Jason Kevin Pearcey (born 23 July 1971) is an English former professional footballer and former first team goalkeeping coach at Derby County
 for Derby County Academy and Just4keepers, 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Pearcey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Leamington Spa, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1994 | Mansfield Town | 77 | (0) |
| 1994–1998 | Grimsby Town | 79 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Brentford | 23 | (0) |
| 2002 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Southam United | ||
| 2004–2005 | Leamington | ||
| 2005–2006 | Rugby Town | ||
| Total | 182+ | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:08, 17 December 2007 (UTC) | |||
As a player he was a goalkeeper from 1989 until 2006. He played in the Football League for Mansfield Town, Grimsby Town and Brentford before ending his career in the Conference National with Forest Green Rovers. He came out of retirement the following year and continued to play at non-league level for Southam United, Leamington and Rugby Town.
Playing career
editPearcey started his professional career at Mansfield Town at the age of 18 (although being with the club since age 15). He left to join Grimsby Town with a £10,000 transfer fee and stayed for three and a half years before a Bosman ruling transfer to Brentford where Jason played for two and a half years.
It was during the 2000–01 season that he sustained a bad leg injury which ended his professional career although he made three appearances for Conference National Forest Green Rovers. He has since then kept playing at non-league level making appearances at Southam United, his home town team Leamington and his last club the Southern League Premier side Rugby Town.
Coaching career
editJason is now specialises in goalkeeper coaching in Worcestershire and the West Midlands. He is qualified to Level 3 Outfield and Level 3 Goalkeeping status. Pearcey in 2009, started working in Derby County's academy as a goalkeeping coach,[2] he stayed in this role until November 2020 when he was promoted first team Goalkeeping coach at replacing Shay Given, with Wayne Rooney becoming Derby's manager.[3] Pearcey would retain his role when Liam Rosenior took over as interim manager in June 2022, but would leave Derby on 27 September 2022, after Rosenior departed the club.[4] Pearcey does coaching for soccer academy Just4Keepers.
Honours
editGrimsby Town
edit- Second Division play-off winner: 1997–98
- Football League Trophy winner: 1997–98
- Mansfield Town – 2 promotions
- Brentford – 1 promotion
References
edit- ^ "Jason Pearcey". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "The Rampage Extract: Jason Pearcey". Derby County F.C. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "The backroom team behind new Derby County boss Wayne Rooney". Derby Telegraph. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Every word from Paul Warne at his first Derby County press conference". Derby Telegraph. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
External links
edit- Jason Pearcey at Soccerbase