Gerry Peyton profile
Name
Gerry Peyton
Position
Goalkeeping Coach
Born
May 20, 1956, Birmingham
Previous clubs as players
Burnley, Fulham, Southend Utd (loan), Bournemouth, Everton, Bolton Wanderers (loan), Brentford, Chelsea (loan), West Ham United
Honours as player
33 caps for Republic of Ireland
Previous clubs as coach
Vissel Kobe (Japan), Jubilo Iwata (Japan), AIK Solna (Sweden), Fulham
Joined Arsenal
July 2003
Gerry presided over a significant season for the Gunners goalkeepers last term, as Manuel Almunia impressively claimed the number one spot from the hugely experienced Jens Lehmann.
This is Gerry’s sixth season working with Manuel and the other ‘keepers and his terrific work-rate and knowledge of the specialist art of the custodian has been telling in some notable feats for the first-team ‘keepers: in 2003/04 the side had the best defensive record in the league, while 2005/06 saw the Gunners keep ten consecutive Champions League clean sheets, breaking the existing record.
In his playing days, Gerry was a goalkeeper of some repute, making over 600 appearances for a host of clubs as well as earning 33 caps for Republic of Ireland, with whom he travelled to the 1990 World Cup when Jack Charlton’s team famously reached the quarter-finals. He coached in Japan and Sweden before settling at Arsenal.
