Gary Peters (footballer)

Gary David Peters ( born August 3, 1954 in Carshalton, London ) is an English former football player and current coach. Most recently, he was Technical Director at Hereford United.

Playing career

From the Youth Department of Aldershot was Gary Peters 1975 Reading FC. He remained there until 1979 and played more than 150 games in the third and the fourth division. He then moved to the second division Fulham FC. In his first season with the team, however he rose again in the third league from. In his last season for Fulham Peters managed with his team 's re-emergence. For the 1982/83 season the defender went to Wimbledon FC, ​​with which he became in the next two years from the fourth to the second division. Again he moved after a climb the club and went back to his youth club Aldershot. After a season Peters went back to Reading FC. By 1988, he completed a further 100 league appearances for the Royal and even increased it in the second division, and again in the third league from. In addition, he coached a youth team from Reading. The last two years of his playing career spent the defender again at Fulham, who a short time previously had been almost bankrupt.

Coaching career

After the end of his playing career, Gary Peters began as an assistant coach at Fulham, Cambridge United and Preston North End. In 1994, when the coach John Beck was sacked Peteres got the job as head coach. With Preston he then rose to 1996 in the third league and his team showed attractive football. He was able to undertake well-known players such as the then 20- year-old David Beckham on loan or Jon Macken, which was later sold for a record fee of £ 5 million. Beginning of 1998, stagnated the services of Preston North End and Peters was replaced as coach by David Moyes. A month later, however, he came back to the club and was henceforth work for the development of youth football. After some time, however, only a few talents came and Peter was finally dismissed in the wake of cost-cutting measures. Only a short time later he became the coach of the fourth division Exeter City. Although his team lost only 3 of the last 13 games, Exeter dismounted at the end of the season. Exeter was in severe financial difficulties and had to commit no funds for new players. Therefore Peters went as a scout for Everton. In November 2004 he took over as coach at fourth division club Shrewsbury Town. On March 8, 2008, he was released there after the team had brought in the current season only 6 points from 12 games.