Julian Dicks
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Julian Andrew Dicks (born 8 August 1968) is an English football coach and former footballer, currently manager of Heybridge Swifts.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Julian Andrew Dicks | ||
Date of birth | (1968-08-08) 8 August 1968 (age 55) | ||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Heybridge Swifts (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1982–1985 | Birmingham City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1988 | Birmingham City | 89 | (1) |
1988–1993 | West Ham United | 159 | (29) |
1993–1994 | Liverpool | 24 | (3) |
1994–1999 | West Ham United | 103 | (21) |
2001–2002 | Canvey Island | 4 | (1) |
Total | 379 | (55) | |
International career | |||
1988 | England U21 | 4 | (0) |
1992 | England B | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2009 | Wivenhoe Town | ||
2009–2011 | Grays Athletic | ||
2013 | Sealand | ||
2014–2015 | West Ham United Ladies | ||
2018–2019 | Heybridge Swifts | ||
2021 | Heybridge Swifts | ||
2024– | Heybridge Swifts | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Playing from 1985 until 2002, he was a left back, notably in the Premier League for West Ham United and Liverpool. He was voted West Ham's player of the year four times between 1990 and 1997. He also played in the Football League for Birmingham City where he started his footballing career, ending it in 2002 in non-league football with Canvey Island. He became manager of Wivenhoe Town in 2009, before moving to Grays Athletic later that year. He was capped by both the England U21 and England B sides. He was known as a "hard man" adopting the nickname of The Terminator. He was a tough tackler with a strong shot in regular demand as a penalty and free-kick taker. Dicks had a reputation for poor on-field discipline which brought him to the attention of referees, the press and footballing authorities.