Daniel Galvis is in his sixth season as a volunteer assistant. Galvis trains the Maverick goalkeepers.
During 2016, goalkeeper Joseph Ghitis led the lead with a .763 save percentage and was second with a 1.06 goals-against average and 61 saves. Ghitis earned four Summit League Defensive Player of the Week awards and was named First Team All-Summit League.
During 2015, Omaha goalkeeper's Josh Christensen and Joseph Ghitis combined for a 1.14 goals-against average, 65 saves and two shutouts.
Maverick goalkeepers had seven shutouts and a meniscal 0.78 goals against average in 2014. Josh Christensen led the Summit League in save percentage (.879), goals-against (4), and goals-against average (0.47). He finished second in the league with seven shutouts. Joseph Ghitis allowed only 10 goals on the season and had a 1.06 goals-against average and a .737 save percentage. Ghitis earned a spot on the league's all-newcomer team.
Galvis worked with Omaha's Matt Grosey during the 2013 season, and the Mavericks had the Summit League's third best goals-against average (1.28) and had four shutouts.
Before joining UNO, Galvis served one season a volunteer assistant at Creighton University. Before that, Galvis spent six seasons as the goalkeeper coach at Bellevue University (NE). During his time with the Bruins, Galvis coached two-time all-conference and all-Region goalkeeper Romain Couture, who was also a 2007 NAIA All-American, recording a 1.18 goals against average, while collecting five shutouts.
He also mentored all-league goalkeeper Sebastian Narvaez, who ended his Bellevue career with school records for career wins (44), saves (263), shutouts (19), and second in goals against average (1.17).
Galvis spent two years as the Bruins' goalkeeper from 2004-05. He helped the 2005 Bruins to an 18-3 record, the MCAC Tournament Championship, a school record for wins (18) and shutouts (10), and a No. 17 final national ranking.
He began his collegiate career in 2001 at Union County College in Cranford, N.J. where he helped his team to a 32-5 record in two years. Galvis then came to Nebraska and played his final two seasons at Bellevue University.
Born in Mexico City, Galvis was raised in Cali, Colombia. His early soccer development was supervised by Jose Luis Cruz (El Tucumano) at the Tucuman Academy, where he learned the essence of the game as a part of a talented group, many of which were signed to the Ajax of Amsterdam.
Galvis' goalkeeping education was acquired in El Deportivo Cali by the late Carlos Portela, one the best goalkeeper coaches in Colombia at the time.
Galvis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer information systems from Bellevue University in 2006.
