Dean Greygoose (born 18 December 1964) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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for several

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clubs – most notably

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, where he played 205 games between 1987 and 1993.

Playing career

Greygoose began his long football career at

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, where he signed a professional contract in November 1982 and made his debut during the 1983-84 season. In total, he played 26 league games for Cambridge, but was mostly the team's reserve goalkeeper, behind Malcolm Webster and later

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. Spells at

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and

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followed, before signing for Crewe in August 1987, where he spent six seasons as the first-choice goalkeeper. In 1993, Greygoose was released by Crewe and joined

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side

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where he spent another six seasons before leaving at the end of the 1998-99 season. He then played for several non-league clubs, including

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, Chester City,

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, and

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. Greygoose joined

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during the 2006-07 season and played for the club until retiring in July 2009.

Coaching career

Greygoose also worked as a goalkeeping coach at Bury Town and was joint manager of Team Bury from 2009 until July 2010, when he joined

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as a goalkeeping coach. In June 2012 he joined

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as assistant manager to John Beck and goalkeeping coach. He joined Haverhill Rovers as a manager in May 2013 but left in August 2014.Dean Greygoose
Flown From the Nest In 2014 he was appointed manager of Mildenhall Town. The club won the

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Premier Division title in 2016–17, earning promotion to Division One North of the

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. Greygoose left the club in December 2018. During the 2019–20 season, he became a goalkeeping coach at Eynesbury Rovers and was appointed joint manager of the club in January 2020. In December 2020, he was appointed manager at Godmanchester Rovers.Godmanchester Rovers appoint Dean Greygoose as new boss
The Hunts Post, 6 January 2021 After a bad run of results, Greygoose was released by Godmanchester Rovers on 16 September 2023.

References

External links

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Lincoln City F.C. Official Archive ProfileProfile at Bury Town official siteProfile at AFC Sudbury siteWillingham wolves chaired by Dean Greygoose
{{DEFAULTSORT:Greygoose, Dean 1964 births Living people English men's footballers English Football League players Cambridge United F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Northwich Victoria F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Canvey Island F.C. players King's Lynn F.C. players A.F.C. Sudbury players Bury Town F.C. players Soham Town Rangers F.C. players People from Thetford English football managers Team Bury F.C. managers Haverhill Rovers F.C. managers Mildenhall Town F.C. managers Eynesbury Rovers F.C. managers Godmanchester Rovers F.C. managers Men's association football goalkeepers