Dalian Atkinson
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Atkinson in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dalian Robert Atkinson | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 August 2016 (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Telford, Shropshire, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1989 | Ipswich Town | 60 | (18) |
| 1989–1990 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | (10) |
| 1990–1991 | Real Sociedad | 29 | (12) |
| 1991–1995 | Aston Villa | 85 | (25) |
| 1995–1997 | Fenerbahçe | 21 | (10) |
| 1996 | → Metz (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | → Manchester City (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 1997–1999 | Al-Ittihad | ? | (?) |
| 2001 | Daejeon Citizen | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 246+ | (75+) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990 | England B | 1 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Dalian Robert Atkinson (21 March 1968 – 15 August 2016) was an English footballer who played as a striker.
During his club football career, he played in England for Ipswich Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Manchester City, winning the Football League Cup at Villa in 1994. He also played for many teams abroad; in Spain for Real Sociedad, in France for Metz, in Turkey for Fenerbahçe, in Saudi Arabia for Al-Ittihad, and in South Korea for Daejeon Citizen and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
Atkinson died on 15 August 2016, after a taser was deployed on him by West Mercia Police near his father's house in Trench, Telford, in which area he had grown up.
Atkinson first came to prominence at Ipswich Town as a teenager, impressing seasoned experts with his speed and daring, which included a hat-trick against a Middlesbrough side containing Gary Pallister and future Ipswich captain Tony Mowbray at the heart of their defence, in the 1987–88 season.
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