Andrew Quy (born 4 July 1976) is an English retired
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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, most notably in the
Conference for
Hereford United
Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...
. After retiring as a footballer, he became a goalkeeping coach and worked with the first team squads at
Lincoln City,
Stoke City,
Brentford and
Burton Albion
Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home grou ...
. He is currently assistant coach at
Charlotte FC
Charlotte FC is an American professional soccer club based in Charlotte. The team competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference. The team is owned by David Tepper, who was awarded the expansion franchise ...
.
Playing career
Quy was born in
Harlow and began his career with
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The team has playe ...
on a
YTS contract.
After failing to win a professional contract at
White Hart Lane
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, he transferred to
Derby County
Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group.
Founded in 188 ...
in July 1994 and subsequently spent time out on
loan
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at
Stalybridge Celtic.
Following another non-playing spell at
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in t ...
during the
1996–97 season, Quy had short spells with
Stevenage Borough
Stevenage Football Club (known as Stevenage Borough Football Club until 2010) is a professional association football club based in the town of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, League Two, the fourth tier o ...
and
Kettering Town, before finally finding regular football with
Hereford United
Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...
in 1997.
However, his career was cut short by injury and after spells with
Halesowen Town
Halesowen Town Football Club is a football club based in Halesowen, West Midlands, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Grove Recreation Ground.
History
The club was believed to have been established around 1873, but rec ...
and
Belper Town, Quy decided to take up coaching.
Coaching career
Quy began his coaching career in the Derby County and
Aston Villa academies
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and was appointed as part-time first team goalkeeping coach at
Lincoln City in 2006. In 2007, he joined
Stoke City as first team goalkeeping coach.
In January 2019, Quy and
Kevin Russell assisted Stoke's
caretaker manager Rory Delap
Rory John Delap (born 6 July 1976) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in England, he made 11 appearances for the Republic of Ireland national team.
Delap started his career at Carlisle United and impressed en ...
. In December 2019, Quy left his role at Stoke and joined
Brentford until the end of the
2019–20 season. In February 2021, Quy was appointed Head of Goalkeeping at
Burton Albion
Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home grou ...
and he served in the role until late October, when he took up the combined role of first team and
academy
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ...
goalkeeping coach at
Major League Soccer expansion team Charlotte FC
Charlotte FC is an American professional soccer club based in Charlotte. The team competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference. The team is owned by David Tepper, who was awarded the expansion franchise ...
. Following the sacking of head coach
Miguel Ángel Ramírez in May 2022, Quy relinquished his goalkeeping coach duties and was made a member of the interim coaching team, serving head coach
Christian Lattanzio as an assistant alongside
Jamath Shoffner. In January 2023, he was appointed to the role full-time.
Career statistics
References
External links
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Living people
1976 births
Sportspeople from Harlow
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Derby County F.C. players
Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
Grimsby Town F.C. players
Stevenage F.C. players
Kettering Town F.C. players
Hereford United F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Stoke City F.C. non-playing staff
Association football goalkeepers
English footballers
Brentford F.C. non-playing staff
Belper Town F.C. players
Northern Premier League players
Southern Football League players
Derby County F.C. non-playing staff
Aston Villa F.C. non-playing staff
Lincoln City F.C. non-playing staff
Burton Albion F.C. non-playing staff
Charlotte FC non-playing staff
English expatriate sportspeople in the United States