Jeff Eckhardt

Football player infobox
playername = Jeff Eckhardt


fullname = Jeffrey Eckhardt
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1965|10|7
cityofbirth = Sheffield
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Retired
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position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = Sheffield United
years = 1984-1987
1987-1994
1994-1996
1996-2001
2001-2004
2004-2006
2005
clubs = Sheffield United
Fulham
Stockport County
Cardiff City
Newport County
Merthyr Tydfil
→ Newport County (loan)
caps(goals) = 074 0(2)
249 (25)
062 0(7)
138 (14)
00? 0(?)
00? 0(?)
00? 0(?)
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nationalcaps(goals) =
manageryears = 2006
2007-
managerclubs = Merthyr Tydfil (co-manager)
Risca
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Jeff Eckhardt (born 7 October, 1965 in Sheffield) is a former English professional footballer. A centre-half, he was highly regarded by fans both for his commitment and footballing skills.

Club career

He began his career by coming through the youth system at Sheffield United before moving to Fulham and then Stockport County. He then moved to South Wales where he signed for Cardiff City in 1996 for £30,000. He spent five years at Cardiff before moving to Newport County. He remained there for three years before leaving to join Merthyr Tydfil. During the 2005 season he re-joined Newport on a short loan deal after the club appealed to any available players who would play for the club due to an injury crisis. He left Merthyr in 2006 and joined Risca as player-manager and at that point in his career Eckhardt had made over 800 appearances in all competitions for his various clubs.

Managerial career

In 2006 he briefly took over as co-manager of Merthyr Tydfil along with Paul Evans for a period of six weeks before resuming as a player. In January 2007 he was appointed player-manager of Risca

External links

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