Julian Dicks
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Julian Andrew Dicks | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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West Ham United (coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | Birmingham City | 89 | (1) |
| 1988–1993 | West Ham United | 159 | (29) |
| 1993–1994 | Liverpool | 24 | (3) |
| 1994–1999 | West Ham United | 103 | (21) |
| 2001–2002 | Canvey Island | 4 | (1) |
| Total | 379 | (55) | |
| National team | |||
| 1988 | England U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 1992 | England B | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Wivenhoe Town | ||
| 2009–2011 | Grays Athletic | ||
| 2013 | Sealand | ||
| 2014–2015 | West Ham United Ladies | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Julian Andrew Dicks (born 8 August 1968), is an English former professional footballer, manager and former professional golfer. He is the current first-team coach for West Ham United.
Playing from 1985 until 2002, he was a defender, notably in the Premier League for West Ham United and Liverpool. He was voted West Ham's player of the year four times between 1990 and 1997. He also played in the Football League for Birmingham City where he started his footballing career, ending it in 2002 in non-league football with Canvey Island. He became manager of Wivenhoe Town in 2009, before moving to Grays Athletic later that year. He was capped by both the England U21 and England B sides. He was known as a "hard man" adopting the nickname of The Terminator. He was a tough tackler with a strong shot in regular demand as a penalty and free-kick taker. Dicks had a reputation for poor on-field discipline which brought him to the attention of referees, the press and footballing authorities.
Dicks was born in Keynsham Hospital, Bristol to mother, Carol and father Ron who worked as a fork-lift truck driver for Courage Brewery. Ron played non-league football with Keynsham Town, Welton Rovers, Frome Town and Shepton Mallet whom he would also go on to manage. Dicks attended Novers Lane Primary School, in Knowle, Bristol and Merrywood Boys Secondary School also in Knowle. At aged 11 he was watched by former Tottenham Hotspur manager, Bill Nicholson who was scouting for West Ham United but turned down as he "was not quick enough". At aged 13 he was spotted playing by Ron Veal who was scouting for Aston Villa. Veal recommended him to Villa manager, Ron Saunders, however Saunders lost his job at Villa on 9 February 1982. When he was appointed as manager of Birmingham City in nine days later, Veal also changed his employer. Saunders was impressed when he watched Dicks play and he was offered a footballing apprenticeship with Birmingham City in 1982 when Dicks turned 14.
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