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Jeff Spiers (born 2 May 1967) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player. A defender, [1] [2] Spiers started out with Barn United before signing for Linfield, where he won virtually every domestic honour possible, before signing for Glenavon, Bangor, and Crusaders, where he was appointed captain and was instrumental in the Crues rise into the Premier League as they won almost all intermediate trophies. [3] Appointed at the start of the 2007–08 season, Jeff was appointed manager of Crusaders Reserves team. [4] He was assistant manager of the first team at the club to Stephen Baxter until his departure in 2024.

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References

  1. ↑ Jeff Spiers at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Football: Reluctant Blues place Spiers on transfer list". Belfast Telegraph. 23 January 1998. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to Seaview - Home of the Hatchetmen". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Welcome to Seaview - Home of the Hatchetmen". Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2010.


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