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Dean Furman Personal information Full name Dean Furman Date of birth 22 June 1988 Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Oldham Athletic Number 8 Youth career 2003–2006 Chelsea Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2009 Rangers 1 (0) 2008–2009 → Bradford City (loan) 33 (4) 2009– Oldham Athletic 84 (6) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:12, 23 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Dean Furman (born 22 June 1988 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African footballer who plays for English League One club Oldham Athletic, after signing from Rangers. Furman has also been selected for the South Africa national team squad, but is yet to play.
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Club career
Chelsea
Born in Cape Town, South Africa, to a Jewish family, Furman began his footballing career as a youth team player at Premier League club Chelsea.[1] However, he did not make the breakthrough into the first team and so left the club.
Rangers
He signed for Rangers on 10 May 2006.[2] Contrary to some reports, he was not Paul Le Guen's first signing for Rangers but was spotted by the club's youth department. Furman was a regular in the reserve side and captained the Under-19 team to the Scottish Youth Cup final in 2007, where they beat Old Firm rivals Celtic.[3]
He signed a new two-year contract on 24 October 2007.[4] Furman made his debut for Rangers against Dundee United on 10 May 2008, as a second half substitute for Kevin Thomson.[5]
Bradford City
On 27 August 2008, he joined English League Two side Bradford City, managed by former Rangers midfielder Stuart McCall, on loan until January.[6][7] He made his debut for Bradford City as a late substitute in a 3–2 defeat away to Aldershot Town three days after his signing before he made his first start in a Football League Trophy game with Leeds United and first league start at Shrewsbury Town, all of which ended in defeats for Bradford.[8][9] After playing 12 league games for Bradford, he pulled his hamstring, which kept him out for more than a month before he returned to action in a reserve game against Hartlepool United on 16 December.[10] His first game back in the first team was as a late substitute in a 0–0 draw with Lincoln City ten days later.[11] Having returned to fitness, Furman also extended his loan spell with Bradford to the end of the season.[12] His first goal for Bradford came later the same month when he scored Bradford's first equaliser in a 3–3 league draw with Luton Town.[13]
Oldham Athletic
Furman returned to Rangers at the end of the season and was offered a new one-year deal at Ibrox,[14] as well as an offer from Bradford City.[15] Instead, Furman returned to England with League One side Oldham Athletic, joining them on 29 June 2009, on a three-year contract.[16] Furman won the Football League Goal of the Year 2011 for his effort against Notts County on 14 August 2010.[17] Furman was appointed captain of Oldham Athletic for the 2011-12 season.[18]
International career
Furman received his first international call-up for South Africa for a friendly on 19 August 2008 against Australia.[19] He was an un-used subsititute in that match.
See also
References
- ^ Milner, Jack (10 May 2007). "Captain Dean's double vision" (PDF). Jewish Report. http://www.sajewishreport.co.za/pdf/2007/may/May-10-2007.pdf. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
- ^ "Le Guen signs up Chelsea teenager" BBC Sport website (10 May 2006)
- ^ "Rangers romp to SFA Youth Cup win" BBC Sport website (27 April 2007)
- ^ "Contract Thrillers". Rangers F.C.. 24 October 2007. http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ReserveDetail/0,,5~1150789,00.html.[dead link]
- ^ "Rangers 3–1 Dundee Utd". BBC Sport. 10 May 2008. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7390628.stm.
- ^ Parker, Simon (27 August 2008). "City sign Rangers starlet on loan". Telegraph & Argus. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/3626669.City_sign_Rangers_starlet_on_loan/. Retrieved 27 August 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "Bradford City take Furman on loan" BBC Sport Website (28 August 2008)
- ^ "Games played by Dean Furman in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?seasonid=138&playerid=43788. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
- ^ Parker, Simon (2 October 2008). "Furman out to nail down starting spot". Telegraph & Argus. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/3720313.Furman_out_to_nail_down_starting_spot/. Retrieved 2 October 2008.[dead link]
- ^ Parker, Simon (16 December 2008). "Injured City pair back in action". Telegraph & Argus. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/3982463.Injured_City_pair_back_in_action/. Retrieved 16 December 2008.[dead link]
- ^ Parker, Simon (26 December 2008). "City firing blanks again". Telegraph & Argus. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/4004121.City_firing_blanks_again/. Retrieved 27 December 2008.[dead link]
- ^ Parker, Simon (1 January 2009). "City end Moncur's loan spell". Telegraph & Argus. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/4012431.City_end_Moncur_s_loan_spell/. Retrieved 6 January 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Furman scores for Bradford". Kick Off. 26 January 2009. http://www.kickoff.com/static/news/article.php?id=6407. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ^ MacPherson, Graeme (20 July 2009). "Furman backs Rangers talent despite decision to leave". The Herald. http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines/display.var.2520878.0.Furman_backs_young_Rangers_talent_despite_own_decision_to_leave.php. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- ^ <pr> Despite not scoring in his first year at boundary park, he started his second season with an array of goals, including two 30-yard (27 m) volleys in consecutive mathches.Parker, Simon (22 June 2009). "Furman set to shun City pursuit". Telegraph & Argus. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/4450061.Furman_set_to_shun_City_pursuit/. Retrieved 19 July 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Latics land Furman". Sky Sports. 29 June 2009. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11781_5406515,00.html. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ "Dean Furman strike for Oldham wins Goal of the Year". BBC. 21 March 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/9431229.stm. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/10/oldham-athletic/58281/captain-furman
- ^ "McCarthy returns for South Africa" The World Game (14 August 2008)
External links
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. – current squad 1 Cisak · 2 M'voto · 3 Black · 4 Wesolowski · 5 Diamond · 6 Clarke · 7 Morais · 8 Furman · 9 Reid · 10 Simpson · 11 Adeyemi · 12 Diallo · 14 Smith · 15 Brooke · 16 Tarkowski · 17 Parker · 18 Taylor · 19 Lee · 20 Scapuzzi · 21 Millar · 22 Bembo-Leta · 23 McGrath · 24 Hughes · 25 Carr · 26 Winchester · 27 Burns · 28 Gerrard · 29 Mellor · 30 Mancini · 32 Kuqi · Manager: Dickov
Categories:- 1988 births
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- South African association football players
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- Rangers F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- People from Cape Town
- Jewish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Scottish Premier League players
- The Football League players
- White South African people
- White South African association football players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in England
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