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    Dario Gradi (born 8 July 1941) is an Italian-English former football player, coach and manager. He was associated for more than 36 years with Crewe Alexandra...
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  • struggling in the fourth tier before their fortunes were revived under Dario Gradi, manager for 24 years from 1983. He twice led the team to promotion to...
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  • Woodward criticised Crewe for failing to apologise. On 24 November, Dario Gradi, manager at Crewe during the early 1980s, released a statement saying...
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    was appointed as a youth coach at Crewe Alexandra in 1992, aged 22 by Dario Gradi, who had coached Holland as a schoolboy. Holland had successfully completed...
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  • Batsford had resigned as manager on 2 January 1978 to be succeeded by Dario Gradi, who guided the club to promotion in 1978–79. Wimbledon's first stay...
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    professional manager, with 1626, beating the previous record of 1601 set by Dario Gradi. Warnock played as a winger for Chesterfield, Rotherham United, Hartlepool...
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    named after the then manager of Crewe Alexandra F.C., Dario Gradi, and the similarity to Gradi was not a complete coincidence. Paul Spencer also said...
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    a product of Crewe's renowned youth development policy under manager Dario Gradi.[citation needed] He signed scholarship forms as a 16-year-old in 2000...
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  • imprisoned in 2018, while Crewe Alexandra and its former manager and director Dario Gradi were repeatedly criticised for failures at the time of Bennell's offences...
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  • games, most of which were during his 22-year spell with the Gunners. Dario Gradi, of dual English and Italian heritage, took charge of 1,557 Football...
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    Ernie Tagg had two spells in charge, and Dario Gradi four (including one spell co-managing with Steve Holland). Gradi holds the record for the most games:...
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    trainee at Crewe Alexandra. Murphy praised the role of Crewe manager Dario Gradi in his footballing education, considering him as his mentor. In November...
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  • director Dario Gradi also revealed that the club, known for producing young talented players, were losing a lot of their players to bigger clubs. Gradi commented...
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  • of professional coaches have also started out at Senrab, most notably Dario Gradi, who, until June 2007, was the longest-serving football manager in the...
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  • then managed by Dario Gradi who had recently started a player development scheme that became the Crewe Alexandra F.C. Academy. Gradi noticed Critchley's...
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    Huddersfield Town before becoming manager of non-League Altrincham. Dario Gradi, (born 1941), manager of Crewe Alexandra (1983–2007 and 2009–2011), lives...
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  • English Football League club Crewe Alexandra F.C. Set up by manager Dario Gradi in the late 1980s, it achieved official status as an FA Youth Academy...
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  • fee of £50,000. At Crewe, his career took off under the guidance of Dario Gradi, who switched him from the right wing to a creative role in the centre...
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    Crewe win promotion, Savage handed in a transfer request to manager Dario Gradi. Savage was transferred to Premier League side Leicester City managed...
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    by Crewe Alexandra on a two-year contract in May 2010, with manager Dario Gradi looking to add experience to the squad. Upon re-signing for Crewe, Bell...
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    He had previously been tipped to represent England by Crewe manager Dario Gradi, who felt it unlikely that he would be selected "from a club like Bristol...
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  • 1977 under the management of Dario Gradi. Bassett was promoted to first team manager following the departure of Dario Gradi to Crystal Palace in January...
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    He said that the chance to work closely with manager Dario Gradi excited him, and that Gradi's status as a renowned coach convinced him to join the club...
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  • strugglers Crewe Alexandra appointed Milan-born ex-Wimbledon manager Dario Gradi as their new manager. The tables and results below are reproduced here...
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    1995. He never made a first-team appearance for the Red Devils, but Dario Gradi spotted the youngster's potential and secured Westwood's services for...
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  • Lawrie Sanchez Robbie Simpson Tony Waiters George Williams Bob Wilson Dario Gradi Barry Hines Ted Powell Keith Blunt Alan Bradshaw Chris Forino-Joseph...
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  • December, The Independent reported a Chelsea youth player's allegation that Dario Gradi, then Chelsea's assistant manager, visited the player's family's home...
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  • 1980 1980 6 1 1 4 016.67 Malcolm Allison  ENG 1980 1981 9 1 3 5 011.11 Dario Gradi  ENG 1981 1981 30 7 3 20 023.33 Steve Kember  ENG 1981 1982 30 8 8 14...
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    local Dawlish youth side. He was spotted by Crewe Alexandra manager Dario Gradi on a pre-season tour of Devon. He moved to Cheshire, attended Holmes...
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  • 1976 9 June 1998 14 October 1980 15 January 1999 220 80 76 64 036.36 Dario Gradi 26 January 1981 10 November 1981 30 7 3 20 023.33 Steve Kember 10 November...
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