David Jeffrey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 October 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Newtownards, Northern Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Linfield | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1982 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1982–1992 | Linfield | 182 | (21) |
| 1992–1995 | Ards | 65 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Larne | 22 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| Northern Ireland U15 | |||
| Northern Ireland U18 | |||
| 1984–1989 | Irish Football League XI | 9 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1997– | Linfield | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
David Jeffrey (born 28 October 1962) is a Northern Irish football manager and former player who has managed Linfield since 1997. He began his professional playing career with the club, following a spell in the Manchester United youth team, and also played for Ards and Larne.
Playing career
Born in Newtownards, Jeffrey began his football career as a schoolboy with Manchester United, but never played in the first team. He joined Linfield in the summer of 1982. He played for Linfield for ten years and was club captain for many years. Jeffrey scored the crucial away goal against Shamrock Rovers in the 1984-85 European Cup.[1] He left Windsor Park for his hometown club, Ards in the summer of 1992 reuniting him with former boss Roy Coyle and in February 1995 joined Larne as player-coach.
Managerial career
In April 1996, Jeffrey returned to Linfield as assistant manager to Trevor Anderson. Jeffrey was appointed as Linfield manager on 4 January 1997 after Anderson resigned.
In the 2005–06 season, Jeffrey guided Linfield to a clean sweep of domestic trophies, missing out only on the cross-border All-Ireland Cup. On 6 June 2006, Jeffrey signed a new four-year contract, the longest contract in Linfield history. His previous deal had one season left to run.
In June 2008, Jeffrey won his 23rd manager of the month award, breaking the record for monthly awards. By March 2012, he had extended this record to 30 awards.[2]
Jeffrey is Linfield's second-most successful manager behind Roy Coyle, having so far won 30 trophies during his tenure. Roy Coyle won 31 trophies with the Blues during his managerial career from 1975 to 1990.
Managerial honours
Jeffrey has won 30 major honours as manager of Linfield.[3]
- Irish Premier League/IFA Premiership (9): 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
- Irish Cup (7): 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
- Irish League Cup (6): 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08
- County Antrim Shield (5): 1997–98, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06
- Setanta Cup (1): 2005
- Irish FA Charity Shield (1): 2000
- Irish League Floodlit Cup (1): 1997–98
Personal life
He is a member of the Orange Order.[4]
References
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