Chris Beech

This article is about footballer born in 1974. For footballer born in 1975, see Chris Beech (footballer born 1975).

Chris Beech

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Stephen Beech
Date of birth	16 September 1974 (1974-09-16) (age 37)
Place of birth	Blackpool, England
Playing position	Midfield (retired)
Club information
Current club	Rochdale (coach)
Youth career
	Blackpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993-1996	Blackpool	82	(4)
1996-1998	Hartlepool United	94	(23)
1998-2002	Huddersfield Town	71	(12)
2002-2004	Rochdale	32	(1)
2004-2005	Doncaster Rovers	2	(0)
2005	Carlisle United	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 24, 2007. † Appearances (Goals).

Christopher Stephen "Chris" Beech (born September 16, 1974 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English ex-professional footballer. He is currently a coach at Rochdale.

He began his career at his hometown club Blackpool. "I was 18 when I made my first-team debut against Port Vale at home," he recalled to the Chorley Guardian in 2006.^[1] "I then signed a two-year contract under Billy (Ayre)."

before moving to Hartlepool United and then Huddersfield Town, where he was a member of Steve Bruce's Premiership-chasing side.

He left in 2002 to join Rochdale and later on Doncaster Rovers and Carlisle United.

He is currently the Under-18s coach at Rochdale.

Notes

1. ^ 'Make my Day': Chris Beech - Chorley Today

References

• Beech's profile at Soccerbase

External links

• "Make my Day": Chris Beech - Chorley Guardian

Persondata
Name	Beech, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	September 16, 1974
Place of birth	Blackpool, England
Date of death
Place of death