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Craig Deans
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Deans | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Western Knights | ||
| 1998–1999 | Perth Glory | 19 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Carlton SC | 36 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | Perth Glory | 59 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Newcastle United | 18 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Newcastle Jets | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Newcastle Jets Youth | ||
| 2010–2011 | Newcastle Jets (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Newcastle Jets (interim) | ||
| 2011–2014 | Newcastle Jets (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Newcastle Jets Youth | ||
| 2015–2020 | Newcastle Jets FC W-League | ||
| 2020 | Newcastle Jets (interim) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Newcastle Jets (interim) | ||
| 2021 | Newcastle Jets | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Craig Deans (born 7 May 1974) is an Australian former soccer player and former head coach of the Newcastle Jets.
Playing career
[edit]Deans was a central defender for multiple Australian clubs, with most of his appearances coming in the National Soccer League. He made only two appearances in the A-League before a long period of injury Deans forced him into retirement as a professional player in 2007. He had success with the Perth Glory, winning two titles at the club.
Coaching career
[edit]In 2008, Deans became the inaugural youth team coach for the Newcastle Jets for their team in the new A-League National Youth League.[1]
On 5 October 2011, he was appointed interim manager of the Newcastle Jets after the sacking of Branko Culina.[2] He returned to his previous job when a full time manager was appointed.
In 2014 he took over the club's youth team, and then in 2015 he became the head coach of the Women's team.
In the 2015/16 W-League season he won the Coach of the Year award for rebuilding a Newcastle Jets team that had senior players Emily van Egmond, Hayley Crawford, Tori Huster, Angela Salem, Katherine Reynolds and Amber Neilson all exit the club in the off-season.
After the sacking of Ernie Merrick in Round 13 of the 2019/20 A-League season he once again took the role of interim manager. He had the role for 5 games, with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats and did not apply for the role on a full-time basis. After Carl Robinson was appointed Deans went back to his usual role as an assistant coach.
Newcastle Jets Head Coaching Appointment
[edit]When Robinson joined the Western Sydney Wanderers after they had sacked Jean-Paul de Marigny prior to the start of the Covid delayed 2020/21 season, Deans once again took the interim head coaching role with his first game a 1–0 loss to the Central Coast Mariners on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2020. Unlike earlier occasions Deans applied to take over the head coaching role permanently.[3] After 7 games his side had 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses then on Wednesday the 10th of February 2021 he was appointed on a two-year contract as the full time head coach.[4]
On 3 June 2021, Deans announced that he would be resigning as the manager of the Newcastle Jets at the conclusion of the season.[5][6]
Honours
[edit]With Perth Glory:
- NSL Championship: 2002–2003, 2003–2004
With Newcastle Jets:
References
[edit]- ^ Ormond, Aidan (3 July 2008). "Newy Teens For A-League Fame". AU FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 6 December 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ Deans confident ahead of Jets season opener
- ^ "CRAIG DEANS NOT DISTRACTED BY JETS COACHING DECISION | NBN News". 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Craig Deans appointed Newcastle Jets Head Coach". 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Craig Deans to step down as Jets Head Coach". Newcastle Jets. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Craig Deans to step down as Jets Head Coach". A-League. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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