Steven Scott Blatherwick (born 20 September 1973) is an English football coach and former

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He played as a defender from 1991 to 2006. He spent much of his career playing for Chesterfield; however, he had previously played in the

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with

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. He also played in the

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with

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and

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. He retired from the game at the age of 32, on medical advice after suffering a back injury. He later became a coach at non-league club

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and briefly managed the club in a caretaker capacity before leaving the game to set up his own sports management company.

Playing career

He started his career at

but did not make a first team appearance for the Magpies. In August 1992, he made the short trip across the River Trent to

. During a five-year spell at the

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he started 10 league matches and had spells on loan at

and

. In July 1997 he signed for

for a £150,000 fee. But just over a year later he was loaned to Chesterfield, making the move permanent in December 1998 for a fee of £50,000. He was to spend the rest of his career at

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and helped them win promotion to Division Two in 2001. He retired from playing in October 2006 at the age of 33. He had a testimonial match with former club Nottingham Forest, in which Chesterfield won 1–0 thanks to a goal by veteran striker

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Coaching career

In 2007 Blatherwick joined former Chesterfield teammate Dave Reeves on the coaching staff at

, with new manager Steve Charles installing Reeves as Assistant Manager, and Blatherwick as a Coach. He was also registered as a makeshift player but had not been named on any squad sheet due to the injury problems that caused his retirement. In August 2009, following the dismissal of Steve Charles, Blatherwick and Reeves were appointed joint caretaker managers, but following the completion of one game in this role, the pair departed the club. Steve continued to study and gained his 'A and B' licence coaching badges. He also gained qualifications as an advanced personal trainer, sports therapist and nutritional adviser. He passed his FA licence agent examination in September 2011 and is studying Sports Psychology.

Personal life

Blatherwick now lives and works in

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and

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, where he has set up his own sports management company called "Elevate Sports Management" His nephew Jack Blatherwick is a cricketer who has played for

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and

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Honours

Individual *

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: 2000–01 Third Division

References

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