West Ham United is delighted to confirm the appointment of Casper Ankergren as Lead First-Team Goalkeeper Coach.
The 45-year-old arrives at the Hammers from Danish club Brøndby, where he spent the last four years as Head of Goalkeeping.
An experienced goalkeeper and coach, Ankergren began his playing career with hometown club Køge before joining Brøndby, with whom he won the Danish Cup in 2003 and Superliga and Cup double in 2005. He was also capped by Denmark at U21 level and called-up to the senior squad.
In 2007, he moved to England with Leeds United, became a popular figure for his outstanding performances as the club reached the EFL League One Play-Off final in 2008, and was part of the squad which won promotion in 2010. He joined Brighton & Hove Albion that summer and kept 20 clean sheets to help the Seagulls win the League One title.
Ankergren remained with Brighton after hanging up his gloves in 2017 and joined Chris Hughton’s coaching staff as assistant to goalkeeper coach Ben Roberts, remaining in the role following Graham Potter’s appointment in 2019 until he returned to Denmark with Brøndby in September 2021.
During his time in Copenhagen, Ankergren oversaw the development of goalkeepers Mads Hermansen, who is now with Leicester City, and current Brøndby No1 and Austria international Patrick Pentz.
He will now take charge of the goalkeeping department at the Hammers and work closely with fellow new arrival, First-Team Goalkeeper Coach Linus Kandolin, who arrived recently from Swedish club IF Elfsborg.
Everyone at West Ham United would like to welcome Casper and his family to the Club and wish him every success in his new role.
