Dean Kiely is the goalkeeping coach at Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Republic of Ireland national team.
19 Facts About Dean Kiely
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Dean Kiely went to Ipswich Town on loan in November 1989 but failed to make any league appearances.
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Dean Kiely joined York City on loan on 9 March 1990 before joining permanently in May, when he was given his first chance at regular first-team football.
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Dean Kiely spent three seasons at Bury, making 137 league appearances in the process.
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Dean Kiely was Charlton's regular keeper from 1999 to 2005, and was popular with the club's fans as well as having a majestic "shut out" rate.
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Dean Kiely signed for Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee on 25 January 2006, and played a large part in their escape from relegation that same season.
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Dean Kiely then joined Championship side West Bromwich Albion on 30 January 2007, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract, as a replacement for Russell Hoult.
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Dean Kiely signed a new deal with West Brom in January 2008, which would expire in June 2009.
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Dean Kiely nonetheless kept 18 clean sheets in all competitions to win the Championship Golden Glove award, while Albion won promotion to the Premier League as champions and reached the FA Cup semi-final.
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Since then, Dean Kiely had to play second fiddle to England international Scott Carson.
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Dean Kiely went on to play a run of three games while Carson sat through a suspension following his headbutting of Cardiff striker Michael Chopra, against QPR, Peterborough United, and Scunthorpe United.
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Dean Kiely had been performing the duties of goalkeeping coach following the retirement of former trainer Joe Corrigan, and in April 2010 was officially named goalkeeping coach of the club.
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In January 2015, upon the appointment of new West Bromwich Albion manager, Tony Pulis, Dean Kiely was released by the club.
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In September 2017, Dean Kiely was appointed the goalkeeping coach at Championship club Preston North End.
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In January 2018, Dean Kiely joined Premier League club Crystal Palace as goalkeeping coach.
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Dean Kiely played for England at under-15, under-16 and under-18 levels.
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Dean Kiely went on to represent the Republic of Ireland at full international level, earning his first cap as a substitute in a UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying play-off against Turkey in November 1999.
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Dean Kiely retired from international football in February 2003, but in April 2008 Ireland's assistant manager Liam Brady suggested that Kiely could make a return to the squad.
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Away from football, Dean Kiely made a guest appearance on Bravo's Saved by the Ball lifestyle makeover programme in 2006, and has worked as a match summariser for BBC Radio 5 Live.