Keith Spurgeon
Keith Matthew Spurgeon (29 August 1932 – December 1984) was an English football player and manager.
.jpg) Spurgeon in 1964 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keith Matthew Spurgeon | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Borehamwood, England | ||
| Date of death | December 1984 (aged 52) | ||
| Place of death | Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1953 | Margate | 2 | (0) |
| 1953–1955 | Leytonstone | ||
| 1955–1956 | Margate | 0 | (0) |
| 1956–1957 | Folkestone Town | ||
| 1957–1960 | Herne Bay | ||
| 1960 | Snowdown Colliery Welfare | ||
| 1960–? | Clapton | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1961–1962 | Ajax | ||
| 1962–1963 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | ||
| 1963–1964 | Heracles Almelo | ||
| 1964–1966 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | ||
| 1966–1967 | AGOVV | ||
| 1967–1968 | Libya | ||
| 1968 | Dallas Tornado | ||
| 1969–1970 | KV Mechelen | ||
| 1970 | Lierse | ||
| 1975 | AIK | ||
| 1977–1978 | APOEL | ||
| 1979–1980 | Landskrona | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Spurgeon played for Tottenham Hotspur, Margate, Leytonstone, Folkestone Town, Herne Bay and Snowdown Colliery Welfare. In October 1960 he was hired as a coach by Clapton, where he also had been used as a player to cover for injuries, on at least one occasion.
Coaching career
Spurgeon was manager of Dutch clubs Ajax from 1961 to 1962, Blauw-Wit Amsterdam between 1962 and 1963, and again between 1964 and 1965. He also managed Heracles Almelo from 1963 to 1964, and AGOVV and he later coached the Libyan national side, the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League, Belgian side K.V. Mechelen Swedish side AIK, Cypriot side APOEL, and Landskrona, also of Sweden.
Personal life
Keith was born in Borehamwood, the son of Phyllis Edith Brighton and Albert Edward Spurgeon. He was married to Sylvia May Goldsmith.
He died in Sweden in 1984, from motor neurone disease.
His son Kevin Spurgeon became a golfer.
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External links
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