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Stuart Searle
English footballer and manager
Stuart Andrew Searle (born 27 February 1979)[1] is an English football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of Chelsea Women.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stuart Andrew Searle | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-02-27) 27 February 1979 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Wimbledon, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea Women (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Woking | ? | (?) |
| 1998–1999 | Crawley Town | ? | (?) |
| 1999–2001 | Aldershot Town | 20 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Molesey (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2001 | → Molesey (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2001 | → Carshalton Athletic (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2001–2005 | Carshalton Athletic | 73 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Basingstoke Town | 81 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Carshalton Athletic (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2009 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Chelmsford City | 64 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Metropolitan Police | 33 | (0) |
| Total | 277 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Chelsea Academy (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2007–2009 | Chelsea Reserves (player-coach) | ||
| 2008–2016 | Metropolitan Police U18 | ||
| 2011–2015 | Chelsea Academy (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2015 | Guildford City (assistant) | ||
| 2012– | Chelsea Women (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:29, 8 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
Born in Wimbledon, London,[1] Searle joined Premier League team Chelsea from Basingstoke Town as back-up for their reserve team and as a player-coach, before working there part-time.[2]
He moved to Championship team Watford in January 2009, which re-united him with former Chelsea reserve team manager Brendan Rodgers, who had been appointed as Watford manager in November 2008.[3] In July 2009 his contract at Watford was cancelled by mutual consent and he subsequently signed a two-year contract with League One team Milton Keynes Dons.[4][5]
Stuart made his long-awaited Football League debut in 2010 against Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium. He remained at MK Dons in 2010–11, making a start against Yeovil Town in a 3–2 win.[6] However, after MK Dons' loss to Peterborough in the N-Power League play-off semi-final he was released along with three other players.
While still a player, Searle began coaching in various roles at Chelsea, including a two-year stint as player-coach for Chelsea Reserves.[2]
After retiring from playing, Searle joined Guildford City as assistant manager in 2015.[7]
Since 2012, Searle has been the goalkeeping coach at Chelsea Women.[8]
- Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 373. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- "Chelsea sign Basingstoke keeper". BBC Sport. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
- "Searle signs". Watford F.C. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
- "Goalkeeper Searle leaves Watford". BBC Sport. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
- "MK Dons sign goalkeeper Searle". BBC Sport. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- "MK Dons 3–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- "Guildford City Welcome Stuart Searle". Guildford City Football Club. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- "Stuart Searle – Women's Goalkeeping Coach". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- Stuart Searle at Soccerway
- Stuart Searle at Soccerbase
- Stuart Searle at Chelsea FC
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