Richard R Dinnis was born on 11 December 1942 and is an English former football coach and player.
19 Facts About Richard Dinnis
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Richard Dinnis later went into coaching, and joined Blackburn Rovers as their reserve team coach.
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Richard Dinnis was caretaker manager of the club from 1973 to 1974, remaining as reserve team coach once Gordon Lee was appointed.
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When Lee left the club in January 1977, Dinnis saw out the rest of the season as caretaker manager.
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Richard Dinnis was appointed manager of Newcastle that summer, but was sacked after a poor start.
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Richard Dinnis then spent a few years in the North American Soccer League, firstly as coach of the Philadelphia Fury, and later as assistant coach at the Vancouver Whitecaps.
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Richard Dinnis maintained a job as a physical education teacher during this time.
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Towards the end of the 1990s and throughout the 2000s, Richard Dinnis worked as a football summariser and analyst for BBC Radio Lancashire, commentating on football games in North West England.
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Richard Dinnis obtained his Football Association "A" Licence coaches badge and was then employed as reserve team coach at Blackburn Rovers from 1970 to 1975.
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Richard Dinnis briefly acted as caretaker manager of the club, when Ken Furphy left to join Sheffield United.
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Richard Dinnis took charge of six matches with the first team, winning three and losing three.
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Richard Dinnis continued to coach the reserves, after Gordon Lee was appointed manager of Blackburn.
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Nine days later and after much boardroom deliberation, Richard Dinnis was offered a two-year contract as Newcastle manager.
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Richard Dinnis coached Philadelphia Fury of the North American Soccer League in 1978, but resigned mid-season and was replaced by player-coach Alan Ball.
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Richard Dinnis was appointed assistant coach to the Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Tony Waiters, where they went on to win the Soccer Bowl.
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Richard Dinnis returned to Blackburn three years later, assisting John Pickering.
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Richard Dinnis returned to football, spending six months as a coach at Middlesbrough, before a short spell as a youth coach at Al-Ittihad who were then managed by Bob Houghton.
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Richard Dinnis later spent time coaching at Accrington Stanley, Barrow and for the centres of excellence at Burnley and Bolton Wanderers.
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Richard Dinnis worked as a summariser and analyst for BBC Radio Lancashire up until the late 2000s, dealing with Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley and Preston North End.