Martyn Margetson named Wales goalkeeping coach

Swansea City head of goalkeeping Martyn Margetson has joined the Wales coaching staff ahead of upcoming Nations League campaign.

Margetson returns to a role with Wales following eight years and 103 games as part of the England set-up, helping Gareth Southgate’s side reach a World Cup semi-final and two European Championship finals.

Margetson had previously been on Chris Coleman’s staff when Wales reached the semi-finals of Euro 2016, and he will combine his international responsibilities working with new Dragons boss Craig Bellamy with his club duties at the Swans.

He is in his second spell with Swansea, having returned to the club in 2023, after previously being on the coaching staff when the club made consecutive play-off appearances between 2019 and 2021.

Margetson hails from Port Talbot and started his playing career with Manchester City, joining their youth system in 1988.

He went on to make 60 first-team appearances for the Maine Road side, while also having spells with Bristol Rovers, Bolton, Luton Town, Southend, Huddersfield and Cardiff, becoming player-coach at the latter and moving into a goalkeeping coach position after hanging up his gloves in 2007.

Margetson, who was capped by his country against Canada in 2004, went on to join the Wales national set-up to work with Gary Speed in 2011.

He remained involved under Coleman as the Dragons enjoyed that unforgettable run to the last four in France in 2016.

Margetson then made the switch to England in August 2016, initially working under Sam Allardyce and remaining in Gareth Southgate’s backroom team.

At club level, he moved to West Ham in 2014, before returning to Cardiff. He has since worked at Crystal Palace, Everton and Swansea.