Mark Dempsey (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark James Dempsey | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Haugesund (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1982 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1982–1986 | Manchester United | 1 | (0) |
| 1985 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | Sheffield United | 63 | (8) |
| 1988 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1988–1991 | Rotherham United | 75 | (7) |
| 1991–1994 | Macclesfield Town | 54 | (2) |
| Total | 201 | (17) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mark James Dempsey (born 14 January 1964) is an English coach and former footballer.[1] In February 2009, he took up a post in youth development with Tromsø IL and the Northern Norway region.[2]
Dempsey was born in Moston, Manchester. He played as a midfielder in The Football League for Manchester United, Swindon Town, Sheffield United, Chesterfield and Rotherham United, and in Non-League football for Macclesfield Town.[3] He was a youth coach with Manchester United before moving to Norway.[4]
On 9 November 2010, Dempsey joined Molde as part of new manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær's backroom staff.[5] He followed Solskjær to Cardiff City in January 2014 as part of a new-look backroom staff after the sacking of Malky Mackay.[6]
He currently lives in Eide near Molde with his partner and daughter.[7]
References
- ↑ "Mark Dempsey". MUFCInfo. Mark Graham. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ↑ Lian, Tom Rune (18 February 2009). "Tromsø signerte United-trener" [Tromsø sign United coach] (in Norwegian). Radio Tromsø. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ↑ "Mark Dempsey". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ↑ Thompson, Gemma (15 April 2005). "Academy to be reorganised". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ↑ "Ole Gunnar Solskjær til Molde FK!". moldefk.no (Molde Fotballklubb). 9 November 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ↑ "Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: Cardiff City hire former Man Utd striker as boss". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "- Å ta over et lag etter Ole Gunnar på denne måten, er virkelig imponerende" (in Norwegian). 100% Sport.