Christopher Stephen "Chris" Beech 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. "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.



