Alan James Dunne (born 23 August 1982) is a former Irish professional

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who played as a

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. He is currently the first-team coach for club

Bromley Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is south-east of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 87,889 as of 2011. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, char ...

. He played in the

English Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engl ...

for

Millwall Millwall is a district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the immediate south of Canary Wharf and Limehouse, north of Greenwich and Deptford, east ...

and

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a professio ...

as well as in non-league football for Bromley. Dunne has been married to his wife Aimee Dunne, since 2009, with whom he has had two children.

Early life

Dunne was born in

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

, County Dublin.

Career

Dunne started his career with

's youth system, before signing a professional contract in March 2000. He made his first-team debut on 19 March 2002 against

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Dunne was awarded Player of the Year. He was sent off a record ten times for Millwall and also received 85 yellow cards in his Millwall career. Dunne was released by Millwall at the end of the 2014–15 season after 22 years at the club. On 27 July 2015, Dunne signed for newly relegated

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club

on a two-year contract. He left Orient by mutual consent on 18 January 2017. On 20 January 2017, Dunne signed for

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club

. He made his debut for the club in a 3–1 home victory over

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on 28 January.

Career statistics

Honours

Bromley *

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runner-up: 2017–18 Individual *

Player of the Year: 2009–10

References

External links

Profile
at the Bromley F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunne, Alan 1982 births Living people Association footballers from Dublin (city) Republic of Ireland association footballers Association football defenders Millwall F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Bromley F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers Expatriate footballers in England Irish expatriate sportspeople in England