Danny Dichio

Europe

Born in Hammersmith, London, to an English mother and an Italian father, Dichio began his career at Queens Park Rangers, joining as an apprentice in June 1991 and turning professional in May 1993. The sale of Les Ferdinand to Newcastle United in the summer of 1995 provided Dichio with the opportunity to break into QPR's first team in the 1995–96 Premier League season. He scored on his league debut for QPR against Aston Villa, and forged a strike partnership with Kevin Gallen throughout the remainder of the season. Prior to his QPR debut, he played on loan at Barnet and Welling United. Dichio moved to Italy's Serie A with Sampdoria in the close season of 1996/97 playing only one game in the UEFA cup, and soon after had a loan spell at Lecce. He returned to England to join Sunderland in January 1998, helping them win promotion to the Premiership as Division One champions with 105 points in his first full season (1998–99), and finish seventh in the Premiership in the next two seasons. While at Sunderland, Dichio went on loan to West Bromwich Albion at the start of the 2001–02 season. The spell was a successful one, with Dichio scoring on his debut away at Sheffield Wednesday on 25 August 2001 and again on his home debut in a 1–0 win against Gillingham two days later. He joined the Midlands side permanently in November 2001 in a £1.25 million deal, and helped them to achieve promotion. In Albion's first Premiership campaign the following season, Dichio was their…

Following the firing of head coach Preki in September 2010, Nick Dasovic was named interim head coach, and Dichio became an assistant coach. With new management put in place during the off-season in 2011, Aron Winter as head coach and Bob de Klerk as his assistant named Dichio as the new head coach of the TFC Academy U-18 team that competed in the Canadian Soccer League's first division. Dichio replaced former coach Jason Bent, who was with the academy for three years before being promoted as Winter's second assistant. After the conclusion of the 2012 season, he was nominated for the division's coach of the year. In 2021, he served as an assistant coach with Toronto FC II and was also named to the coaching staff for the Canada national team. He announced his departure from the Toronto FC organization after the 2021 season. In 2022, he joined the coaching staff of Mark Briggs as an assistant coach for the Sacramento Republic in the USL Championship. On November 29, 2023, Dichio was officially appointed as the new manager for USL Championship club Detroit City, replacing Trevor James, who remained with the club as the sporting director.

Sunderland

Football League First Division: 1998–99