Danny Dichio

Danny Dichio
Dichio in 2012
Personal information
Full name Daniele Salvatore Ernest Dichio[1]
Date of birth (1974-10-19) 19 October 1974 (age 49)[1]
Place of birth Notting Hill, London, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1991–1993 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1997 Queens Park Rangers 75 (20)
1993Welling United (loan) 3 (8)
1994Barnet (loan) 9 (2)
1997–1998 Sampdoria 2 (2)
1997Lecce (loan) 10 (2)
1998–2001 Sunderland 76 (17)
2001West Bromwich Albion (loan) 3 (4)
2001–2004 West Bromwich Albion 63 (16)
2003Derby County (loan) 6 (1)
2004Millwall (loan) 5 (5)
2004–2005 Millwall 41 (12)
2005–2007 Preston North End 63 (9)
2007–2009 Toronto FC 59 (14)
Total 415 (112)
International career
1995 England U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2010 Toronto FC (assistant)
2010–2020 Toronto FC III
2021 Toronto FC II (assistant)
2022–2023 Sacramento Republic (assistant)
2024– Detroit City FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniele Salvatore Ernest Dichio (born 19 October 1974) is an English retired professional footballer and the manager of Detroit City FC. Previously Dichio has served as an assistant for Sacramento Republic FC.

Dichio scored the first goal in Toronto FC history against the Chicago Fire on 12 May 2007. Later in that same game he became the first player in club history to be red-carded.

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2007). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08. Mainstream Publishing. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3.