Stuart Andrew Searle (born 27 February 1979) is an English

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and former player who played as a

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. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of

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Club career

Born in

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, Searle joined

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team

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from

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as back-up for their

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and as a player-coach, before working there part-time. He moved to

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team

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in January 2009, which re-united him with former Chelsea reserve team manager

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, who had been appointed as Watford manager in November 2008. In July 2009 his contract at Watford was cancelled by mutual consent and he subsequently signed a two-year contract with

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team

Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (), usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The ...

. Stuart made his long-awaited Football League debut in 2010 against

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at the Memorial Stadium. He remained at MK Dons in

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, making a start against Yeovil Town in a 3–2 win. However, after MK Dons' loss to Peterborough in the N-Power League play-off semi-final he was released along with three other players.

Management career

While still a player, Searle began coaching in various roles at

, including a two-year stint as

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for Chelsea Reserves. After retiring from playing, Searle joined

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as assistant manager in 2015. Since 2012, Searle has been the goalkeeping coach at

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Stuart Searle
at Chelsea FC 1979 births Living people Footballers from Wimbledon, London English footballers Association football goalkeepers Woking F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Molesey F.C. players Carshalton Athletic F.C. players Basingstoke Town F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Watford F.C. players Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Metropolitan Police F.C. players English Football League players Watford F.C. non-playing staff Chelsea F.C. non-playing staff {{England-footy-goalkeeper-stub