Dean Holdsworth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Dean Holdsworth

footballer, football manager

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1968

Place of Birth: Walthamstow, England, United Kingdom

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Dean Holdsworth

  • Dean Christopher Holdsworth (born 8 November 1968) is an English former professional football player and manager.
  • As a striker he scored 193 goals in 610 league games over a 22-year career.
  • Despite playing for 16 clubs in 19 spells the majority of his goals and appearances came at Brentford, Wimbledon, and Bolton Wanderers.
  • He is the twin brother of David Holdsworth. As a player, he started his career at Watford in 1986, where he spent three years before signing with Brentford, following a short loan spell.
  • A highly successful three years followed before he was signed by Wimbledon in 1992.
  • After an impressive five-year spell he transferred to Bolton Wanderers.
  • He spent six years at Bolton, before in 2003 joining Coventry City, Rushden & Diamonds and then back to Wimbledon.
  • In 2004, he signed with Havant & Waterlooville, where he spent one season before joining Derby County as player–assistant manager.
  • In 2006, he dropped out of the Football League for the final time, joining Weymouth.
  • Short spells followed at Heybridge Swifts, Cambridge United, and Newport County. His management career started at Redbridge in 2007.
  • After one season there he took the reins at Newport County.
  • In his second season with the club he took them to the Conference South title with 28 points to spare.
  • In January 2011 he switched clubs to take charge at League Two side Aldershot Town until his dismissal in February 2013.
  • He took charge at Chelmsford City in May 2013, before resigning five months later.
  • He returned to management for a five-month spell with Brentwood Town in June 2015.
  • In March 2016, he led a consortium to purchase Bolton Wanderers.

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