Craig Deans
Encyclopedia
Craig Deans is an Australia
n football (soccer)
player. He last played as a central defender
for the Australia
n A-League club Newcastle United Jets
.
After a long period of injury Deans retired from football in 2007. In 2008, Deans became the inaugrial youth team
coach for the Newcastle Jets for their team in the new A-League
National Youth League
.
On 5 October 2011, he was appointed interim coach of the Newcastle Jets after the sacking Branko Culina
.
: NSL Championship: 2002-2003, 2003–2004
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. He last played as a central defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
for the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n A-League club Newcastle United Jets
Newcastle United Jets
Newcastle United Jets Football Club is a professional football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The club competes in the A-League and plays its home games at Ausgrid Stadium . The Jets have won one A-League championship, defeating arch rivals the 1–0 in the 2007–08 Grand Final...
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After a long period of injury Deans retired from football in 2007. In 2008, Deans became the inaugrial youth team
National Youth League
National Youth League is the youth wing of the Indian National League. The president of the NYL is Mohammed Siraj Ebrahim Sait and the general secretary is Sulaiman Khalid. A.P. Abdul Wahab, currently the INL Kerala State Committee president, was the national president of NYL....
coach for the Newcastle Jets for their team in the new A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
National Youth League
National Youth League
National Youth League is the youth wing of the Indian National League. The president of the NYL is Mohammed Siraj Ebrahim Sait and the general secretary is Sulaiman Khalid. A.P. Abdul Wahab, currently the INL Kerala State Committee president, was the national president of NYL....
.
On 5 October 2011, he was appointed interim coach of the Newcastle Jets after the sacking Branko Culina
Branko Culina
Branko Čulina is a football coach and former player. He is currently without a club after being sacked by Newcastle Jets.-Club career:...
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Honours
With Perth GloryPerth Glory FC
Perth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...
: NSL Championship: 2002-2003, 2003–2004