Warren Hackett (born 16 December 1971) is a former professional footballer who played as an international for
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...
. A
defender, primarily a
left-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
, he began his career with
Tottenham Hotspur
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and was part of the 1990 winning FA Youth Cup side, but was released without breaking into the first-team, having spells with
Leyton Orient
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,
Doncaster
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,
Mansfield
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and
Barnet
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.
After retirement from the football league due to injury, Hackett played for two seasons in
non-League football
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before going into coaching where he was assistant manager at
Waltham Forest
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,
Fisher Athletic and
Erith & Belvedere.
He then moved to
Toronto, Ontario
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, Canada to further his coaching career and worked for
Glen Shields Soccer Club
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as an Academy Director. He returned to England and was the Academy manager / Centre Of Excellence Manager at
Dagenham & Redbridge. Hackett was promoted to first-team assistant manager, along with
Darren Currie
Darren Paul Currie (born 29 November 1974) is an English former Association football, footballer who made over 600 appearances in The Football League. He is assistant head coach of Southend United F.C., Southend United.
Club career
Currie, who ...
, in February 2013 when his former Leyton Orient team-mate
Wayne Burnett
Wayne Burnett (born 4 September 1971) is an English football coach and former footballer who is manager of Tottenham Hotspur under-23's team.
As a player Burnett was a midfielder from 1989 until 2004 notably playing in the Football League for ...
took over as manager of Dagenham.
In December 2015, following the sacking of manager Burnett, Hackett and Currie became caretaker managers of Dagenham & Redbridge losing their first game in charge, on 26 December, 3–0 at home to
Cambridge United
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.
Managerial statistics
References
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1971 births
Living people
English people of Saint Lucian descent
English men's footballers
People with acquired Saint Lucian citizenship
Saint Lucian men's footballers
Leyton Orient F.C. players
Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
Mansfield Town F.C. players
Barnet F.C. players
Grays Athletic F.C. players
Saint Lucia men's international footballers
Harrow Borough F.C. players
Redbridge F.C. players
Chesham United F.C. players
Waltham Forest F.C. players
Fisher Athletic F.C. players
Erith & Belvedere F.C. players
Men's association football defenders
Footballers from Plaistow, Newham
English Football League players
Saint Lucian football managers
English Football League managers
Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. managers
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