Dean White (footballer)

Dean White
Personal information
Full name Dean White
Date of birth 4 December 1958 (1958-12-04) (age 53)
Place of birth Hastings, England
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Brighton & Hove Albion (caretaker manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978-1983 Milwall 116 (26)
1983-1984 Gillingham 41 (4)
Hastings Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Dean White (born 4 December 1958 in Hastings)[1] is an English former professional association football player.

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Playing career

His clubs included Millwall,[2] and Gillingham,[3] for whom he made over 100 Football League appearances.

Managerial career

After ending his playing career, White moved onto coaching and managing. He became joint first team manager of Hastings Town after the then chairman, Mark Gardiner had sacked Garry Wilson after their exit from the FA Trophy. The White cousins then managed the team through to the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup final, where the team beat Burgess Hill Town 2-1 at the Broadfield Stadium. In February 2009 he was appointed caretaker manager of Brighton and Hove Albion, following the departure of Micky Adams.

Personal life

His son Ben also joined Gillingham, but failed to make the first team.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. p334. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X. 
  2. ^ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
  3. ^ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database