Rich Duffy
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| Born | December 4, 1981 |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Goalkeeper Coach |
Rich Duffy (born 4th December 1981) is a goalkeeper coach. He currently works for Bristol City WFC academy and is also a regular goalkeeper for Sellebrity Soccer. Duffy is also a supporting actor, best known for his role in Sunday Worship
Coaching career
After retiring from playing county league football in 2017 with AFC Brislington, Duffy stayed on at the club as assistant manager. During his time at the club, he had started to obtain his coaching badges in goalkeeping.
Duffy left to join Western Football League club Ashton & Backwell United F.C. in July 2018 as 1st team goalkeeper coach where he stayed until the season got cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In July 2020, Duffy was appointed Head of Goalkeeping at Keynsham Town F.C..[1] where he oversaw the development of all goalkeepers within the club from U18s to 1st team.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Duffy went back to university to study football coaching and development which he completed with a distinction in 2022.
Duffy left Keynsham Town to come out of retirement in August 2021 when he signed for Hengrove Athletic F.C.[2]
It wasn't long before he retired once again when he was offered a role within the Bristol City Women's RTC. Duffy became responsible for the development of all RTC goalkeepers from U11-U16. In March 2022, he also became goalkeeper coach for Bristol City WSL academy. Duffy is still in these roles today and has a close working relationship with the 1st team goalkeeper coach.
Alongside his role at Bristol City WFC, Duffy is also head goalkeeper at GK Icons Bristol[3] branch
References
- ↑ "Keynsham Town FC". Facebook. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ↑ "JEEPERS CREEPERS, WE'VE GOT TWO KEEPERS!". www.hengroveathletic.com. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ↑ "GK Icon Academies | Goalkeeper Training | Cambridge". GK ICON ACADEMIES. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
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