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Gary Richard Perry Dicker (born 31 July 1986) is an Irish football coach and former professional footballer, who is a assistant manager for the Brighton & Hove Albion under 21’s.

Gary Dicker

Dicker playing for Brighton & Hove Albion in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Gary Richard Perry Dicker[1]
Date of birth	(1986-07-31) 31 July 1986 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth	Dublin,[2] Ireland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Brighton & Hove Albion under 21’s.( assistant manager )
Youth career
	Cherry Orchard
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	UCD	69	(5)
2007	→ Birmingham City (loan)	0	(0)
2007–2009	Stockport County	55	(0)
2009	→ Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)	9	(1)
2009–2013	Brighton & Hove Albion	129	(5)
2013–2014	Rochdale	12	(1)
2014	Crawley Town	11	(0)
2014–2016	Carlisle United	39	(1)
2016–2021	Kilmarnock	158	(3)
2021–2022	Brighton & Hove Albion U23s
Total		482	(16)
National team
2005	Republic of Ireland U19	2	(0)
2006	Republic of Ireland U21	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He started his career with League of Ireland club UCD and went on to make more than 200 appearances in the English Football League, most notably with Brighton & Hove Albion, then spending almost five-and-a-half-years with Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock before semi-retiring in 2021 when he returned to Brighton and became a player-coach for Brighton & Hove Albion U23s. Dicker played for his country of Ireland at under-19 and under-21 level. Shortly after announcing his retirement from his playing career in January 2022, he became a coach for Brighton's under-18s.

Club career

UCD

Born in Dublin, Dicker began his career at League of Ireland side UCD. He joined from his local junior club Cherry Orchard and was gradually introduced into the first team through substitute appearances towards the latter end of UCD's successful 2004 First Division campaign. Dicker progressed his way into a regular starting position the following season and successfully partnered Tony McDonnell in central midfield for the 2005 and 2006 Premier Division seasons. During his time at UCD he earned underage honours for Ireland at under-19 and under-21 level.

In the 2006 League of Ireland close season he spent a loan spell at Championship side Birmingham City, but he never made it past the reserve team. He made his debut for the Birmingham City reserves against Stoke City Reserves, which Birmingham won 3–0. The Birmingham reserve team coach, Keith Bertschin, described Dicker as a "very decent player. He's a good technical player, who can see and put in some lovely weighted passes and is decent with both feet".

Stockport County

Dicker was signed by manager Jim Gannon for Stockport County on 29 May 2007, for a fee of just £40,000, signing a contract until 1 July 2010.[4] He played a regular part in Stockport's 2007–08 League Two campaign and took part in a promotion for the second time in his career as County successfully negotiated their way into League One via the playoffs. Dicker was a fan favourite during his time at Stockport for his passing ability and off the ball work rate. Dicker scored his only goal for Stockport in November 2008, opening the scoring in a 5–0 win in an FA Cup first-round tie at home to Yeovil Town.[5]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 26 March 2009, Dicker joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for the remainder of the season.[6] He made nine appearances for the Seagulls, scoring one goal, during this spell. On 25 June, he joined Brighton on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.[7] On 28 April 2011, having helped Brighton secure promotion to the Championship, Dicker was rewarded with a two-year contract extension.[8] He was released when that contract expired at the end of the 2012–13 season.[9]

Rochdale

On 13 September 2013, Dicker joined Rochdale on an initial five-month deal.[10]

Crawley Town (loan)

On 23 January 2014, Dicker joined Crawley Town for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[11]

Carlisle United

On 27 June 2014, Dicker signed a two-year deal with League Two side Carlisle United.[12]

Kilmarnock

On 1 February 2016, Dicker moved to Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock, signing an eighteen-month contract.[13] He made his debut in a Scottish Cup tie away to Rangers five days later.[14] In early February 2021, Dicker was asked to help take temporary charge of the Kilmarnock first team alongside James Fowler and Andy Millen following the departure of Alex Dyer.[15] He left Kilmarnock at the end of the 2020–21 season.[16]

Return to Brighton

Dicker returned to Brighton & Hove Albion on 2 July 2021, signing a deal to become a coach for the U23s whilst being eligible to play as one of three over-age outfield players in the Premier League 2.[17] He made his first appearance since signing on 14 September, starting in the away trip at Walsall in the group stage of the EFL Trophy. He was shown a straight red card for a dangerous challenge on Emmanuel Osadebe in the 1–0 loss.[18] On 25 January 2022, Dicker announced his retirement from playing professional football.[19]

Coaching career

On 31 January 2022, six days after he announced his retirement from playing, he became a Lead coach for Brighton & Hove Albion U18s.[20] September 2022, Dicker became assistant manager Brighton & Hove Albion under 21’s.

Career statistics

[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stockport County	2007–08[22]	League Two	30	0	0	0	2	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	36	0
	2008–09[23]	League One	25	0	4	1	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	32	1
	Total		55	0	4	1	3	0	6	0	68	1
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)	2008–09[23]	League One	9	1	—		—		—		9	1
Brighton & Hove Albion	2009–10[24]	League One	42	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	47	2
	2010–11[25]	League One	46	3	4	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	52	3
	2011–12[26]	Championship	18	0	0	0	1	0	—		19	0
	2012–13[27]	Championship	23	0	2	0	1	0	—		26	0
	Total		138	6	11	0	3	0	1	0	153	6
Rochdale	2013–14[28]	League Two	12	1	1	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	15	1
Crawley Town	2013–14[28]	League One	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
Carlisle United	2014–15[29]	League Two	20	1	1	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	23	1
	2015–16[30]	League Two	19	0	4	0	3	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	27	0
	Total		39	1	5	0	3	0	3	0	50	1
Kilmarnock	2015–16[30][31]	Scottish Premiership	12	0	2	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	16	0
	2016–17[32]	Scottish Premiership	36	1	1	0	4	0	—		41	1
	2017–18[33]	Scottish Premiership	21	0	4	0	0	0	—		25	0
	2018–19[34]	Scottish Premiership	35	0	3	0	4	0	—		42	0
	2019–20[35]	Scottish Premiership	30	2	3	0	2	0	2[lower-alpha 4]	0	37	2
	2020–21[36]	Scottish Premiership	24	0	2	0	1	0	—		27	0
	Total		158	3	15	0	11	0	4	0	188	3
Brighton & Hove Albion U23	2021–22	—			—		—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	1	0
Career total			413	11	36	1	20	0	17	0	486	12

Note

• Statistic table is currently missing the stats for Dicker's UCD career and his Birmingham City loan spell.

Honours

Stockport County

• Football League Two play-offs: 2008

Brighton & Hove Albion

• Football League One: 2010–11[37]

References

External links

• Gary Dicker at Soccerbase

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Gary Dicker (Dublino, 31 luglio 1986) è un calciatore irlandese, centrocampista del Brighton U23.

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