Colin Suggett (born 30 December 1948) is an English former professional football player and manager. He played as a

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in the Football League for Sunderland,

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and Newcastle United. Born in

Chester-le-Street Chester-le-Street (), also known as Chester, is a market town and civil parish in County Durham, England, around north of Durham and also close to Sunderland and Newcastle upon Tyne. It is located on the River Wear, which runs out to sea at ...

, Suggett began his career as an apprentice at Sunderland, with whom he twice won the FA Youth Cup. He represented England Schools, and later the

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team. He moved to

in July 1969 for a club record fee of £100,000. He then joined

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for a £70,000 fee in February 1973. He was voted

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in 1975. He later worked as a youth coach at Sunderland's fierce rivals Newcastle United, coaching such players as Neil McDonald. Suggett also enjoyed a brief spell as caretaker manager at the club, following

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's departure in 1988. , he was working as chief scout at Carlisle United, where he again joined up with manager Neil McDonald. Prior to this he was chief scout at

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