LONDON: Petr Cech (pic) will return to Chelsea in an advisory role after retiring from his duties as a goalkeeper last month, aged 37.
Cech will perform an intermediary role between the club’s new manager and director Marina Granovskaia, which had been left vacant since Michael Emenalo quit as technical director nearly two years ago.
“Petr Cech returns to Chelsea as Technical and Performance Advisor,” said Chelsea in a statement.
“The focus of the job will be to provide advice on all football and performance matters throughout the club as well as embed and facilitate strong links between our men’s and academy teams, ensuring that the various support departments are working together effectively.”
Cech won 13 major honours, including four Premier League titles and the Champions League, in a stellar 11-year career with Chelsea before joining Arsenal in 2015.
The former Czech international’s final game before retirement came in a 4-1 defeat by Chelsea as the Blues lifted the Europa League in May. – AFP
