey Olympic Development Program (ODP). He graduated magna cum laude from Rider University with a degree in secondary education and history.
The Seattle University men’s soccer team, coming off an 11-3-1 season that included a 7-2 record against Division I opponents, will start the 2009 season by hosting the University of Washington Tuesday, Sept. 1, beginning at 4 p.m. at Championship Field.