Dean Gerken
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| Dean Gerken | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Dean Jeffrey Gerken | |
| Date of birth | May 22, 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Southend, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Colchester United | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002- | Colchester United | 88 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Dean Jeffrey Gerken (born 4 August 1985 in Southend) is a professional footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for Colchester United in the Football League Championship.
Gerken started his career at Southend United as a youngster before moving to Essex rivals Colchester.
He made his debut against Brentford in Football League One in 2004, as a stand-in for Simon Brown and Richard McKinney. Gerken then bided his time before getting his next first team chance.
Following another handful of games in the 04/05 season, Gerken showed his potential with four clean sheets in 17 appearances, drawing the attentions of England goalkeeping coach Ray Clemence.
More appearances in Colchester's successful 05/06 campaign meant another four clean sheets to Dean's record including the crucial 0-0 draw at Yeovil Town that clinched Colchester's promotion to the Coca-Cola Championship.
Further improvement in his game finally ousted Davison from the number one position which Dean made his own as the over-achieving U's ended the season in 10th place in 06/07, the end of which saw Dean, deservedly, crowned Colchester's Young Player of the Year.
[edit] External links
- Dean Gerken player profile at cu-fc.com
- Dean Gerken career stats at Soccerbase
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