Mark Raymond Beeney (born 30 December 1967) is an English football coach and former professional
footballer
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, who is a goalkeeping coach for
Premier League
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side
Chelsea
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* Chelsea, Victoria
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* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
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's reserve and youth teams.
As a player, he was a
goalkeeper
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from 1986 to 2003. He played in the
Premier League
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for
Leeds United
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. He also played for
Gillingham,
Maidstone United
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The current club filled the void left by the ol ...
,
Aldershot
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,
Brighton & Hove Albion
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,
Doncaster Rovers
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,
Dover Athletic
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and
Sittingbourne
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.
Playing career
He began his career with
Gillingham in 1986 and after one season he moved to
Maidstone United
Maidstone United Football Club is a professional football club based in Maidstone, Kent, England. The team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league system.
The current club filled the void left by the ol ...
. He remained with Maidstone until 1991 where he joined
Brighton & Hove Albion
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. He then moved to
Leeds United
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in 1993 and served as backup to
John Lukic
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He played as a goalkeeper from 1978 to 2001 and spent his entire pro ...
and then
Nigel Martyn
Antony Nigel Martyn (born 11 August 1966) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He notably played in the Premier League for Crystal Palace, Leeds United and Everton, having initially playe ...
. In 2001, he joined
Doncaster Rovers
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and then joined non-league side
Dover Athletic
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in 2001 before retiring.
Coaching career
After his retirement he spent a little time as a player/coach at
Sittingbourne
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before taking up the Academy Goalkeeping Coach role at
Chelsea
Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to:
Places Australia
* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
* Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames
** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
. He has worked closely with a number of young stoppers. In September 2007, when
Jose Mourinho
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and his staff left the club, Beeney was temporarily promoted to first team goalkeeping coach and worked with
Petr Čech
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and
Carlo Cudicini
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until the club hired Christophe Lollichon. He now continues his work with the Reserves and Academy.
Personal life
His son
Mitchell
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People
*Mitchell (surname)
*Mitchell (given name)
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* Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate
* Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst
* Mitchell, Northern Territo ...
is also a professional goalkeeper.
References
External links
*
*http://www.pitchside.net/interviews/interview.php?id=7
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1967 births
People from Pembury
Living people
English footballers
Association football goalkeepers
Gillingham F.C. players
Maidstone United F.C. (1897) players
Aldershot F.C. players
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Leeds United F.C. players
Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
Dover Athletic F.C. players
Sittingbourne F.C. players
English Football League players
Premier League players
England semi-pro international footballers