.jpg) Atkinson in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dalian Robert Atkinson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 15 August 2016 (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Telford, Shropshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1989 | Ipswich Town | 60 | (18) |
| 1989–1990 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | (10) |
| 1990–1991 | Real Sociedad | 29 | (12) |
| 1991–1995 | Aston Villa | 85 | (25) |
| 1995–1997 | Fenerbahçe | 21 | (10) |
| 1996 | → Metz (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | → Manchester City (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 1997–1999 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2001 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 246+ | (75+) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990 | England B | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dalian Robert Atkinson (21 March 1968 – 15 August 2016) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker.
During his club football career, he played in England for Ipswich Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Manchester City, winning the Football League Cup at Villa in 1994 where he also played in the Premier League. He also played in Spain for Real Sociedad, in France for Metz, in Turkey for Fenerbahçe, in Saudi Arabia for Al-Ittihad, and in South Korea for Daejeon Hana Citizen and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. He was capped once at England B level, scoring a goal in that single appearance.
Atkinson died on 15 August 2016. He was near his father's house in Trench, Telford, where he had grown up. Officers of West Mercia Police, who had responded to a call, fired a taser at him and one officer kicked him in the head. Atkinson went into cardiac arrest. The police officer who killed him was later found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to eight years in prison.[3]
- ^ "Player Details: Dalian Robert Atkinson". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ Dalian Atkinson at Soccerbase
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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