Phillip Galiano (born September 8, 1977), is an

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coach who is currently an assistant special teams coach for the

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. Galiano played college football for the Shippensburg University Raiders.

Early life

Originally from

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, Pa, Galiano graduated in 1995 from Norristown Area High School in

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College playing career

Galiano played his college football for the Shippensburg University Raiders from 1995 to 1999. A three-year defensive starter at safety, Galiano also served as a captain his senior season. During his final three years he helped the Raiders to consecutive winning seasons and a 21–11 record overall. During his Junior season Galiano set a Shippensburg record for the longest fumble return when he took one 95 yards for a touchdown. Despite missing several games due to injury, Galiano finished his career with 250 tackles from the safety position.FIU Bio
''fiusports.com'', retrieved February 2,2018.

Coaching career

Galiano started his coaching career in 2001 as an

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coach at

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, Dickinson. The following season, Galiano coached the same position but this time at Division II,

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."FB Announces Staff Changes"
''gopsusports.com'', December 1,2017, retrieved February 2,2018. From there Galiano switched to the other side of the ball to become an offensive assistant at the FCS level,

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. In 2003, Galiano began his first stint with the

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and Head Coach

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, as a

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. The following three seasons at Rutgers Galiano coached

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(2004) and

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(2005-2006). He then served as the

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and linebackers coach at Florida International from 2007-2009. Rejoining Rutgers and Head Coach Greg Schiano, Galiano coached

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in 2010 and the defensive line in 2011 for the Scarlet Knights. After 12 years at the collegiate level, Galiano followed Greg Schiano to the

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of the

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. He was added as an assistant

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coach for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. In 2014, Galiano returned to Rutgers for a third time as Head Coach

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's director of recruiting operations.Hunt, Todderic
"Phil Galiano, Rutgers' new director of recruiting"
''

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'', August 12,2014, retrieved February 4,2018. He spent the 2015 season as the Scarlet Knights special teams coordinator and tight ends coach. At the conclusion of the 2015 season, Head Coach Kyle Flood was fired and

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was named Rutgers new head coach. Galiano was not retained for the 2016 season, which led to his return to the NFL to join the

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as a special teams intern. Galiano spent two seasons with the Penn State Nittay Lions serving as a defensive consultant in 2017 and their

special teams coordinator In American football, the specific role that a player takes on the field is referred to as their "position". Under the modern rules of American football, both teams are allowed 11 players on the field at one time and have "unlimited free substitu ...

and assistant defensive line coach in 2018.Fitz, Sea
"Penn State hires Galiano, adds titles for other assistants"
, ''Lions 247'', December 1,2017. retrieved February 2,2018.Gery, Ryn

''

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'', December 15,2017,retrieved February 2,2018. On February 15, 2019 it was announced that Galiano would be leaving Penn State to become an assistant special teams coach with the

.Juliano, Jo
"Penn State special teams coordinator Phil Galiano leaves for New Orleans Saints job"
''

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'', February 15, 2019, retrieved February 15, 2019.

External links

Penn State ProfileRutgers ProfileFIU Profile

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Galiano, Phil Living people 1977 births Sportspeople from Philadelphia Players of American football from Pennsylvania Shippensburg Red Raiders football players Rutgers Scarlet Knights football coaches FIU Panthers football coaches Tampa Bay Buccaneers coaches Penn State Nittany Lions football coaches New Orleans Saints coaches