Former Arsenal goalkeeper Vito Mannone has been confirmed as a player-coach for Crawley Town.
The 38-year-old will take charge of the League Two side’s goalkeeping department while also being available for selection.
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Manonne played 130 Premier League games during his time at Arsenal and then Sunderland, replacing Kris Dixon, who left the club last week after two years.
The Italian hasn’t played a senior game since 2024 while at Lille and has most recently been working for Brighton as an academy goalkeeper coach.
“To be able to add to my coaching staff, to the club, someone of Vito’s calibre is a credit in itself,” Crawley manager Colin Kazim-Richards told the club website.
“His knowledge, his footballing experiences, playing at the highest level with some of the best coaches in terms of standards – what it actually takes and ideas coming from a country that creates amazing goalkeepers – has really taken us up another level.
“Vito comes with an intensity, and it’s something I’m looking forward to in terms of creating a relationship and benefiting from his skills from a goalkeeper’s perspective, and also as a person.
“As soon as we spoke, I knew he was the right man, so I can’t wait to work with him.”
