Dean Gordon
English footballer (born 1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dean Dwight Gordon (born 10 February 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back between 1991 and 2009 in his native England as well as Cyprus and New Zealand.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dean Dwight Gordon | ||
Date of birth | (1973-02-10) 10 February 1973 (age 51) | ||
Place of birth | Croydon, London, England | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Crystal Palace | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1998 | Crystal Palace | 201 | (20) |
1998–2002 | Middlesbrough | 63 | (5) |
2001 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2002–2004 | Coventry City | 35 | (1) |
2004 | → Reading (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Grimsby Town | 20 | (2) |
2005 | APOEL Nicosia | 8 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Crook Town | ||
2006 | Blackpool | 1 | (0) |
2006 | Lewes | 2 | (0) |
2006 | Crook Town | ||
2006 | Worksop Town | 12 | (0) |
2006 | Albany United | ||
2006 | Auckland City | 5 | (2) |
2006–2007 | New Zealand Knights | 6 | (0) |
2007 | Lewes | 1 | (0) |
2007 | Torquay United | 8 | (0) |
2007 | Whitby Town | 7 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Ilkeston Town | 7 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → Glapwell (loan) | ||
2009 | Workington | ||
2009 | Thornaby | ||
Total | 386 | (31) | |
International career | |||
1994–1995 | England U21 | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He notably played Premier League football for Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough, having also had spells as a professional with Cardiff City, Coventry City, Reading, Grimsby Town, APOEL Nicosia, Blackpool, Albany United, New Zealand Knights, Auckland City and Torquay United. Gordon also spent time playing in the English Non-League system with Worksop Town, Crook Town, Lewes, Whitby Town, Ilkeston Town, Glapwell, Workington and Thornaby.
Gordon, who was born in Croydon, South London, is an example of a journeyman footballer having represented 20 different clubs during an 18-year career, but despite this he had only played for two clubs in his first ten years in the game but spent his latter years playing for numerous clubs.