Dennis Wise
Dennis Frank Wise ( born December 16, 1966 in Kensington, London ) is an English former football player and was last until January 2008 Trainer of the English third division side Leeds United.
As an English national team, he completed 21 international caps and scored on his debut against Turkey his only goal for England. The three-time FA Cup winner and long-time player of Chelsea also came in all three group matches in the Euro 2000 are used. His last international match he graduated in 2000 under then- coach Howard Wilkinson.
- 2.1 Swindon Town
- 2.2 Leeds United
Playing career
FC Wimbledon
Dennis Wise began his footballing career at Southampton FC but then switched after disagreements with coach Lawrie McMenemy at the age of 18 years at FC Wimbledon.
There he was a member of the so-called " Crazy Gang ", which provided an outsider after the rise in 1986 to the First Division for a splash in the English top flight two years later sensational in the FA Cup final the hot favorites Liverpool 1-0 suggested. On the sporting highlights of the Association of Flight midfielder had such a large proportion that he was elected on to the end of the season within the Association 's best players.
Chelsea FC
For a then-record transfer fee of Wimbledon FC in the amount of 1.6 million pounds Wise moved in the direction of Chelsea FC the club. He spent eleven years and has been called fight -fitting midfielder in 445 games to a constant of the "Blues " in the 1990s. Only five players have more games for Chelsea completed to this day as Wise, enter the total of 76 goals - including the group stage of the Champions League season 1999/2000 was a particularly important equalizing goal in the San Siro against AC Milan. As team captain, he led the club to FA Cup victory in 1997 and 2000, to win the League Cup in 1998 and in the same year to triumph in the European Cup Winners' Cup competition. After the new coach Claudio Ranieri decided the average age of the squad to lower, left the "Chelsea Player of the Year" for the years 1998 and 2000 in June 2001 for 1.6 million pounds again Chelsea and joined Leicester City on.
Despite its success in Chelsea Wise was on the basis of several Undiszipliniertheiten and off the field as " enfant terrible ". In 1995 he was accused of assaulting a taxi driver in London and received a three-month jail term - after a successful appeal, he was acquitted of the charges. Nevertheless, the controversy prompted the then coach Glenn Hoddle to escape the Wise captaincy. Four years later he made the headlines again when he was accused in a match against RCD Mallorca in the European Cup Winners' Cup to have Marcelino Elena " bitten ". During the season 1998/99 Wise, who saw thirteen red cards during his professional career, alone by blocking 15 encounters missed.
Leicester City
His time in Leicester had limited success and Wise was released after only 17 league games in September 2002, after his team-mate Callum Davidson 's jaw broken during the pre-season in Finland. Wise was in the following years to an unpopular figure in Leicester, there was resented him there that he repeats his premature end as "unfair " designated and according to the trailer before with coach Peter Taylor the sporting and economic decline - up to insolvency proceedings - had accelerated. It had particularly suffered as too high perceived transfer fee for the then nearly 35 -year-old Wise.
Millwall FC
Wise undertook subsequent to Millwall FC in the second class Second Division, where he became player-manager. His new club he led to the 2004 FA Cup final and defeated Manchester United 0-3 there. Through these finals to the club qualified for the UEFA Cup and was only the second English club, who was not acting in the top flight and got to play yet in a major European club competition. In the UEFA Cup first round, however, the Millwall FC lost already against Ferencvaros Budapest and after a quarrel end of the season with the new Bureau Wise left the club again.
Southampton FC
Transfer fee free Wise joined in the summer of 2005 to FC Southampton and arrived there at twelve championship games in which he scored a goal. Following the resignation of manager Harry Redknapp he took over on an interim basis, together with Dave Bassett the team lead, but then returned to the club in December 2005 back to back, after the club's George Burley officially entrusted with the coach succession.
Coventry City
On January 19, 2006 Wise signed with Coventry City a performance-based contract that paid him a per-use, and played with it again under Micky Adams, who had trained him already at Leicester City. There he experienced a brief heyday, shot in the first few games each score and eventually ended after 13 league games his active career.
Career as a coach
Swindon Town
On 18 May 2006 he was obliged by just relegated into the Football League Two fourth division Swindon Town as manager, while his former Chelsea team-mate Gustavo Poyet was provided as an assistant to the side. The coaching team led the team to six wins in their first seven games and Wise developed it only second to the table leadership award for "Coach of the Month" in the fourth- highest division.
His first defeat in the office of the coach from Swindon Town he suffered in the game against the AFC Wrexham Racecourse Ground, the second bankruptcy - and first home defeat - followed against Peterborough United. Thus, the club finished second behind the Wycombe Wanderers.
Leeds United
After Wise had already brought on 20 September 2006 after the sacking of Kevin Blackwell with the vacant coaching job at Leeds United in conjunction, he received together with Gustavo Poyet on October 23, 2006, a license for opening negotiations with the ailing second division. Just one day later, the obligation of the vehicle combination was announced, however, should still watch idly with that adopted Leeds United with a 1-3 defeat against Southend United in the League Cup. In one of his first official act of the new coach occupied the captaincy and newly appointed to the physically robust midfielder Kevin Nicholls instead of Paul Butler to the team leader, as well as Shaun Derry takes Gary Kelly as his representative.
The first game as Leeds coach looked for Wise again Southend United as opponents before, but now could be defeated 2-0. However, Leeds United finished despite a 2-1 win against Hull City for the first time later the bottom side, as Southend beaten on the same day Birmingham City and now had the better goal difference. Turbulent designed to further the captain's question, as Nicholls to the release for a loan to his old club - asked Luton Town - and relegation rivals. Wise Nicholls removed immediately from the team and made Jonathan Douglas as the new team leader. Briefly, the association drew once more hope than Wise with his team after the victories against promotion aspirant Preston North End and Plymouth Argyle first time in November 2006 again left the relegation zone, but eventually they slipped back into the relegation zone, so that one on the final day victory required with at least eight goals difference and a defeat by Hull City .. After the descent sporty could not be prevented, provided an additional ten-point penalty even for the case end of the table. In addition, the club had to declare bankruptcy proceedings. Nevertheless Wise remained loyal to the club and for the subsequent 2007/08 season in the third-rate Football League One.
In this new season, the team coached by Wise started with another 15-point penalty that was imposed by the Football League against the club. Continuously build the club in the first few games this negative score with the best start to the season in the club's history now and for this achievement Wise was awarded the title of best English third division coach of the month August 2007 excellent. When finally Poyet towards the end of October 2007 the club towards Tottenham Hotspur left to become an assistant to Juande Ramos there, Wise Dave Bassett was set aside. The new duo was on November 3 due to a 1-3 defeat against Carlisle United not keep the unbeaten games and despite a subsequent stabilization left Wise on 28 January 2008 the club towards Newcastle United to there on the side of Kevin Keegan primarily play a leading role in the youth field and player commitments.
Achievements
- European Cup Winners Cup Winners: 1998
- European Supercup winner: 1998
- FA Cup winner: 1988, 1997, 2000
- English League Cup Winners: 1998
- Charity Shield Winners: 2000