Place of birth Swinton, England Name Dean Holden 1998–2002 Bolton Wanderers Weight 78 kg | Years Team Height 1.85 m Playing position Role Footballer Children Cici Milly Holden | |
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Full name Dean Thomas John Holden Date of birth (1979-09-15) 15 September 1979 (age 36) Spouse Danielle Nicholls (m. 2006) Number 5 (Walsall F.C. / Defender) | ||
Current team Oldham Athletic A.F.C. | ||
Dean holden takes training for the first time
Dean Thomas John Holden (born 15 September 1979) is an English former footballer who is currently a coach at Bristol City He was previously manager of Oldham Athletic following the departure of manager Lee Johnson in 2015.
Contents
- Dean holden takes training for the first time
- Extended interview dean holden and jamie mcallister
- Career
- Honours
- International
- Personal life
- References
During a career which began at Bolton Wanderers in 1998 and ended with a two-year stint at Walsall from 2012 to 2014, Holden was a defender who was comfortable playing at right-back and centre-back. Over that sixteen-year period, he amassed 369 league appearances in representing ten clubs, scoring 22 goals.
Extended interview dean holden and jamie mcallister
Career
Born in Swinton, Greater Manchester, Holden started his career with Bolton Wanderers where he made 13 league appearances and scored once against Sheffield United, before moving on to Oldham Athletic after a successful loan period.
After over 100 first-team appearances for Oldham he joined Peterborough United in 2005. He was made captain but, with his contract close to expiry, he was transferred to Falkirk on 1 January 2007 for an undisclosed fee.
On 27 January 2008, Holden suffered a broken leg, after a late tackle by Celtic's Stephen McManus, during Falkirk's 1–0 home defeat, leaving him out of action until October.
Holden signed a two-year contract with Shrewsbury Town on 26 June 2009. On 5 August 2010 Holden signed on loan at Rotherham United, initially for only one month but this was extended twice until he was recalled early by Shrewsbury on 20 October. On 31 January 2011, Holden had his contract cancelled by mutual agreement and he became a free agent.
Chesterfield signed Holden on 3 February 2011 in a short-term contract until the end of the season. Holden then signed a new one-year deal with Chesterfield on 18 May 2011.
On 3 November 2011, Holden joined Rochdale on loan until January 2012. In January 2012, Holden made his loan switch permanent on a six-month contract. In May 2012, Holden was released from Rochdale after being told his contract would not be renewed.
On 16 July 2012, Dean Holden signed a one-year deal at League One side Walsall.
On 14 November 2014, Holden left Walsall to join former club Oldham Athletic as first-team coach.
On 17 March 2015, after a spell as caretaker manager, Holden became full-time manager at Oldham Athletic.
Honours
International
Despite his English birth and having played for the England youth team, Holden qualifies to represent Northern Ireland through his grandparents, and was called up to their full squad for the first time in June 2007.
Personal life
In June 2006, Holden married television presenter Danielle Nicholls. They live in Worsley and have four children. In 2012 their youngest child died after contracting meningococcal sepsis, while the family were on holiday in Lanzarote.