Alex Dyer (footballer, born 1965) explained

Alex Dyer
Fullname:Alexander Constantine Dyer
Birth Date:14 November 1965
Birth Place:Forest Gate, England
Height:[1]
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1982–1983
Youthclubs1:Watford
Years1:1983–1987
Clubs1:Blackpool
Caps1:108
Goals1:19
Years2:1987–1988
Clubs2:Hull City
Caps2:60
Goals2:14
Years3:1988–1990
Clubs3:Crystal Palace
Caps3:17
Goals3:2
Years4:1990–1993
Clubs4:Charlton Athletic
Caps4:78
Goals4:13
Years5:1993–1995
Clubs5:Oxford United
Caps5:76
Goals5:6
Years6:1995
Clubs6:Lincoln City
Caps6:1
Goals6:0
Years7:1995–1996
Clubs7:Barnet
Caps7:35
Goals7:2
Years8:1996–1997
Clubs8:Maia
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Years9:1997–1998
Clubs9:Huddersfield Town
Caps9:12
Goals9:1
Years10:1998–2000
Clubs10:Notts County
Caps10:80
Goals10:6
Years11:2000–2001
Clubs11:Kingstonian
Caps11:0
Goals11:0
Years12:2001
Clubs12:Hayes
Caps12:1
Goals12:0
Totalcaps:469
Totalgoals:63
Manageryears1:2017
Managerclubs1:Welling United
Manageryears2:2017
Managerclubs2:Whitehawk
Manageryears3:2019–2021

Alexander Constantine Dyer (born 14 November 1965) is an English football coach and former player who was most recently the assistant at Greece Super League club Aris.

Dyer played mainly as a defender (he could also play in midfield) for eleven clubs in a seventeen-year professional career. His achievements as a player include helping Blackpool win promotion to the Third Division in 1985 and Crystal Palace to the First Division in 1989.

Playing career

Dyer began his youth career at Watford, but did not make a senior appearance for the club, signing instead for Blackpool for whom he made 108 appearances between 1983 and 1987. He moved on to Hull City in 1987 making 60 appearances, scoring 14 times, over the next two seasons. On 9 November 1988[2] Dyer signed for Crystal Palace and made his debut on 12 November, as a substitute for Neil Redfearn in an away 0–2 defeat to AFC Bournemouth.[3] Redfearn moved on to Watford on 18 November[4] and Dyer took his number seven shirt for the next six games before losing his place to Eddie McGoldrick,[3] who signed from Northampton Town on 9 January 1989.[5] Those seven appearances (one goal) made up Dyer's total for the 1988–89 season in which Palace achieved promotion to the top tier.[3] Dyer remained at Palace for the 1989–90 season making 10 further appearances and scoring one other goal, before moving on to Charlton Athletic. He subsequently played for, Oxford United, Lincoln City, Barnet, F.C. Maia (Portugal), Huddersfield Town and Notts County before moving into non-league football firstly with Kingstonian and then Hayes.

Coaching and management career

Having been employed for eight months as a PE Teacher in a South London school,[6] in April 2004 he joined West Ham United as assistant to sports scientist Tony Strudwick.[7] His role at the club changed to conditioning coach in July 2007.[8] and following Kevin Keen's promotion to first-team coach, reserve team coach in September 2008.[9] [10]

In January 2011 he left the Hammers to link up with Chris Powell as assistant manager at Charlton Athletic.[11] On 27 May 2014 Dyer was sacked from Charlton after the appointment of Bob Peeters as manager.[12]

Following the appointment of Powell as the new manager of Huddersfield Town, Dyer, a former Terrier himself, joined the Yorkshire side as assistant manager on 3 September 2014.[13] When Powell was dismissed on 4 November 2015, Dyer also left his post.[14]

On 7 April 2017 Dyer was appointed manager of Welling United until the end of the season.[15] Despite being keen to continue in the manager's role,[16] Welling announced a new management team for the coming season on 12 May 2017.[17] Dyer was appointed as a first team coach at National League South club Whitehawk in October 2017.

He left Whitehawk within days to assist Steve Clarke at Kilmarnock.[18] Clarke was appointed Scotland manager in June 2019, and Dyer became his assistant there while he continued as assistant manager at Kilmarnock under Angelo Alessio. Dyer was made caretaker manager of Kilmarnock after Alessio was sacked in December 2019.[19] [20] After three games in caretaker charge, Dyer was appointed Kilmarnock manager to the end of the 2019–20 season.[21] In June 2020, Dyer signed a permanent two-year contract with Kilmarnock.[22] [23] On 30 January 2021, Dyer left Kilmarnock by mutual consent.[24]

In June 2021 he joined Colchester United as assistant manager to Hayden Mullins.[25] On 19 January 2022, Dyer departed the club.[26]

Dyer was assistant to Alan Pardew at CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria. Dyer, who is black, left with Pardew on 1 June 2022 after what the manager described as a "small group of organised racist fans who tried to sabotage this match" against Botev Plovdiv on 19 May.[27]

Career statistics

Managerial record

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
Kilmarnock20 December 201930 January 2021
Career total

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 . Peter . Dunk . Queen Anne Press . London . 1987 . 198 . 978-0-356-14354-5 .
  2. Book: Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. 1990 . 322. 0907969542.
  3. Book: Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. 1990 . 271. 0907969542.
  4. Book: Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. 1990 . 338. 0907969542.
  5. Book: Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. 1990 . 332. 0907969542.
  6. Web site: Alex delighted. 5 May 2004. West Ham United F.C. Official Website. 7 July 2010.
  7. Web site: Alex on board. 22 April 2004. West Ham United F.C. Official Website. 7 July 2010.
  8. Web site: Nick proving that science is golden. 30 July 2007. West Ham United F.C. Official Website. 7 July 2010.
  9. Web site: Sears enjoying Zola impact. 1 October 2008. West Ham United F.C. Official Website. 7 July 2010.
  10. Web site: Reserves face Tuesday test. 16 December 2008. West Ham United F.C. Official Website. 7 July 2010.
  11. Web site: Powell names number two. 31 January 2011. Charlton Athletic F.C. Official Website. 1 February 2011.
  12. News: Charlton Athletic appoint Belgian Bob Peeters as manager. BBC Sport. 13 November 2014.
  13. News: Alex Dyer happy to be back at Huddersfield Town as part of Chris Powell's coaching team. The Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 13 November 2014.
  14. Web site: CHRIS POWELL LEAVES HUDDERSFIELD TOWN. 14 July 2018.
  15. Web site: Alex Dyer appointed Wings Manager. www.wellingunited.com. 14 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714222046/http://www.wellingunited.com/wp/alex-dyer-appointed-wings-manager/. 14 July 2018. dead.
  16. Web site: Dyer wants Welling job full time. 3 May 2017. Kent Sports News.
  17. Web site: Ex Wing Jamie Coyle announced as Wings Manager. www.wellingunited.com. 14 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714222107/http://www.wellingunited.com/wp/ex-wing-jamie-coyle-announced-as-wings-manager/. 14 July 2018. dead.
  18. Web site: Kilmarnock appoint ex-West Brom boss Steve Clarke as new manager. www.scotsman.com.
  19. Web site: Angelo Alessio: Italian sacked as Kilmarnock manager . BBC . BBC Sport . 17 December 2019 . 17 December 2019.
  20. News: Alex Dyer: who is Kilmarnock's interim boss and could he replace Alessio?. BBC Sport . 18 December 2019.
  21. Web site: Kilmarnock: Alex Dyer appointed manager after interim spell . BBC . BBC Sport . 30 December 2019 . 30 December 2019.
  22. Web site: Alex Dyer: Kilmarnock boss 'chuffed' to continue as right-back Aaron McGowan signs . Jonathan . Sutherland . BBC . BBC Sport . 15 June 2020 . 16 June 2020.
  23. Web site: Dyer confirmed in Killie post | SPFL. spfl.co.uk.
  24. News: Alex Dyer: Kilmarnock boss leaves post 'by mutual consent' after St Johnstone collapse . 30 January 2021 . BBC Sport . 30 January 2021.
  25. News: Colchester United re-sign Freddie Sears & name Alex Dyer as assistant manager . 15 June 2021 . BBC Sport . 15 June 2021.
  26. Web site: Club Statement. www.cu-fc.com. 19 January 2022.
  27. News: CSKA Sofia: Alan Pardew leaves after racist behaviour from some of Bulgarian club's fans . 1 June 2022 . BBC Sport . 1 June 2022.