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Darren Dods Personal information Full name Darren Dods Date of birth 7 June 1975 Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Falkirk Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1992–1998 Hibernian 64 (1) 1998–2004 St. Johnstone 168 (11) 2004–2007 Inverness CT 100 (7) 2007–2011 Dundee United 82 (3) 2011– Falkirk 8 (1) National team‡ 1995–1996 Scotland under-21 5 (0) 2007 Scotland B 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:47, 16 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:52, 4 May 2009 (UTC)Darren Dods (born 7 June 1975) is a professional footballer currently playing as a defender for Scottish First Division side Falkirk.
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Career
Edinburgh-born Dods began his professional career with hometown club Hibernian in 1992, making over seventy first team appearances in a six-year spell. In 1998, Dods moved to St. Johnstone where his performances earned him a four-year contract extension in December 2000.[1] When his contract expired in summer 2004, Dods signed a two-year deal with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[2] He was captain for much of the 2005/2006 season and won the Caley Thistle fans' Player of the Year award.
In March 2006, shortly after Craig Brewster left Inverness to become Dundee United manager, Dods was rumoured to be a target for the Tayside club, although he still had over a year left on his contract.[3] In June, it was reported that Dods had failed to agree a new contract, with Brewster – who had failed in a bid to sign Inverness players Ian Black and David Proctor – still heavily linked with the player.[4] At the start of the 2006–07 season, Dods had a transfer request rejected by Inverness manager Charlie Christie[5] with Inverness subsequently rejecting bids from United of £10,000 and then £35,000 for the player.[6]
On 13 January 2007, it was announced Dods had signed a pre-contract agreement to join Dundee United in June 2007,[7] despite Craig Brewster having left the United manager position three months earlier. New manager Craig Levein said he was "pleased" regarding Dods' two-year deal.[8] On 22 June 2007, Dods formally joined the club, signing a two-year contract with Dundee United. In Dods' ninth game in October 2007, he scored his first goal for the club, heading the only goal in a 1–0 home win over Motherwell.
In November 2007, Dods won a cap for the Scotland B team.[9]
On 13 June 2011, Dods signed for Falkirk.[10] He scored his first goal against Brechin City in a Ramsden's Cup tie on 23 July 2011.[citation needed]
Statistics
Club Season League Cup Lg Cup Other Other Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Hibernian 1996–97 18 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 20 0 1997–98 29 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 32 1 Total 64 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 71 1 St Johnstone 1998–99 34 2 4 1 5 0 0 0 43 3 1999-00 22 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 2 2000–01 30 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 33 1 2001–02 32 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 35 3 2002–03 23 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 27 3 2003–04 26 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 30 3 Total 168 11 10 1 13 3 4 0 195 15 Inverness CT 2004–05 28 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 2005–06 37 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 43 2 2006–07 35 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 39 4 Total 100 7 9 0 3 0 0 0 112 7 Dundee United 2007–08 33 1 3 0 4 1 0 0 40 2 2008–09 19 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 23 2 2009–10 9 0 - - - - - - 11 0 Total 61 2 4 1 9 1 0 0 74 4 Career total 393 21 25 2 30 4 4 0 452 27 Honours
St Johnstone
- Scottish League Cup Runner-up: 1
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- 1998–99
Dundee United
- Scottish League Cup Runner-up: 1
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- 2007–08
References
- ^ "Dods extends Saints stay". BBC Sport website. 2000-12-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_johnstone/1083245.stm.
- ^ "Inverness secure Dods and McBain". BBC Sport website. 2005-04-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/4402549.stm.
- ^ "Inverness angry with speculation". BBC Sport website. 2006-03-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/4785870.stm.
- ^ "Inverness strive to keep Dods on". BBC Sport website. 2006-06-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/5098490.stm.
- ^ "Boss Christie delighted with Dods". BBC Sport website. 2006-08-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/4787671.stm.
- ^ "Brewster fears losing out on Dods". BBC Sport website. 2006-08-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/4775911.stm.
- ^ "Dods to make United summer switch". BBC Sport website. 2007-01-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/6259229.stm.
- ^ "Levein delight at capture of Dods". BBC Sport website. 2007-01-23. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/6290485.stm.
- ^ Lindsay, Clive (2007-11-20). "Scotland B 1–1 Rep of Ireland B". BBC Sport website. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7100835.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ "FALKIRK SIGN DARREN DODS". Falkirk FC website. 2011-06-13. http://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5371&Itemid=320. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
External links
Falkirk F.C. – current squad McGovern · Bowman · Bennett · Dods · Scobbie · Duffie · Brisbane · Kingsley · Wallace · Alston · Compton · D.Fulton · J.Fulton · Millar · Murdoch · Sibbald · El Allagui · Graham · Higginbotham · Weatherston · Manager: Pressley
Categories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Edinburgh
- Association football central defenders
- Scottish footballers
- Scottish Premier League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- St. Johnstone F.C. players
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players
- Dundee United F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Scotland under-21 international footballers
- Scotland B international footballers
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