1. Deon John Burton was born on 25 October 1976 and is a football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker and who is the current manager of EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion's under-23 team.
20 Facts About Deon Burton
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Deon Burton represented Jamaica internationally, including at the 1998 World Cup, and was named Jamaican Sportsman of the Year in 1997.
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Deon Burton stayed shortly at Portsmouth, but, unable to establish a starting role, was loaned to Walsall and Swindon Town, where he scored st Wycombe Wanderers.
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Deon Burton scored his first goal for Wednesday in March 2006 against Queens Park Rangers.
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Deon Burton scored 12 more goals, making him the club's joint top scorer for the season, alongside Steve MacLean.
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Deon Burton reached a milestone 100 career goals at club level on 26 December 2007, scoring a penalty against Burnley at Turf Moor.
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On 2 January 2009, Deon Burton was named as a permanent Charlton player, joining the club on a free transfer.
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In 2010, Deon Burton joined Azerbaijan Premier League outfit Gabala under the management of Tony Adams signing a two-year contract.
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On 7 August 2012, Deon Burton signed a one-year deal at League Two club Gillingham, turning down the offer of a deal at an unnamed League One side.
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Deon Burton signed for League Two club Scunthorpe United on a one-year deal on 22 July 2013 after impressing on trial.
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Deon Burton joined League Two team York City, managed by his former Scunthorpe manager Russ Wilcox, on a one-month loan on 30 October 2014.
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Deon Burton was released from Scunthorpe in January 2015 and then joined Eastleigh the following month.
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Deon Burton then moved on to Worcester City in September 2015.
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In 2018, Deon Burton joined West Bromwich Albion as a youth coach.
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In July 2020, Deon Burton was named as the manager of the U23 team after he had impressed when he took over on a temporary basis when Michael Appleton left the role to join to Lincoln City in September 2019.
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Deon Burton made his debut for the Jamaica national team on 7 September 1997 in the latter stages of their 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.
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Deon Burton finished with four goals from five games, an exploit which won him Jamaican Sportsman of the Year Award for almost single-handedly getting the country to the 1998 FIFA World Cup finals.
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Deon Burton appeared in each of Jamaica's games as they finished fourth in the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup but he failed to score.
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Deon Burton was in the squad that failed to qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and was again included on the roster for the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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Deon Burton was included in the qualifying squad for the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup, making substitute appearances but was dropped from the squad after qualification.