Jeff Vetere

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playername = Jeff Vetere


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dateofbirth = 1966
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countryofbirth = England
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currentclub = Newcastle United, Technical Co-ordinator
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Jeff Vetere (born 1966) is a former football apprentice and youth coach and currently appointed Technical Co-ordinator for Newcastle United. Vetere is credited with an encyclopaedic knowledge of footballers and is fluent in Spanish, French and Italian.

Early career

Vetere's playing career did not extend beyond being an apprentice at Luton Town. His first serious coaching role was at non-league Rushden & Diamonds where he was brought to by Brian Talbot in 1997. He was put responsible for their newly established youth academy. Few players, however, emerged through Rushden's academy in the three years Vetere was there. The most notable was Andy Burgess who has made more than 200 appearances for the club since 1999 and is now in his second spell there.cite web
url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jan/30/newsstory.newcastleunited1
title=The fixer and the facts machine: unveiling Newcastle's odd couple
publisher=guardian.co.uk
accessdate=2008-07-25]

Charlton Athletic

Vetere moved on to Charlton Athletic where his official role became overseas coordinator but day-to-day involvement included working with the youth team. The full-back Grant Basey, who broke into the first team in 2007 at the age of 19, has credited Vetere with his development.cite web
url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jan/30/newsstory.newcastleunited1
title=The fixer and the facts machine: unveiling Newcastle's odd couple
publisher=guardian.co.uk
accessdate=2008-07-25]

West Ham United

Alan Curbishley had worked with Vetere at Charlton and brought him to West Ham United in January 2007 to work as a part-time overseas scout.cite web
url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jan/30/newsstory.newcastleunited1
title=The fixer and the facts machine: unveiling Newcastle's odd couple
publisher=guardian.co.uk
accessdate=2008-07-25]

Real Madrid

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quote="I was not surprised that Jeff [Vetere] ended up at Real Madrid because the guy is a walking encyclopedia of footballing knowledge. Mention the name of any footballer and he will tell you who he has played for, how many goals he has scored and even what size boots he wears."
source=Grant Basey|Vetere was snapped up by Real Madrid at the end of the 2007 season and spent four months under the technical director, Miguel Angel Portugal, and the club's director of international football, the former FC Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano goalkeeper Julen Lopetegui. His role was to help the Spanish club scout and sign the best talents across the world.cite web
url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jan/30/newsstory.newcastleunited1
title=The fixer and the facts machine: unveiling Newcastle's odd couple
publisher=guardian.co.uk
accessdate=2008-07-25] Vetere's final piece of business at Real Madrid was securing a deal for Ghana U17 fullback Daniel Opare ahead of Liverpool in January, 2008. [cite web
url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/article.php?id=77195
title=Vetere to bring world's best youngsters to Newcastle
publisher=Tribalfootball.com
accessdate=2008-07-25]

Newcastle United

Vetere was appointed Technical Co-ordinator January 29, 2008 together with Dennis Wise as Executive Director (Football) and Tony Jimenez as Vice President (Player Recruitment) to complete a continental-style management structure working to assist Kevin Keegan. Wise and Vetere is responsible for making the initial assessment before calling in Jimenez to do the deal. [cite web
url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/newcastle/article3267393.ece
title=Dennis Wise quits Leeds to sign up for Newcastle revolution
publisher=Times Online
accessdate=2008-07-25]

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