Dean Windass

Dean Windass ( born April 1, 1969 in Kingston upon Hull ( Gipsy Ville), England ) is a former professional English footballer. He currently plays for AFC Walkington, a club on the 14th level of English league system.

Career

The career of Dean Windass started in the youth section of Hull City, whose fan Windass was even before his pro career. At 16 he was invited there to trial. 1990/91 he was responsible for North Ferriby United hunting for goals after he was dismissed in 1987 from Hull's young, because it was not as a head coach Brian Horton good enough. In North Ferriby he had a great share in the profits of the President's Cup and the East Riding Senior Cup. In October 1991, coach Terry Dolan took the striker back to the then third division side Hull City, where he was at the age of 22 professional footballers. In subsequent years, the offensive player has developed into a performer and audience favorite. In the league, but it was not so good for the club. After Windass played in the first two years at Hull for the league, you missed 1993/94 by four points, ninth, a place for the play-offs for promotion. For the coming season, the team took eighth place at all. After financial problems Hull Windass had to sell in December 1995, which saved the club in front of a bankruptcy. Windass finally signed the Scottish club Aberdeen FC. In Aberdeen, the striker became the " enfant terrible ". Again and again made ​​Windass and off the field headlines. In addition, he received on 9 November 1997 in the League match against FC Dundee, three red cards. One for brutal foul, another for insulting referee and a third that he destroyed a wing after his sending off. In summer 1998 he left Scotland and joined Oxford United on. For United Aberdeen paid £ 470,000, which today (January 2011) means club record. For Oxford Windass stormed into the Football League First Division, which is the second highest English league. However, as Table Penultimate, the club got off at the end of the season. Already in March 1999 left the relegated Windass and transferred to Bradford City, and managed with these as second behind Sunderland AFC promotion to the Premier League. There he succeeded on 22 March 2000 against Derby County a hat-trick in the English House of Lords. With ten hits Windass was 1999/ 00 best attacker of his club. Finally was assured by nearly relegation. For the new season the striker Benito Carbone and Ashley Ward were committed. Thus, the offensive player moved frequently into midfield. Again, had Bradford anxious to avoid relegation. But before end of season left Windass the club and was sold to the league rivals FC Middlesbrough. For the first time he failed to assert themselves at a club. Small injuries threw him back several times. Therefore, the Middlesbrough Board decided the only player to Sheffield Wednesday and to give later at Sheffield United. In January 2003, Windass finally moved to Sheffield United (then Football League First Division ), after his former teammate and Scottish national team Stuart McCall asked him. Windass reached with his club finished third in the second division and thus the play-offs for promotion. For this, however, anointed trainer Neil Warnock. The club was defeated in the decisive match Wolverhampton Wanderers. After this incident, the paths of Windass and Sheffield parted again quickly and the attacker went to his former club Bradford City. As in his earlier days, Windass was soon a regular player and able to build on past achievements. Soon he rose to become the third top scorer in club history. Because of insufficient quality of management and financial problems of the club from 2004 rose in the Football League Second Division. There Windass scored 2004/ 05 a total of 28 league goals and was the best attacker in the league. Nevertheless, it was only enough for a mid-table for City. 20 Hits get him in the following year, but again the rise of rank was clearly missed. Despite speculation about a change of club, Windass signed in October 2006 a new contract with the club unterklassigen. Nevertheless, it came in January 2007 to a lending transaction with Hull City, with whom he played from then on to a stay in the second division. For Bradford, he scored 87 goals in 76 by ​​then league games which brought him in the team ranking third behind Robert McFaul Campbell (121 goals) and Frank O'Rourke (88 goals).

In Hull Windass was again crowd favorite and by eight goals in the return series in 2006/ 07 he helped the club to stay in the First Division. Although he was active for two clubs this season, he was at the end of the season both teams best attacker. However, his real employer Bradford missed the league and Windass opted to remain with Hull City. 22 March 2008 Windass ran up to his 700th competitive game, soon after, on 11 May, he scored his 200th competitive goal in English football. With his 201 hits in the promotion match against Bristol City the now 39 -year-old shot his club for the first time in the 104- year history in the Premier League. After the encounter Windass was voted player of the game. The remarkable thing about his goal also was the notice of his door:

"When I coach Phil Brown was in January against Sheffield United out there ," said Windass in the Guardian, " I told him that I will achieve the goal that puts Hull into the Premier League."

In the first top-flight season of the club, the striker found, however, was place in the starting XI and was often just spectators. As a 39 -year-old, he was also the oldest Premier League professional season. After non-consideration and some non-sporting headlines Windass left the club on loan in January 2009 and went to Oldham Athletic in the third league. Shortly after his move, on February 7, in the league game against Leicester City drew attention to Windass after Club Goalkeeper Greg Fleming was sent off in the 50th minute and the attacker turned into the goal. The game ended goalless. He was awarded to the goalkeeper of the week for its good performance. A week later, against Northampton Town, the offensive player scored his 200th league goal after problems with manager John Sheridan left Windass soon Oldham and returned to Hull City, was allowed because Leihbestimmungen not be used. At season's end announced Hull coach Phil Brown that he did not plan on using Windass. In summer 2009, the attacker has signed a contract with FC Darlington, where he also was an assistant Colin Todd, under which he was already playing in his second period at Bradford. Prior to his former employer Hull City gave him in honor of a farewell match against FC Aberdeen. After only nine games, all without a win, the coaching duo of Todd / Windass was dismissed and the attacker made ​​his career end known. In August 2010, he announced his international retirement and joined the amateur club Barton Town, where he received a "play - to-play " contract with his former teammate Dave Anderson. Two months later he ran for Scarborough Athletic, where he his brother, assistant at Scarborough, played.

Trivia

• Prior to his career as a professional footballer Windass has worked as a bricklayer or in other odd jobs.
• In 2003, as Windass was active for Sheffield United, he caused a stir when he won the Premier League promotion play his club watched in a pub in Cardiff. Previously, the attacker manager Neil Warnock has been deleted from the batch from the squad.
• In October 2007, published his biography Windass " Deano - From Gipsy Ville to the Premiership " with a preface of the English Fußballegende Bryan Robson.

Achievements

Association

• President's Cup with North Ferriby United: 1991
• East Riding Senior Cup with North Ferriby United: 1991
• Promotion to the Premier League with Bradford City: 1993
• Promotion to the Premier League with Hull city: 2008

Individually

• Player of the game in the promotion match against Bristol City 24 May 2008
• Goalkeeper of the Week after a match against Leicester City on February 7, 2009