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). |
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Dean Jeffrey Gerken (born 22 May 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a goalkeeper.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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.
[edit] External links
- Profile at Colchester United F.C.
- Dean Gerken career stats at Soccerbase
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