Danny Goncalves

Head Coach
First Season
New Haven, 2006

Danny Goncalves, the second head coach in the history of the Charger men's volleyball program, will assist the women's program for the second season in 2009. Goncalves was an assistant coach for the UNH men's team in 2008, when the Chargers finished 10-15 but won six of their first eight non-conference matches.

Goncalves returned to West Haven after attending UNH from 2002-2006. While a member of the Chargers' team from 2003-06, Goncalves played in 334 games and ranks eighth all-time at UNH with 680.5 career points. Goncalves totaled 504 kills which is good enough for eighth all-time and his career 1.51 kills per game average ranks him 15th. His 146 assists place him seventh on the career list as a Charger. Goncalves also ranks in the top-10 in service aces with 66 and is currently fourth all-time in career digs (421) and fifth in career total blocks with 177 (44 solo and 133 assisted).

Danny brings with him an extensive amount of volleyball experience both on the court and on the sidelines. His playing experience includes a stint in Europe competing for Castelo Da Maia in Portugal, which is a first division pro league team.

Goncalves spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Shelton High School, where the team won four SCC Conference titles and captured two state championships. In Connecticut, he has helped the CT Junior Olympic teams, and he also spent a year in California coaching at the Performance Volleyball Academy. He led his PVA girls team to a top-30 ranking in the country.

Currently, Goncalves is a member of the Gold Medal Squared Organization, a member of USA Volleyball, and he is an Impact Volleyball certified coach. He resides in Shelton, Conn.