Wellington Phoenix goalkeeping coach Jonathan Gould has joined English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion as the head goalkeeping coach.
Gould flew to England after the Phoenix's scoreless draw with Melbourne City on Saturday and will take up his new job immediately.
After a lengthy playing career that included 157games for Scottish glamour club Glasgow Celtic and two for Scotland, Gould came to New Zealand in 2005 to play at Hawke's Bay United and joined the Wellington Phoenix as the goalkeeping coach in 2009.
Gould said it was a wrench to leave the Phoenix but it was too good an opportunity to turn down.
"To be involved in the EPL is an awesome opportunity," Gould said.
"In the early hours of Sunday morning I was watching West Brom play their FA Cup tie at the Hawthorns on television and thinking 'am I really going back to that?'.
"I have had an amazing 10 years in New Zealand and am grateful for the opportunities that New Zealand Football and the Phoenix gave me.
In some ways joining West Brom will be like going home for Gould.
