Declan Rudd finished his playing career with Preston North End [Shuttershock]BBCTue, December 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM UTC·1 min readNorwich City have named Declan Rudd as their new first-team goalkeeping coach with Tony Roberts leaving the Championship club.
Former Welsh international Roberts, who moved to Carrow Road in September 2024 following a spell coaching at AC Milan, is taking up a new role with an as yet unspecified club.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRudd spent 18 years as a player at Norwich, working his way through the youth system to eventually make 21 first-team appearances before playing for Charlton and Preston.
The 34-year-old has been the Canaries' lead academy goalkeeping coach since 2022 and will join Philippe Clement's first-team staff with immediate effect.
"In promoting Declan to the first team, we have someone who knows the club and how we operate. He already has some excellent relationships with our current staff and players and absolutely deserves this opportunity," sporting director Ben Knapper told the club's website.
