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Dean Gerken Personal information Full name Dean Jeffrey Gerken Date of birth 22 May 1985 Place of birth Southend-on-Sea, England Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Bristol City Number 22 Youth career Southend United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002–2009 Colchester United 109 (0) 2009 → Darlington (loan) 7 (0) 2009– Bristol City 42 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:12, 24 August 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Dean Jeffrey Gerken (born 22 May 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a goalkeeper.
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Club career
Colchester United
Gerken was born in Southend-on-Sea. He started his career at Southend United as a youngster before moving to Essex rivals Colchester United.[1] As a teenager he attracted the attention of England goalkeeping coach Ray Clemence.[1] He made his first-team debut against Brentford in League One in 2004, as a stand-in for Simon Brown and Richard McKinney.[2] In the 2004–05 season, replacing first-choice goalkeeper Aidan Davison, Gerken kept four clean sheets in 17 appearances.[3][4]
More appearances in Colchester's successful 2005–06 campaign gave Gerken another four clean sheets,[5] including the crucial 0–0 draw at Yeovil Town that clinched Colchester's promotion to the Football League Championship.[6]
Gerken made the number one position his own[7] as the over-achieving[8] U's ended the 2006–07 season in tenth place.[9] Gerken was crowned Colchester's Young Player of the Year for 2007.[10] He signed an extended contract in July 2007,[7] and played 40 League games during the 2007–08 season,[11] at the end of which Colchester were relegated back to League One.[9]
On 15 January 2009, Gerken signed a one-month loan deal with League Two side Darlington.[12] He went straight into the starting eleven for their next game, a 5–1 defeat of Luton Town.[13]
Gerken returned to his parent club soon after, due to Darlington going into administration.
Bristol City
On 30 June 2009, it was confirmed that Bristol City had completed the signing of Gerken for an undisclosed fee, to end his seven-season stay with Colchester United. Gerken was arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure in the early hours of 25 October 2009 after he was allegedly spotted urinating in public.[14]
References
- ^ a b "Soccer: Gerken Attracts Attention From England Coach". Thurrock Gazette (Newsquest). 14 November 2003. http://archive.thurrockgazette.co.uk/2003/11/14/138278.html. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Brentford vs Colchester". Colchester United F.C.. 12 April 2004. http://www.cu-fc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10424~23761,00.html. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Deano Ready For Call Up". Colchester United F.C.. 7 July 2004. http://www.cu-fc.com/page/Press/0,,10424~538095,00.html. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Games played by Dean Gerken in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=33809&seasonid=134. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Games played by Dean Gerken in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=33809&seasonid=135. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Yeovil 0–0 Colchester". BBC Sport. 6 May 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/4957590.stm. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ a b "Exclusive: Stopper Signs New U's Deal". Colchester United F.C.. 14 July 2007. http://www.cu-fc.com/page/News/0,,10424~1073071,00.html. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Colchester have earned right to be respected" (reprint). Western Daily Press (Bristol: NewsBank). 20 February 2007. http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:WDPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=11778BE7AA315C70&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0d0cb57ab53df815. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ a b "Colchester United". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. http://www.fchd.info/COLCHESU.HTM. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Who Is Your Young Player Of The Year?". Colchester United F.C.. 15 April 2008. http://www.cu-fc.com/page/News/0,,10424~1290019,00.html. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Games played by Dean Gerken in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=33809&seasonid=137. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Dean Gerken brought in on loan". Darlington F.C.. 15 January 2009. http://www.darlington-fc.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10339~1521683,00.html. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
- ^ "Darlington 5–1 Luton". BBC Sport. 17 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7816209.stm. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
- ^ "Goalkeeper arrested over exposure". BBC News. 28 October 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/8330037.stm. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
External links
- Profile at Colchester United F.C.
- Dean Gerken career stats at Soccerbase
Bristol City F.C. – current squad 1 James · 2 Spence · 3 McAllister · 4 Fontaine · 5 Nyatanga · 6 Louis Carey · 7 Elliott · 8 Kilkenny · 9 Stead · 10 Maynard · 11 Woolford · 12 Taylor · 14 Skuse · 15 Reid · 16 Clarkson · 17 Bolasie · 18 Wilson · 19 Ribeiro · 20 Campbell-Ryce · 21 Cissé · 22 Gerken · 23 Edwards · 24 Jackson · 25 Ball · 26 Lennox · 27 Adomah · 28 Hunt · 29 Holloway · 30 Muggeridge · 31 Bryan · 34 Pitman · 35 Stewart · 36 McGivern · Manager: McInnes
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Southend-on-Sea
- English footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- The Football League players
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