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Dalian Atkinson

1968 - 2016

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Dalian Atkinson is the 8,821st most popular soccer player (down from 7,872nd in 2024), the 6,635th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,307th in 2019) and the 510th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Dalian Atkinson ranks 8,821 out of 21,273. Before her are Adiel de Oliveira Amorim, Mateo Musacchio, Aly Cissokho, Pascal Feindouno, Raúl Bobadilla, and Vratislav Greško. After her are Younès Kaboul, José Luis Martí, Søren Colding, Kamil Kopúnek, Michael Mifsud, and Cristóbal Parralo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Dalian Atkinson ranks 691. Before her are Héctor Milián, Patricia Girard, Kay Bluhm, Jon Schaffer, Jari Isometsä, and Štěpánka Hilgertová. After her are Ayu Utami, Rexy Mainaky, Richard Sulík, Ma Wenge, Junot Díaz, and Alberto Belsué. Among people deceased in 2016, Dalian Atkinson ranks 594. Before her are Patricia Barry, Tera Wray, Amber Rayne, David Cañada, Kay Starr, and Marcos Danilo Padilha. After her are Donald Henderson, Balram Jakhar, Ali Hussein Shihab, Deborah S. Jin, Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, and David Hahn.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dalian Atkinson ranks 6,637 out of 8,785. Before her are Gary Pallister (1965), Laurie Lee (1914), Rob Edwards (1982), Jack O'Connell (1990), Robert Lindsay (1949), and Simon Curtis (1960). After her are Dan Wheldon (1978), Sheila Sherwood (1945), Jack Hendry (1995), Samantha Bentley (1987), Tom Robinson (1950), and Ruth Gemmell (1967).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Dalian Atkinson ranks 510. Before her are Jazz Richards (1991), Adrian Alston (1949), Bertie Auld (1938), Ray Parlour (1973), Peter Sillett (1933), and Gary Pallister (1965). After her are Jack Hendry (1995), Phil O'Donnell (1972), Marc Wilson (1987), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (1996), Shay Brennan (1937), and Fraser Forster (1988).

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