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Dean Richards (footballer)
Dean Ivor Richards (9 June 1974 – 26 February 2011) was an English professional association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. He began his career at hometown club Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City before a four-year stay with Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers. He left to play Premier League football with Southampton F.C., Southampton and finally Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur. He also made four appearances for England national under-21 football team, England under-21s. Richards retired from playing in 2005 due to health concerns, but later returned to the game as a coach at Bradford. He died six years later at the age of 36. Personal life Richards was born in Bradford on 9 June 1974. He attended Allerton Middle School and Rhodesway School in Bradford. Playing career Bradford City As a central-defender, Richards started his career at his hometown club Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City as a youth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradford
Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 census; the second-largest population centre in the county after Leeds, which is to the east of the city. It shares a continuous built-up area with the towns of Shipley, Silsden, Bingley and Keighley in the district as well as with the metropolitan county's other districts. Its name is also given to Bradford Beck. It became a West Riding of Yorkshire municipal borough in 1847 and received its city charter in 1897. Since local government reform in 1974, the city is the administrative centre of a wider metropolitan district, city hall is the meeting place of Bradford City Council. The district has civil parishes and unparished areas and had a population of , making it the most populous district in England. In the century leadin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
