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Chris Maravalli is in his second season as an assistant coach at Milwaukee. Among his duties are working with the goalkeepers, assisting in recruiting, training session preparation and match management. "Chris has been a great addition to the staff," head coach Michael Moynihan said. "He has great experience as a goalkeeper and does a great job training our keepers. Chris is very ambitious and hard-working. He has been a good fit for our program." He also serves as goalkeeper coach for FC Milwaukee and is a coach with the Shorewood Kickers U13 boys team. Maravalli spent the 2006 season as an assistant at Castleton State College in a similar capacity, including working with the Spartan goalkeepers. That season, CSC keepers finished with 150 saves and five shutouts. Maravalli has also been a coach with the Rutland County Soccer Club and at the SoccerPlus Goalkeeper School. He also spent time as assistant director at SPGS, which is regarded as the top goalkeeping school in the country and is run by former U.S. National Team coach Tony DiCicco. Maravalli earned his undergraduate degree from Castleton State in 2007, where he completed his major in English with a minor in film studies. He began his collegiate career at Hobart College. He was a two-year letterwinner on the nationally-ranked men's soccer team and earned a training contract with Grecia FC and FC Zapotal of the Costa Rica 2nd Division professional league in 2004. He has played keeper for Addison United of the Vermont Amateur Soccer League and with the Vermont Voltage of the Professional Development League. Maravalli holds an NSCAA regional diploma and national goalkeeping diploma. He also has a USSF `D' license and `Level 2' goalkeeping license. |
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