David Dunn, English footballer and manager
David John Ian Dunn (born 27 December 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is now a manager, most recently in charge at Barrow.
Dunn spent the majority of his playing career representing Blackburn Rovers. His first stint began as a youth player in 1997 and signed professional terms a year later. During this time, Dunn made his only appearance for England in 2002. He then joined Birmingham City a year later before returning to Blackburn in 2007; continuing as a crucial squad member. He remained there until 2015, with them now a Championship club, when he signed for Oldham Athletic, his final club as a player before his retirement under a year later.
He was player-manager at Oldham between September 2015 and January 2016, and then Blackburn's under-23s and first team assistant coach. In 2020, he was coach and briefly caretaker manager at Blackpool, and had five months as manager of Barrow.
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Events on 1979
- 1Feb
Ruhollah Khomeini
Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile. - 11Feb
Ruhollah Khomeini
The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. - 16Mar
People's Liberation Army
Sino-Vietnamese War: The People's Liberation Army crosses the border back into China, ends the war. - 15Jul
Malaise speech
U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech". - 16Dec
OPEC
Libya joins four other OPEC nations in raising crude oil prices, which has an immediate, dramatic effect on the United States.