About Dean Austin
Dean Barry Austin (born 26 April 1970) is an English football manager and former professional player who is the sporting director at Coventry City. As a player, he was a defender who notably played in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur, making 124 appearances for the club over a six-year spell. He also notably played in the Football League for Crystal Palace where he made the most appearances of his career. He would also play professionally for Southend United and at non-league level for St Albans City and Woking. Following retirement, he became manager of Farnborough Town, and then went on to hold coaching roles at Southend United, Watford, Reading, Crystal Palace, Bolton Wanderers and Notts County. In April 2018, Austin was appointed manager of Northampton Town, initially in a caretaker capacity, but was dismissed in September of the same year. In the 1990–91 season he received an injury and was forced to miss out on the beginning of the season, but after recovering he became an integral part of the team as Southend just missed out on the Division 3 title.
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