Jason Kevin Pearcey (born 23 July 1971) is an English former professional

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and former first team goalkeeping coach at

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club in Derby, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. One of the 12 founder members of the English Football ...

As a player he was a

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from 1989 until 2006. He played in the

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for

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...

and

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West (London sub region), West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the River Thames, Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has dive ...

before ending his career in the

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with

Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. Formed in October 188 ...

. 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

Pearcey started his professional career at

at the age of 18 (although being with the club since age 15). He left to join

with a £10,000 transfer fee and stayed for three and a half years before a

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transfer to

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

. 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

Jason is now specialises in goalkeeper coaching in

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and the West Midlands. He is qualified to Level 3 Outfield and Level 3 Goalkeeping status. Pearcey in 2009, started working in

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as a goalkeeping coach, he stayed in this role until November 2020 when he was promoted first team Goalkeeping coach at replacing

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, with

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becoming Derby's manager. Pearcey would retain his role when

Liam Rosenior Liam James Rosenior (born 9 July 1984) is an English professional association football, football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Ligue 1 club RC Strasbourg Alsace, Strasbourg. As a player, he played either as a full-b ...

took over as interim manager in June 2022, but would leave Derby on 27 September 2022, after Rosenior departed the club. Pearcey does coaching for soccer academy Just4Keepers.

Honours

Grimsby Town

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play-off winner: 1997–98 *

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winner: 1997–98 *Mansfield Town – 2 promotions *Brentford – 1 promotion

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pearcey, Jason 1971 births Living people Footballers from Leamington Spa English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Mansfield Town F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Southam United F.C. players Leamington F.C. players Rugby Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players Association football goalkeeping coaches Derby County F.C. non-playing staff