Dean Spink

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| name = Dean Spink

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| fullname = Dean Peter Spink

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|1|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Birmingham, England

| position = Striker / Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1988–1989

| years2 = 1989–1990

| years3 = 1989

| years4 = 1990

| years5 = 1990–1997

| years6 = 1997–2000

| years7 = 1999

| years8 = 2000–2002

| years9 = 2002

| years10 = 2002–2003

| years11 = 2003

| clubs1 = Halesowen Town

| clubs2 = Aston Villa

| clubs3 = Scarborough

| clubs4 = Bury

| clubs5 = Shrewsbury Town

| clubs6 = Wrexham

| clubs7 = Shrewsbury Town

| clubs8 = Chester City

| clubs9 = Telford United

| clubs10 = Kidsgrove Athletic

| clubs11 = Colwyn Bay

| caps1 =

| caps2 = 0

| caps3 = 3

| caps4 = 6

| caps5 = 273

| caps6 = 85

| caps7 = 4

| caps8 = 21

| caps9 = 3

| goals1 =

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 2

| goals4 = 1

| goals5 = 53

| goals6 = 9

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 2

| goals9 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2001–2002

| managerclubs1 = Chester City (joint caretaker)

}}

Dean Peter Spink (born 22 January 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played either as a striker or a defender. After retiring as a player, he became a physiotherapist for Shrewsbury Town but is now one at Solihull Moors. He is currently the reserve manager at Alvechurch FC.

Personal life

Since retiring Spink has ventured into nursery care and gym training, and returned to Shrewsbury initially as youth-team physiotherapist before getting promoted to first-team physio.{{cite web |title=Dean Spink's Hall of Fame |publisher=Premier Training International |date=9 January 2006 |url=http://www.premierglobal.co.uk/press/templates/article_v4.aspx?articleid=6&zoneid=4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930071434/http://www.premierglobal.co.uk/press/templates/article_v4.aspx?articleid=6&zoneid=4 |archive-date=30 September 2007 }}

Honours

Shrewsbury Town

Football League Trophy runner-up: 1995–96{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/familiar-role-for-jemson-1304918.html |title=Familiar role for Jemson |first=Greg |last=Wood |website=The Independent |date=14 April 1996 |access-date=25 April 2024}}

Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 1993–94 Third Division{{cite book |last=Lynch |title=The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes |page=150}}
Voted Shrewsbury Town F.C.'s "all-time cult hero" by viewers of the BBC show Football Focus in 2004.{{cite web |title=Shrewsbury's cult heroes |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/football_focus/3598134.stm |date=4 September 2004 |access-date=3 October 2008}}

References

External links

{{Soccerbase}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/deanspink.html |title=Dean Spink |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown}}

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Category:1967 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:English men's footballers