Rory Grand

Rory Dennis Thomas Grand (born 15 March 1986) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He has the UEFA coaching licence and a UEFA Goalkeeping License and is goalkeeper coach.

Rory Grand
Personal information
Full name Rory Dennis Thomas Grand
Date of birth (1986-03-15) 15 March 1986
Place of birth Solihull, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Hyderabad FC (Goalkeeper Coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Solihull Moors
2006–2007 Rushall Olympic
2007–2008 Samut Prakan
Managerial career
2012–2014 Coventry City Youth (goalkeeper coach)
2014–2015 LA Galaxy Academy (goalkeeper coach)
2015–2017 Bangkok United B (goalkeeper coach)
2017–2018 Bangkok United (goalkeeper coach)
2018–2019 Kerala Blasters (goalkeeper coach)
2019–2022 Svay Rieng (goalkeeper coach)
2022 PSIS Semarang (goalkeeper coach)
2022 2023 Svay Rieng (goalkeeper coach)
2023 Hyderabad FC (goalkeeper coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching career

In his career as a goalkeeping coach, Rory Grand has managed Coventry City Youth, LA Galaxy Academy, Bangkok United, Kerala Blasters, and Svay Rieng.[1]

While at Bangkok United, Grand once led some of these goalkeepers to shine like Supanut Suadsong, who debuted in the Thailand U20 national team, Varuth Wongsomsak who also debuted in the Thailand U20 national team, Sumethee Khokpho who debuted in the Thailand U21 national team, Anusith Termee who was called up by the Thailand U23 national team, and Michael Falkesgaard who debuted in the Philippines national team.

While at Kerala Blasters, he managed to bring Dheeraj Singh to his debut in the India U23 national team.

In Cambodia, he won the Cambodian Premier League in 2019 and led his team's keeper, Sovannarath Aim, to become the Cambodian Premier League goalkeeper of the year in 2019.

References
  1. stafadmin (24 July 2022). "PSIS Rekrut Pelatih Kiper Baru asal Inggris". PSIS Semarang (in Indonesian). Retrieved 25 July 2022.


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