Chris Perkins (footballer)

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Chris Perkins
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-01-09) 9 January 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1994 Mansfield Town 8 (0)
1994–1999 Chesterfield 147 (3)
1999–2000 Hartlepool United 8 (0)
1999 → Chesterfield (loan) 8 (0)
1999–2000 → Chesterfield (loan) 23 (0)
2000–2001 Chesterfield 8 (0)
2001 Lincoln City 12 (1)
2002 Stalybridge Celtic
2003 Lancaster City
2004 Rossendale United
2005 Chorley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christopher Perkins (born 9 January 1974) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Chesterfield, Hartlepool United, Lincoln City and Mansfield Town.

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Playing career

Perkins started his football career at Mansfield Town before joining Chesterfield in 1994. He went on to make over 150 appearances for the Spireites. During his time at Saltergate, Perkins found himself playing in the famous F.A Cup run during the 1996–97 season. [1] He joined Hartlepool United in 1999, however he soon re-joined Chesterfield on loan, then permanently before ending his professional career with Lincoln City. He went on to play for non-league sides Stalybridge Celtic, Lancaster City, Rossendale United and Chorley. [1]

Later career

After finishing as a full-time professional, Perkins became a sports marketing manager for Reebok UK in September 2002. He then became an account manager for Scout7 in 2008, then was a sports marketing manager for the adidas group from September 2008 to November 2014. [2]

Perkins left to become the Head of Academy Recruitment at Derby County in 2014. He joined Everton as Head of Academy Recruitment in March 2020 [3] and moved to the similar role of Head of Emerging Talent at Tottenham Hotspur's Academy in October 2021. [4] On 31 January 2023, Perkins left Tottenham to become a professional development phase scout at Arsenal's academy. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Where are they now?". Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Chris Perkins". linkedin. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Everton appoint a new head of academy recruitment". ToffeeWeb. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Pundit hails 'exciting' new Tottenham recruitment appointment – 'Very low risk'". The Spurs Web. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Arsenal poach Tottenham academy chief Chris Perkins". Evening Standard. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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