Dean Thomas John Holden was born on 15 September 1979 and is an English association football manager and former footballer.
23 Facts About Dean Holden
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Dean Holden moved in to coaching with Oldham Athletic in November 2014 and spent time as manager from February 2015 until May 2015.
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Dean Holden joined Bristol City in November 2016 as assistant manager to Lee Johnson.
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Dean Holden was sacked by Bristol City in February 2021.
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Dean Holden was made captain but, with his contract close to expiry, he was transferred to Falkirk on 1 January 2007 for an undisclosed fee.
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Dean Holden signed a two-year contract with Shrewsbury Town on 26 June 2009.
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On 5 August 2010 Dean Holden signed on loan at Rotherham United, initially for only one month but this was extended twice until he was recalled early by Shrewsbury on 20 October.
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On 31 January 2011, Dean Holden had his contract cancelled by mutual agreement and he became a free agent.
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Dean Holden then signed a new one-year deal with Chesterfield on 18 May 2011.
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On 3 November 2011, Dean Holden joined Rochdale on loan until January 2012.
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In January 2012, Dean Holden made his loan switch permanent on a six-month contract.
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In May 2012, Dean Holden was released from Rochdale after being told his contract would not be renewed.
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On 16 July 2012, Dean Holden signed a one-year deal at League One side Walsall.
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On 14 November 2014, Dean Holden left Walsall to join former club Oldham Athletic as first-team coach.
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Dean Holden returned to his assistant manager role following the appointment of Darren Kelly in May 2015.
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Dean Holden was sacked by Oldham along with David Dunn in January 2016 after a poor run of form.
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Dean Holden re-joined Walsall in March 2016 as first-team coach.
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Dean Holden joined Bristol City as assistant manager to Lee Johnson in November 2016.
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On 4 July 2020, following the dismissal of Johnson, Dean Holden became caretaker head coach.
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On 16 February 2021, Dean Holden was sacked after a run of six successive defeats in all competitions and the club placed 13th in the Championship.
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On 14 April 2021, Dean Holden was appointed as assistant to Michael O'Neill at Stoke City.
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On 20 December 2022, Dean Holden was named manager of Charlton Athletic, taking over from caretaker manager Anthony Hayes on Boxing Day, 26 December 2022.
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In February 2024, Dean Holden joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq as assistant manager to Steven Gerrard.