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Bristol Post
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James Piercy

Bristol City Women add former Arsenal and England defender Anita Asante to their coaching ranks

Bristol City Women have bolstered their coaching ranks with the addition of former England, Aston Villa and Arsenal defender Anita Asante.

The 37-year-old earned 71 caps for the Lionesses, was included in squads at five international tournaments and played at the 2012 Olympics for Team GB hung up her boots earlier this year.

Domestically, Asante began her career with Arsenal and was part of the team that won the quadruple in 2007 before moving to play for a number of teams in America, returning to Europe in 2012 with Goteburg. She went on to play for FC Rosengard in Sweden, Chelsea and finally Aston Villa where she made 35 appearances before announcing her retirement in April.

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