Andrew Quy (born 4 July 1976) is an English retired

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who played as a

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, most notably in the

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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 Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Sto ...

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings w ...

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 gro ...

. 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

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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 1884 ...

in July 1994 and subsequently spent time out on

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Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English Association football, football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1 ...

. 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 League Two, the fourth tier of the English f ...

and

Kettering Town Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at Latimer Park in Burton Latimer. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts ...

, before finally finding regular football with

in 1997. However, his career was cut short by injury and after spells with Halesowen Town and

Belper Town Belper Town Football Club is a football club based in Belper, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Christchurch Meadow. The club are nicknamed the "Nailers" due to the town's nail-making industry. History The club ...

, Quy decided to take up coaching.

Coaching career

Quy began his coaching career in the Derby County and

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa P ...

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and was appointed as part-time first team goalkeeping coach at Lincoln City in 2006. In 2007, he joined

as first team goalkeeping coach. In January 2019, Quy and Kevin Russell assisted Stoke's

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. In December 2019, Quy left his role at Stoke and joined

until the end of the 2019–20 season. In February 2021, Quy was appointed Head of Goalkeeping at

and he served in the role until late October, when he took up the combined role of first team and

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goalkeeping coach at

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. 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

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. In January 2023, he was appointed to the role full-time.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quy, Andy 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