David Dunn

Where is David Dunn now?

David Dunn, a Blackburn Rovers legend who made over 300 appearances for the club, retired from playing in 2015 after a brief playing spell at League One side Oldham Athletic.

Starting his professional career at Rovers in 1998 he ended his playing days having made 456 first-team appearances for just three clubs winning the League Cup with the Ewood Park outfit in 2002.

He also represented the England national side at u18’s and under 21’s levels and won one solitary senior cap in 2002 

When Dunn joined Oldham in July 2015 on a one-year playing deal he found himself thrust into a player-manager role when Darren Kelly was sacked in September 2015 after his side managed only one win in nine games.

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Starting off his managerial career with four consecutive draws, Dunn’s first 12 games in charge only saw two losses in all competitions but unfortunately his Oldham side failed to register a victory in the next eight games and he was subsequently sacked despite his tireless efforts in extremely difficult circumstances.

In February 2016 he joined former side Blackburn Rovers as assistant coach of their under 23’s team working alongside lead coach Damien Johnson who was a former Rovers team-mate.

After Owen Coyle left as manager in February 2017, Dunn found himself promoted to first team coach as part of new manager Tony Mowbray’s new look coaching team and stayed until the end of the season when he returned to his original position with the under-23’s.

A successful season followed with Johnson and Dunn’s young Blackburn side and they won the Premier League 2 League Two title in May 2018 but a month later he stepped down from his role because he felt that the rewards for all of the work he put into his coaching weren’t enough for him.

He also wanted to enjoy his young family and concentrate on his other business interests which included a members only luxury lifestyle management company called Prestige Lifestyle.

In January 2020, Dunn made a return to football coaching when he joined Simon Grayson as part of his coaching staff at Blackpool and had a brief spell as caretaker manager when the manager was sacked. Six months later, he left the Seasiders to join newly-promoted League Two side Barrow as their new manager but was sacked in December 2020 having gone nine games without a win.

He made a return to football in February 2021 when he linked up with Grayson again at Fleetwood Town as assistant head coach but left the club in November 2021 upon the manager’s sacking.

In July 2022 Dunn joined Port Vale in his current role as first-team coach.

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David Dunn: Premier League Statistics

NationalityEnglish
PositionMidfielder
Appearances252
Goals37
Yellow Cards37
Red Cards2
Premier League Teams Played forBirmingham City, Blackburn Rovers

Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com

Last Updated on 27 September 2022 by Admin