Jeff Vetere
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Jeff Vetere is a former football apprentice, youth coach, Scout and Technical Co-ordinator, he is currently Technical director at Charlton Athletic F.C.
. Vetere is credited with an encyclopaedic knowledge of footballers and is fluent in Spanish
, French
and Italian
.
. His first serious coaching role was at non-league Rushden & Diamonds
where he was brought to by Brian Talbot
in 1997. He was put responsible for their newly established youth academy. Few players, however, emerged through Rushden's academy in the three years Vetere was there. The most notable was Andy Burgess
who has made more than 200 appearances for the club since 1999 and is now in his second spell there.
where his official role became overseas coordinator but day-to-day involvement included working with the youth team. The full-back Grant Basey
, who broke into the first team in 2007 at the age of 19, has credited Vetere with his development.
had worked with Vetere at Charlton and brought him to West Ham United
in January 2007 to work as a part-time overseas scout.
at the end of the 2007 season and spent four months under the technical director, Miguel Ángel Portugal
, and the club's director of international football, the former FC Barcelona
and Rayo Vallecano
goalkeeper Julen Lopetegui. His role was to help the Spanish club scout and sign the best talents across the world.
Vetere's final piece of business at Real Madrid was securing a deal for Ghana
U17 fullback Daniel Opare
ahead of Liverpool
in January, 2008.
as Executive Director (Football) and Tony Jimenez
as Vice President (Player Recruitment) to complete a continental-style management structure working to assist Kevin Keegan
. Wise and Vetere was responsible for making the initial assessment before calling in Jimenez to do the deal. Jimenez left the club October 9, 2008, shortly after the resignation of Keegan and Wise further left April 1, 2009. On 11 February 2010 Vetere left Newcastle.
in November 2010.
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
. Vetere is credited with an encyclopaedic knowledge of footballers and is fluent in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
.
Early career
Vetere's playing career did not extend beyond being an apprentice at Luton TownLuton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...
. His first serious coaching role was at non-league Rushden & Diamonds
Rushden & Diamonds F.C.
Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of...
where he was brought to by Brian Talbot
Brian Talbot
Brian Ernest Talbot is an English football manager and former player. His son is Daniel Talbot.-Playing career:...
in 1997. He was put responsible for their newly established youth academy. Few players, however, emerged through Rushden's academy in the three years Vetere was there. The most notable was Andy Burgess
Andy Burgess
Andrew John Blakemore "Andy" Burgess is an English footballer who is currently a player/coach midfielder for Corby Town.-Playing career:...
who has made more than 200 appearances for the club since 1999 and is now in his second spell there.
Charlton Athletic
Vetere moved on to Charlton AthleticCharlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
where his official role became overseas coordinator but day-to-day involvement included working with the youth team. The full-back Grant Basey
Grant Basey
Grant William Basey is an English-born Welsh footballer who is currently on loan at Wycombe Wanderers from Peterborough United as a left back or central defender.-Career:...
, who broke into the first team in 2007 at the age of 19, has credited Vetere with his development.
West Ham United
Alan CurbishleyAlan Curbishley
Llewellyn Charles "Alan" Curbishley is an English football manager and former professional player....
had worked with Vetere at Charlton and brought him to West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
in January 2007 to work as a part-time overseas scout.
Real Madrid
Vetere was snapped up by Real MadridReal Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
at the end of the 2007 season and spent four months under the technical director, Miguel Ángel Portugal
Miguel Ángel Portugal
Miguel Angel Portugal Vicario is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current manager.-Playing career:...
, and the club's director of international football, the former FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
and Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D., often abbreviated to Rayo, is a Spanish football team based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas...
goalkeeper Julen Lopetegui. His role was to help the Spanish club scout and sign the best talents across the world.
Vetere's final piece of business at Real Madrid was securing a deal for Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
U17 fullback Daniel Opare
Daniel Opare
Daniel Tawiah Opare is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a right back for Belgian club Standard Liège in the Belgian Pro League and the Ghana national team.-Career:...
ahead of Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
in January, 2008.
Newcastle United
Vetere was appointed Technical Co-ordinator January 29, 2008 together with Dennis WiseDennis Wise
Dennis Frank Wise is an English former football manager and player, and former Executive Director at Newcastle United....
as Executive Director (Football) and Tony Jimenez
Tony Jimenez
Tony Jimenez is a London-based property developer and former Vice President for Newcastle United. He is a millionaire because of a series of property developments, which have included hotels and golf courses in Spain, England, and Dubai.Jimenez is friend of former Tottenham boss Juande Ramos and...
as Vice President (Player Recruitment) to complete a continental-style management structure working to assist Kevin Keegan
Kevin Keegan
Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United....
. Wise and Vetere was responsible for making the initial assessment before calling in Jimenez to do the deal. Jimenez left the club October 9, 2008, shortly after the resignation of Keegan and Wise further left April 1, 2009. On 11 February 2010 Vetere left Newcastle.
Crystal Palace and Aston Villa
Jeff Vetere had a brief spell at crystal palace as head scout.Before Vetere was appointed as Chief Scout of Aston Villa F.C.Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
in November 2010.