Hilário leaves Chelsea to join England as goalkeeping coach under Thomas Tuchel
Tuchel worked with coach at Stamford BridgeChelsea unlikely to replace former Portugal goalkeeper
Thomas Tuchel’s backroom staff has been bolstered by the addition of Henrique Hilário, who is ending his 18-year association with Chelsea to become England’s new goalkeeping coach. Tuchel, who worked with the former Portugal goalkeeper during his time at Stamford Bridge, begins his new role on 1 January. Martyn Margetson, England’s previous goalkeeping coach, left when Gareth Southgate stepped down as manager last summer.
Hilário was quickly targeted by Tuchel, who does not want a big backroom team, and it has not taken long for an agreement to be reached. Chelsea were reluctant to let Hilário do a job-share with England and that has led to him handing in his resignation.
