Warren Hackett (born 16 December 1971) is a former professional footballer who played as an international for

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. A defender, primarily a

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, he began his career with

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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

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and

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. After retirement from the football league due to injury, Hackett played for two seasons in

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before going into coaching where he was assistant manager at

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, Fisher Athletic and Erith & Belvedere. He then moved to

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, Canada to further his coaching career and worked for

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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

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, in February 2013 when his former Leyton Orient team-mate

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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

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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 {{SaintLucia-footy-bio-stub