36 Facts About Paul Dickov

Paul Dickov was born on 1 November 1972 and is a Scottish former professional football manager and player who works as a television pundit for Manchester City TV.

Over six seasons at the club, Paul Dickov experienced two promotions and two relegations, playing in three different divisions.

Paul Dickov made his full international debut for Scotland in 2000.

Paul Dickov was then manager of Doncaster Rovers from May 2013 to September 2015.

Paul Dickov was a member of Arsenal's squad during the first season of the Premier League, making his first team debut against Southampton on 20 March 1993 and scoring in end-of-season games against Crystal Palace and Tottenham.

Paul Dickov joined the club in a period of turmoil; in his first season at Manchester City he played under five different managers.

Paul Dickov finished the season as the City's top scorer with nine goals, but the club were relegated to the third tier of English football for the first time in their history.

Paul Dickov scored an important equaliser against Wigan Athletic in the play off semi final first leg.

Paul Dickov started each of the first fifteen League games, despite suffering a facial injury on 26 September 1999 in which he lost a tooth.

However, Paul Dickov earned a place in the team, his performances attracted the attention of Scotland manager Craig Brown, who called him up to the Scotland squad for the first time.

However, Paul Dickov only scored two more goals that season as Leicester finished bottom and were relegated.

Paul Dickov moved to Blackburn Rovers, declining an offer of an improved contract from Leicester and exercising a contractual clause which allowed him to join a Premier League club for a nominal fee.

Paul Dickov debuted for Blackburn Rovers as a half-time substitute against West Bromwich Albion on 14 August 2004.

Paul Dickov had a run of first team games in the autumn but starting appearances became fewer as the season progressed.

Paul Dickov left the club in the summer of 2006 following the expiry of his contract.

Paul Dickov re-joined Manchester City on 26 May 2006, signing a two-year contract.

Paul Dickov suffered several injuries over the course of the season, including a back problem, a knee injury and a toe injury, the latter sidelining him for four months.

Paul Dickov was transfer listed by Manchester City in August 2007.

Paul Dickov joined Crystal Palace on a three-month loan on 31 August 2007.

Paul Dickov had come on as a 70th-minute substitute and scored the winning goal in the 89th minute.

Paul Dickov returned to Manchester City after his loan before then being released at the end of the season.

An initial bid from his former club Leicester City was rejected a week earlier, and after pondering other offers from Toronto FC and Blackpool, Paul Dickov decided to rejoin Leicester on 7 August 2008, signing a two-year contract.

On 28 August 2009, Paul Dickov joined Derby County on loan until January as cover.

Paul Dickov scored his first goal for Derby against Queens Park Rangers on 24 October 2009.

Paul Dickov was released from his Leicester contract by mutual consent on 1 February 2010.

Paul Dickov played four times for Leeds as they finished second in League One and won promotion, and he left the club at the end of his contract.

Paul Dickov played in Scotland's run in the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship, where he scored in the final, but went on to miss in the penalty shoot-out as Scotland lost to Saudi Arabia.

Paul Dickov made his senior international debut for Scotland on 7 October 2000, coming on as a substitute in a World Cup qualifier against San Marino.

Paul Dickov made two further substitute appearances that year, against Croatia and Australia.

Limited first-team opportunities at club level then meant Paul Dickov did not play for Scotland for another two years.

In total, Paul Dickov earned ten Scotland caps and scored one goal.

On 9 June 2010, Paul Dickov signed a one-year contract with League One club Oldham Athletic to become player-manager following the departure of previous manager Dave Penney.

On 6 May 2011 Paul Dickov announced that he would make only his second appearance of the season for the first team in the final match of the season, and would then end his playing career to concentrate on management.

Paul Dickov then came on as a 77th-minute substitute the following day against Milton Keynes Dons.

On 8 September 2015, Paul Dickov was dismissed as Doncaster manager due to poor performances.

Paul Dickov is married to Janet and the couple have three children: Lauren, Max, and Sam; he owes his family name to his Bulgarian grandfather.