{"id":1436,"date":"2021-08-10T16:16:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T15:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gateshead-fc.com\/?post_type=players&#038;p=1436"},"modified":"2021-08-10T16:16:23","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T15:16:23","slug":"mark-spencer","status":"publish","type":"players","link":"https:\/\/gateshead-fc.com\/players\/mark-spencer\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Spencer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mark was appointed as Head Coach at Gateshead Academy in October 2020.<\/p>\n<p>He holds the UEFA A Licence, FA Youth Award and Level 2 in Futsal. 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