Dean Kiely
Kiely with the Republic of Ireland national team in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Dean Laurence Kiely | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | |||
| –1987 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
| 1989 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1990 | → York City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1990–1996 | York City | 210 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Bury | 137 | (0) |
| 1999–2006 | Charlton Athletic | 222 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Portsmouth | 15 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Luton Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | West Bromwich Albion | 69 | (0) |
| Total | 664 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| England U15 | 13 | (0) | |
| England U16 | 13 | (0) | |
| England U17 | 4 | (0) | |
| Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) | |
| 1999–2008 | Republic of Ireland | 11 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Dean Laurence Kiely (born 10 October 1970) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He won 11 caps for the Republic of Ireland. Kiely has worked as the goalkeeping coach at West Bromwich Albion and Norwich City.
Born in Salford, Lancashire, Kiely trained with the West Bromwich Albion youth system as a schoolboy before being accepted into the FA School of Excellence at Lilleshall. After Albion he progressed through the Coventry City youth system as a trainee before signing a professional contract on 30 October 1987. He went to Ipswich Town on loan in November 1989 but failed to make any league appearances. Kiely joined York City on loan on 9 March 1990 before joining permanently in May, when he was given his first chance at regular first team football. He made 210 league appearances for them between 1990 and 1996, and played in their 3–0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford in the League Cup.
Following a trial with Plymouth Argyle, Kiely signed for Bury on 15 August 1996 for a tribunal-decided fee of £125,000. He spent three seasons at Bury, making 137 league appearances in the process. He was instrumental in Bury winning the Second Division title in the 1996–97 season, most notably with an 88th-minute penalty save in the penultimate game of the season from Watford's Tommy Mooney. Bury requiring a point to guarantee a second automatic promotion in as many seasons had Kiely to thank after he kept the scoreline at 0–0 in a memorable day at Vicarage Road.
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