About Andy Petterson
Andrew Keith Petterson (born 26 September 1969) is an Australian former soccer player and coach who is a goalkeeping coach for East Bengal. As a player he was a goalkeeper who played most of his career in England and notably played in the Premier League for Charlton Athletic, where he was part of the side that won promotion to the top flight in 1998. He was also Charlton's player of the season for the 1996/97 campaign. He also played in the Football League for Luton Town, Swindon Town, Ipswich Town, Bradford City, Plymouth Argyle, Colchester United, Portsmouth, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Torquay United, West Bromwich Albion, Brighton & Hove Albion, AFC Bournemouth, Rushden & Diamonds, Southend United, Walsall and Notts County. He also had a spell in Ireland with Derry City and a brief period with English non-league side Farnborough Town. In 2005, seventeen years into his career he finally joined an Australian side by joining Newcastle Jets. He later played for Perth Glory and ECU Joondalup before retiring in 2010. He was capped three times by Australia U-20. Since retiring Petterson has worked as a goalkeeping coach for ECU Joondalup, Bali United, PSIS Semarang, Ilocos United FC and Perth Glory, before joining East Bengal in 2022. Petterson started the 1998-99 Premier League season for Charlton Athletic as deputy to Ilic and made his first appearance as a substitute in a 2–1 loss to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
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