Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Jelle ten Rouwelaar as first-team goalkeeping coach.
The Athletic reported on July 4 that the Previous Trafford membership have been to rent the 43-year-old, who spent final season within the Premier League at Burnley.
He arrives as a part of a shake-up in supervisor Erik ten Hag’s backroom crew, with Ten Rouwelaar anticipated to work intently with goalkeepers with Andre Onana, Altay Bayindir, and Tom Heaton.
“Jelle is skilled with English soccer and he has some nice improvements in goalkeeping, a brand new strategy and it’s very attention-grabbing,” Ten Hag stated.
“I’m satisfied he’ll actually assist our recreation, as a crew, however particularly the keepers, as a squad, as a crew, their place within the crew and the way they’re aligned with the remainder of the crew and enjoying as a collective.”
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Ten Rouwelaar had agreed to hitch Ajax two months in the past after Vincent Kompany left Burnley for Bayern Munich, however the Dutchman might be extending his keep in England.
He’s recognised as a contemporary goalkeeping coach, recognized for implementing coaching classes that supported Kompany’s system of enjoying out from the again. In his first season, Burnley thrived within the Championship with an expansive fashion of soccer, though they struggled within the Premier League and have been subsequently relegated.
Kompany initially employed Ten Rouwelaar at Anderlecht in 2020 and introduced him to Burnley in 2022. Ten Rouwelaar was additionally a goalkeeper coach for the Netherlands’ Underneath-20 aspect through the 2018-19 season.
As a participant, he spent nearly all of his profession at NAC Breda, making greater than 300 league appearances, primarily within the Eredivisie, earlier than retiring in 2016. Craig Mawson, who joined United in 2019 as deputy goalkeeping coach, will stay on the membership, whereas Richard Hartis, who has been United’s goalkeeping coach since 2019, is ready to depart.
Earlier this month, United additionally confirmed the appointments of Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rene Hake as assistant managers, with Mitchell van der Gaag and Benni McCarthy leaving the membership. Steve McClaren and Darren Fletcher each stay on Ten Hag’s employees.
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