11 Facts About Andy Leaning

Andrew John Leaning was born on 18 May 1963 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and has since been employed as a goalkeeping coach.

Andy Leaning had trials with York City in 1979 at the age of 16 and he went on to play for York Railway Institute and Rowntree Mackintosh in the Northern Counties East Football League as an amateur while working for British Rail.

Andy Leaning later played in York's reserve team and was offered the chance to turn professional with the Third Division club in July 1985.

Andy Leaning returned to England after signing for Second Division team Chesterfield in October 1996, where he made 29 appearances before retiring in 2000.

Andy Leaning holds UEFA 'A' licences in coaching and goalkeeping coaching.

Andy Leaning worked as a coach for the York College Football Development Centre in 2006.

Andy Leaning was appointed goalkeeping coach at former club York City on a part-time basis on 8 July 2010.

Andy Leaning departed the club a little under a year later, on 16 June 2011, after the appointment of Paul Musselwhite as a player-goalkeeping coach.

Andy Leaning joined Leeds United as an academy goalkeeping coach in 2012 and later coached the club's first-team goalkeepers before leaving in July 2014.

Andy Leaning returned to York for a second spell as goalkeeping coach on 19 May 2015, working under manager Russ Wilcox.

Jackie McNamara later became manager, and Andy Leaning left the club on 8 December 2015.