John Deehan
English football coach and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Matthew Deehan (born 6 August 1957) is an English former football manager and player.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Matthew Deehan | ||
Date of birth | (1957-08-06) 6 August 1957 (age 66) | ||
Place of birth | Solihull, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1979 | Aston Villa | 110 | (40) |
1979–1981 | West Bromwich Albion | 47 | (5) |
1981–1986 | Norwich City | 162 | (62) |
1986–1988 | Ipswich Town | 49 | (11) |
1988–1990 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
1990 | Barnsley | 11 | (2) |
Total | 379 | (120) | |
International career | |||
1977–1979 | England U21 | 7 | (6) |
Managerial career | |||
1994–1995 | Norwich City | ||
1995–1998 | Wigan Athletic | ||
2002 | Aston Villa (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
During his playing career he was a footballer from 1975 until 1990 and is most well known for his spells as a striker for Aston Villa and Norwich City. He also played for West Bromwich Albion, Ipswich Town, Manchester City and Barnsley. He was also capped seven times at England U21 level, scoring six goals.
Since retiring Deehan initially returned to Norwich as a coach and had a spell as manager during their 1994/95 Premier League campaign before later managing Wigan Athletic to a Division Three title and a caretaker spell in charge of Aston Villa. He has since held roles as the director of football of Northampton Town, Lincoln City, Grimsby Town and Plymouth Argyle, as well as actively being part of the coaching staff at Kettering Town and Sheffield Wednesday.