38 Facts About Dean Glover

Dean Victor Glover was born on 29 December 1963 and is an English former football player and manager.

Dean Glover played 457 league games in a seventeen-year career in the English Football League.

Dean Glover started his career at Aston Villa in 1980 before he moved on to Middlesbrough seven years later.

Dean Glover spent nine years at Vale, becoming a club legend for his service.

Dean Glover played in the club's victory in the 1993 Football League Trophy final, as well as the defeat in the final of the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1996.

Dean Glover moved on to non-League Kidderminster Harriers in 1998 before retiring the following year.

Dean Glover joined the back-room staff at Port Vale and was promoted to first-team manager in October 2008, vacating the post in May 2009.

Dean Glover returned to a youth team coaching role in July 2012.

Dean Glover's son Danny was a striker at the club until he was released at the end of his contract in 2010.

Dean Glover spent a brief period in 1987 on loan at Billy McEwan's Sheffield United.

Dean Glover had been at Middlesbrough for just under eighteen months and made a total of 61 appearances, scoring seven goals; during this time, he played as a midfielder as Gary Pallister and Tony Mowbray were well established at centre-back.

Dean Glover became an instant hit with the Port Vale fans as he marked England international Steve Bull out of the game on his debut, a goalless draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Dean Glover became a mainstay of Vale's defence throughout one of Vale's most successful periods, forming an excellent partnership with fellow centre-half Neil Aspin.

Dean Glover was selected in the PFA's Second Division team of the year.

Dean Glover then had a spell battling injury as he ruptured his ankle ligament in late 1994 and suffered with back trouble, which kept him out of action until April 1995; he faced further injury woes in January 1996, when his old ankle injury returned.

Dean Glover managed to recover from these problems to help Vale to the final of the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1996.

Dean Glover had spent nine years at the club, becoming a crowd favourite in the process for his committed displays at centre half and right-back.

Dean Glover has the fifth most league appearances of any Vale player.

Dean Glover decided to retire at the end of the campaign.

Dean Glover played as an aggressive tough-tackling midfielder for Middlesbrough before being converted to a ball-playing centre-back at Port Vale.

Dean Glover was an intelligent player who had a good ability to read the game; he was a good passer, though lacked pace and athleticism.

Dean Glover returned to Port Vale as a coach in Brian Horton's management team.

Dean Glover took over as caretaker manager when Foyle left the club in September 2007.

Dean Glover was in contention for the permanent manager position, but his record of guiding Vale to only two wins from eight games contributed to his failure to get the job.

When Farsley Celtic manager Lee Sinnott was appointed as Port Vale manager, Dean Glover returned to the assistant role.

Dean Glover signed loanee Lee Collins to a permanent contract, after Wolverhampton Wanderers agreed to release the young defender.

Dean Glover brought in Pakistan international Adnan Ahmed on loan from Tranmere Rovers.

Dean Glover stated the club's revised aim was a top-half finish.

Dean Glover accepted he was not the popular choice to take over from Sinnott and described himself as a "dead man walking".

Dean Glover attempted to arrest his team's slide down the table by signing Carlisle United striker Kevin Gall on loan.

Dean Glover failed to score in seven games with the club, and returned to Carlisle after picking up a calf injury.

Dean Glover had some good ideas as a coach, but I don't think the players respected him enough as a manager.

Dean Glover has been offered another role at the club in which he would work alongside Mark Grew with the youth team.

We would like to thank Dean Glover for taking the helm but this is a results game and the results have not gone as well as everybody would have liked.

Dean Glover was linked with the management position at Stafford Rangers.

Dean Glover made a surprise return to Port Vale as a youth team coach in July 2012.

Dean Glover was credited with bringing Anthony Grant to the club.

Dean Glover stepped down from the role in December 2016 due to a family commitment.