Dean Kiely leaves role as Crystal Palace goalkeeping coach, Julian Speroni taking over temporarily
Kiely, who was also involved in organising Palace's set-pieces, joined the club in January 2018 from Preston North End and has worked under three permanent managers, being kept on by Oliver Glasner when he took over from Roy Hodgson last February.
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The 54-year-old was capped 11 times as a player by the Republic of Ireland and has also worked as a goalkeeping coach for his country since 2021, becoming part of manager Stephen Kenny's backroom team, before leaving when Kenny departed in November 2023.
After 759 appearances as a player with clubs including Charlton Athletic and West Bromwich Albion, Kiely first stepped into coaching with Norwich City in 2015.
His departure from Palace means that club legend Speroni has, at least temporarily, stepped up from the academy to coach first-team goalkeepers Dean Henderson, Walter Benitez and Remi Matthews, as well as youngster Joe Whitworth.
Speroni will be with the goalkeepers on Friday evening when Palace face Crawley Town at the Broadfield Stadium before the first-team squad travels to Austria for a pre-season training camp. There, they will play matches with Mainz and Augsburg.
The Argentine, 46, played over 400 times for Palace, becoming a fan favourite over 15 years with the club after joining from Dundee in 2004. In October 2022, he returned to take up a coaching role in the academy.
'It's an honour to be back,' Speroni told the club's website at the time. 'Palace is a club that is close to my heart and I am so pleased to be involved once again.
'The older academy age groups have started their seasons exceptionally well and have performed brilliantly against strong opposition. The academy has changed beyond all recognition in such a short period of time and I'm excited to work with our future players and see the club continue to progress on and off the pitch.'
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