Dan Panaro joins Niagara University as an assistant coach for the women’s soccer team in 2025, with a primary focus on coaching goalkeepers while also contributing to all facets of the program, including on-field coaching, opponent scouting, and recruiting.
Panaro brings extensive experience, including six seasons as an assistant coach with the Daemen University women’s soccer team from 2018 to 2023, where he supported all aspects of the program.
He has also coached at the club level with the Buffalo Stallions (formerly Empire United Soccer Academy) since 2013 and served as a volunteer assistant for the D’Youville College women’s soccer program in Buffalo during the 2016 season. Additionally, Panaro has held coaching stints with FC Buffalo, including serving as head coach in 2023.
A Kenmore native, Panaro played collegiately at Erie Community College and Canisius University. He later earned an all-star selection in the National Premier Soccer League while playing for FC Buffalo.
