Dean Spink
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dean Peter Spink | ||
Date of birth | 22 January 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Striker / Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1989 | Halesowen Town | ||
1989–1990 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
1989 | Scarborough | 3 | (2) |
1990 | Bury | 6 | (1) |
1990–1997 | Shrewsbury Town | 273 | (53) |
1997–2000 | Wrexham | 85 | (9) |
1999 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | (0) |
2000–2002 | Chester City | 21 | (2) |
2002 | Telford United | 3 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Kidsgrove Athletic | ||
2003 | Colwyn Bay | ||
Managerial career | |||
2001–2002 | Chester City (joint caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dean Peter Spink (born 22 January 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played either as a striker or a defender. After retiring as a player, he became a physiotherapist for Shrewsbury Town but is now one at Solihull Moors. He is currently the reserve manager at Alvechurch FC.
Personal life
Since retiring Spink has ventured into nursery care and gym training, and returned to Shrewsbury initially as youth-team physiotherapist before getting promoted to first-team physio.[1]
Honours
Personal
- Voted Shrewsbury Town F.C.'s "all-time cult hero" by viewers of the BBC show Football Focus in 2004.[2]
References
- ^ "Dean Spink's Hall of Fame". Premier Training International. 9 January 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
- ^ "Shrewsbury's cult heroes". BBC Sport. 4 September 2004. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
External links
- Dean Spink at Soccerbase
- "Dean Spink". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown.
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands
- Association football forwards
- Association football defenders
- English footballers
- Halesowen Town F.C. players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Scarborough F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- Chester City F.C. players
- Telford United F.C. players
- Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. players
- Colwyn Bay F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- English football managers
- Chester City F.C. managers
- Association football physiotherapists