| Dalian Atkinson | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Dalian Robert Atkinson | |
| Date of birth | March 21, 1968 | |
| Place of birth | Shrewsbury, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 83 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker (retired) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1985–1989 1989–1990 1990–1991 1991–1995 1995–1996 1996 1996–1997 1998–1999 2001 2001 |
Ipswich Town Sheffield Wednesday Real Sociedad Aston Villa Fenerbahçe S.K. → Metz (loan) Manchester City Al-Ittihad → Daejeon Citizen (loan) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
60 (18) 38 (10) 26 (12) 85 (23) 21 (10) 8 (2) 3 (1) 5 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1990 | England B | 1 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Dalian Robert Atkinson (born 21 March 1968 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England Shropshire (ˈʃrɒpʃɪə/ /-ʃə alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated in print only Shrops, is a county in the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing
Atkinson is probably most often remembered for his magnificent solo goal against Wimbledon which won a BBC Match of the Day Goal of the Season competition. This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2004 Match of the Day (sometimes abbreviated as MOTD) is the BBC 's main football Television programme He is also fondly remembered by Aston Villa fans for his inspirational performance and crucial goal in the 1994 League Cup final win against Manchester United. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Atkinson first came to prominence at Ipswich Town as a teenager, impressing seasoned experts with his speed and daring. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here He then moved on to Sheffield Wednesday where he formed a fine front partnership with David Hirst. David Hirst may refer to David Hirst (judge David Hirst (journalist, born 1936 David Hirst (footballer, born 1967
When signed by Aston Villa he became one half of another impressive partnership, the so-called D-Men (AKA Deadly Duo), alongside Dean Saunders, when Saunders arrived from Liverpool. Dean Nicholas Saunders (born 21 June 1964 in Swansea) is a former Welsh footballer who played as a Striker in a professional career which lasted Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The partnership was broken in 1995 when both players were sold to Turkish clubs - Saunders to Galatasaray and Atkinson to Fenerbahçe S.K. However, despite an encouraging start, Atkinson failed to settle in Turkey and had loan spells with FC Metz and Manchester City before leaving in 1997 and winding down his career with spells in Saudi Arabia and South Korea. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club commonly known as Fenerbahçe (feneːɾbatʃe is a professional Sports club based in the district of Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Football Club de Metz (mɛs is a French football team playing in the town of Metz, in the Lorraine region which has played in the French TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː