Chelsea have brought in Casper Ankergren as a temporary goalkeeping coach to assist with first-team training until the end of the season. The move covers for a full-time staff member who is recovering from surgery.
The 46-year-old Dane will work alongside lead coach Ben Roberts, with whom he previously collaborated at Brighton after Ankergren’s retirement in 2017. Ankergren most recently served as goalkeeper coach at West Ham under Graham Potter until Potter’s sacking in September.
Before joining West Ham, he held the same role at Danish club Brondby, where he played from 2001 to 2007. Ankergren made 142 appearances for Leeds United between 2006 and 2010 before moving to Brighton, for whom he played 77 times.
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