Andy Dibble: Goalkeeper coach leaves Cardiff City
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Andy Dibble (L) helped develop Cardiff City goalkeepers including Alex Smithies (R)
Cardiff City goalkeeper coach Andy Dibble has left the Bluebirds, the club have confirmed.
BBC Sport Wales reported earlier this month that the Wales international had been told by manager Steve Morison his services were no longer required.
Dibble, who began his playing career with the Bluebirds in 1982, took the position in 2017.
Cardiff said in a statement that Dibble "leaves with our utmost thanks and very best wishes for the future".
Dibble's departure ends an association with Cardiff that stretches back more than 40 years.
Dibble, 57, joined the club as an apprentice before turning professional in the Welsh capital in 1982.
Dibble made 62 appearances for Cardiff before being sold to Luton Town for £125,000 in 1984, saving a penalty for the Hatters in a man-of-the-match performance at Wembley as they lifted the League Cup in 1988.
His club career also included more than 100 appearances for Manchester City, lifting a Scottish Premier Division title with Glasgow Rangers and two FAW Premier Cups with Wrexham, for whom his son Christian now plays.
Capped three times by Wales, Dibble was a goalkeeper coach at Accrington Stanley, Peterborough and Rotherham before he joined his boyhood club Cardiff, where he has honed the skills of the likes of Neil Etheridge, Alex Smithies and Dillon Phillips.
"I've thoroughly enjoyed my time with my hometown club, where I started aged 10," Dibble said.
"I will always treasure the two club awards won by our goalkeepers during my coaching years here and our promotion to the Premier League will always be a highlight.
"I'd like to thank the fans for their tremendous support. I'd also like to thank my family and friends for all they did for me during my time at the club. I wish the club all the best."