Dean Scott Keates was born on 30 June 1978 and is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Wrexham.
25 Facts About Dean Keates
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Dean Keates became a first team regular in the next season as, at the age of 19, he played in 48 games in all competitions.
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Dean Keates moved to Third Division club Hull City, initially on a non-contract basis, in August 2002.
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Dean Keates played in eight games as the Harriers avoided relegation back to the Football Conference.
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Dean Keates left the club at the end of the season, his contract having expired.
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On 1 July 2005, Dean Keates signed for League Two club Lincoln City on a one-year deal.
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Dean Keates went on to play 24 games and score four goals for the Imps.
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Dean Keates re-joined former club Walsall on a free transfer on transfer deadline day in January 2006, after his Lincoln contract was cancelled by mutual consent.
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Richard Money was appointed as the Saddlers' new manager in May 2006, and under him, Dean Keates was appointed captain.
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Dean Keates was signed by League Two club Peterborough United on a three-year deal on 14 May 2007, having refused the offer of a new contract from Walsall.
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Dean Keates played 78 league games, scoring 11 goals, as Peterborough achieved successive promotions to the Championship.
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Dean Keates was released by Peterborough United on 31 December 2009, having not played a minute of football under new Posh manager Mark Cooper.
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On 21 January 2010, Dean Keates signed for League One club Wycombe Wanderers on a 6-month contract.
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Dean Keates scored his first, and only, goal for the club against Huddersfield Town on 3 April 2010.
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Dean Keates was released by Wycombe on 10 May 2010.
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Dean Keates signed for Conference Premier club Wrexham two days after being released by Wycombe.
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Dean Keates was named captain for the season, and scored his first goal four games into the season with a 30-yard volley against former club Kidderminster Harriers.
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Dean Keates joined in order to develop his coaching skills and complete his sports coaching degree at the university.
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Dean Keates refused to completely hang up his boots and signed part-time with Welsh Premier League club Rhyl.
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Dean Keates returned to his roots by signing for Walsall-based Northern Premier League side Rushall Olympic in July 2016.
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Dean Keates made seven appearances in the league and two in the FA Cup in a short spell for The Pics before leaving the club to take over as Wrexham manager.
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Dean Keates was appointed as Wrexham's new permanent manager on 25 October 2016 after a brief interim spell in charge after the sacking of Gary Mills.
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On 16 March 2018, Dean Keates re-joined hometown club Walsall for a third time, this time as first-team manager.
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Dean Keates was re-appointed as Wrexham's new permanent manager on 6 October 2019 after the sacking of Bryan Hughes.
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Dean Keates took over with Wrexham in 20th position, one place above the relegation places.