Dan Gaspar
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Daniel "Dan" Gaspar is a Portuguese American
Football and goalkeeping Coach who is currently an assistant coach for the Iranian men's national football team. He is a long-time assistant and consultant to Carlos Queiroz
with whom he co-authored Project 2010
for the USSF in 1998, with the goal to create a blueprint for long-term improvements in US soccer.
Gaspar worked as a technical assistant and also a goalkeeping assistant coach for the Portuguese men's and youth national football teams and for the South African men's national team. He also worked as the goalkeeping coach for Sporting CP, S.L. Benfica and F.C. Porto in Portugal, and he was the assistant coach of J League Nagoya Grampus Eight
in Japan.
Gaspar was the head coach of University of Hartford
men's soccer team between 2005 and 2011. He played as a goalkeeper when he was a business management college student at the University of Hartford
. He was also the associate head coach of Central Connecticut State University
men's soccer team.
Gaspar was the head coach of A-League
Connecticut Wolves
, the assistant coach of the NY/NJ MetroStars and he was also the associate head coach of Central Connecticut State University
men's team. He also founded the Star Goalkeeper Academy in 1995, and he took over the Connecticut Soccer School in 2004 with the aim of bringing his international coaching expertise to the youth level.
at F.C. Porto, Hans Vonk
with the South African men's national football team in 2001, Ricardo Pereira
with the Portuguese men's national football team in 2003, and Eduardo Carvalho during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Upon his return from Portugal Gaspar coached Tony Meola
at the NY/NJ MetroStars.
Since 1993, Gaspar has worked with Carlos Queiroz
as a goalkeeping coach, technical adviser, and assistant coach for several club and national team coaching assignments. These included the Portuguese men's national team in 1994, and from 2009 to 2010, the Portuguese U16 and U18 men's and women's youth teams from 1992 to 1993, and the South African men's national football team in 2001, as well as Sporting CP, J League Nagoya Grampus Eight
, and the NY/NJ MetroStars. In 2003 Gaspar worked with Luiz Felipe Scolari
as the goalkeeping coach for the Portuguese men's national football team and also with José Antonio Camacho
as the goalkeeping coach at S.L. Benfica, between 2003 and 2004.
On April 4, 2011, Gaspar became the assistant coach and the goalkeeper for the Iranian men's national football team.
Portuguese American
Portuguese Americans are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates in the southwest European nation of Portugal, including the offshore island groups of the Azores and Madeira....
Football and goalkeeping Coach who is currently an assistant coach for the Iranian men's national football team. He is a long-time assistant and consultant to Carlos Queiroz
Carlos Queiroz
Carlos Manuel Brito Leal Queiroz ComIH is a Portuguese football manager. He is currently the manager of the Iran national football team. A former manager of Real Madrid, and Portugal national football team, he has also twice been Alex Ferguson's assistant manager at English club Manchester...
with whom he co-authored Project 2010
Project 2010
Project 2010 is a blueprint U.S. Soccer executives created in 1998 to ensure that the United States men's national team could become a legitimate threat to win the FIFA World Cup by the 2010 FIFA World Cup...
for the USSF in 1998, with the goal to create a blueprint for long-term improvements in US soccer.
Gaspar worked as a technical assistant and also a goalkeeping assistant coach for the Portuguese men's and youth national football teams and for the South African men's national team. He also worked as the goalkeeping coach for Sporting CP, S.L. Benfica and F.C. Porto in Portugal, and he was the assistant coach of J League Nagoya Grampus Eight
Nagoya Grampus Eight
are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
in Japan.
Gaspar was the head coach of University of Hartford
University of Hartford
The University of Hartford is a private, independent, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The degree programs at the University of Hartford hold the highest levels of accreditation available in the US, including the Engineering Accreditation Commission of...
men's soccer team between 2005 and 2011. He played as a goalkeeper when he was a business management college student at the University of Hartford
University of Hartford
The University of Hartford is a private, independent, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The degree programs at the University of Hartford hold the highest levels of accreditation available in the US, including the Engineering Accreditation Commission of...
. He was also the associate head coach of Central Connecticut State University
Central Connecticut State University
Central Connecticut State University is a state university in New Britain, Connecticut, United States.The school was moved to its present campus in 1922...
men's soccer team.
Gaspar was the head coach of A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
Connecticut Wolves
Connecticut Wolves
The Connecticut Wolves were a soccer club that competed in the United Soccer Leagues from 1993 to 2002. Based in New Britain, Connecticut, and playing in Veteran's Stadium, the club started in the D-3 Pro League before moving to the A-League in 1997.-History:...
, the assistant coach of the NY/NJ MetroStars and he was also the associate head coach of Central Connecticut State University
Central Connecticut State University
Central Connecticut State University is a state university in New Britain, Connecticut, United States.The school was moved to its present campus in 1922...
men's team. He also founded the Star Goalkeeper Academy in 1995, and he took over the Connecticut Soccer School in 2004 with the aim of bringing his international coaching expertise to the youth level.
International Career
Gaspar pursued his passion for goalkeeping as a club and national team goalkeeping coach in Portugal. He coached Vítor BaíaVítor Baía
Vítor Manuel Martins Baía, OIH , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.His career was intimately connected with F.C...
at F.C. Porto, Hans Vonk
Hans Vonk
Hans Vonk was a Dutch conductor.Vonk was born in Amsterdam, the son of Franciscus Cornelis and Wilhemina Vonk. His father was a violinist in the Concertgebouw Orchestra, and died when Vonk was age three. Vonk studied piano with Jaap Spaanderman at the Amsterdam Conservatory and law at Amsterdam...
with the South African men's national football team in 2001, Ricardo Pereira
Ricardo Pereira
Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira, OIH , simply Ricardo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Vitória de Setúbal as a goalkeeper....
with the Portuguese men's national football team in 2003, and Eduardo Carvalho during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Upon his return from Portugal Gaspar coached Tony Meola
Tony Meola
Antonio Michael "Tony" Meola is an American former soccer goalkeeper who played for the United States national team at the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, and from 1996 to 2006 played in Major League Soccer, the U.S. top soccer division, where he obtained multiple honors...
at the NY/NJ MetroStars.
Since 1993, Gaspar has worked with Carlos Queiroz
Carlos Queiroz
Carlos Manuel Brito Leal Queiroz ComIH is a Portuguese football manager. He is currently the manager of the Iran national football team. A former manager of Real Madrid, and Portugal national football team, he has also twice been Alex Ferguson's assistant manager at English club Manchester...
as a goalkeeping coach, technical adviser, and assistant coach for several club and national team coaching assignments. These included the Portuguese men's national team in 1994, and from 2009 to 2010, the Portuguese U16 and U18 men's and women's youth teams from 1992 to 1993, and the South African men's national football team in 2001, as well as Sporting CP, J League Nagoya Grampus Eight
Nagoya Grampus Eight
are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
, and the NY/NJ MetroStars. In 2003 Gaspar worked with Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari , ComIH , also known as Felipão in Brazil and Phil Scolari in the United Kingdom, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian football manager. He is currently the manager of Palmeiras. He served as the manager of the Portuguese national team from July 12, 2003 to June 30, 2008...
as the goalkeeping coach for the Portuguese men's national football team and also with José Antonio Camacho
José Antonio Camacho
José Antonio Camacho Alfaro is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left defender, and the current coach of the China PR national football team....
as the goalkeeping coach at S.L. Benfica, between 2003 and 2004.
On April 4, 2011, Gaspar became the assistant coach and the goalkeeper for the Iranian men's national football team.