​​Ex-Liverpool star shows his true colors after helping win Premier League title

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Andy Lonergan is well aware of the role he played on the Reds' Premier League-winning team as he works his new job as the side's women's goalkeeping coach

Andy Lonergan won a Premier League title with the Reds(Image: Getty Images)

Andy Lonergan was far from the most glamorous player in Liverpool's 2019/20 Premier League title-winning team, serving as the side's third goalkeeper behind Alisson Becker and Adrian.

Aged 36 at the time with a hefty helping of Championship football experience, Lonergan added leadership and served as a key mentor to young goalkeepers like Caoimhin Kelleher and Vitezslav Jaros as part of his "fairytale" run with the team.

Lonergan— now the Liverpool women's goalkeeping coach — showed modesty when reflecting on his role with the Reds. “I'll be honest, the role I did, anyone could have done it – that's what I believe – if you're a decent goalie and train hard and you're a decent guy," he told the team's official site.

Lonergan never appeared in a competitive match for Liverpool but was named to Jurgen Klopp's bench eight times. "I was just in the right place at the right time," he added.

The English goalkeeper broke through in professional football at Preston in 2000, often serving as the club's No. 1 option between the posts over 12 years.

Andy Lonergan celebrates winning the 2019/20 Premier League title with other Liverpool GKs(Image: Getty Images)

After leaving, he had stints at Leeds, Bolton, Fulham, and Wolves — while these clubs were in the EFL — before joining the Reds as a free agent in 2019.

Lonergan initially joined just to train with the club, but injuries meant he earned a proper contract, and he joined Liverpool on the club's preseason tour. He appeared for the Reds once: in a preseason friendly against Sevilla in Boston.

Andy Lonergan works with the Liverpool women's goalkeepers(Image: Getty Images)

After leaving Liverpool, Lonergan joined West Brom. He then served as Everton's third-choice keeper from 2021 to 2024, never appearing in a game.

He admitted it's tough looking at the medals — a Premier League medal, a UEFA Supercup medal, and a Club World Cup medal — he won with the Reds.

"I don't look after them," Lonergan said, "One, because I'm embarrassed that I've got them, because there are brilliant players that haven't got them. And two, they're with a Liverpool-supporting friend!"

He's now passing along his wisdom from over 20 years of professional football to the women's team. It helps that the best goalkeeper he's ever seen, Alisson, is still in the building.

“He’s the GOAT. I can’t have anyone say anything [different]. He is the best I’ve ever seen,” Lonergan revealed. “A lot of my coaching, I say: ‘Watch Alisson, watch this and watch that’. Because, for me, that is the perfect goalkeeper."