Dario Gradi
 Gradi in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dario Gradi | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1970 | Sutton United | ||
| 1971 | Tooting & Mitcham United | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1976–1977 | Sutton United | ||
| 1978–1981 | Wimbledon | ||
| 1981 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 1983–2007 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 2008 | Crewe Alexandra (caretaker) | ||
| 2009–2011 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dario Gradi is an Italian footballer and manager who is mostly associated with Crewe Alexandra, whom he managed for nearly 28 years.
He has also managed Sutton United, Wimbledon, and Crystal Palace.
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Wimbledon | 5 January 1978 | 1 January 1981 | 171 | 63 | 47 | 61 | 36.8 | |
| Crystal Palace | 1 February 1981 | 10 November 1981 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 22.2 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1 June 1983 | 21 September 20031 | 1,053 | 411 | 251 | 391 | 39.0 | |
| 18 October 2003 | 1 July 2007 | 188 | 53 | 50 | 85 | 28.2 | ||
| 18 November 2008 | 29 December 2008 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 37.5 | ||
| 12 October 2009 | 13 November 2011 | 110 | 38 | 23 | 49 | 34.5 | ||
| Crewe total | 1,359 | 505 | 325 | 529 | 37.2 | — | ||
| Total | 1,557 | 574 | 375 | 608 | 36.9 | — | ||
1Gradi was absent from his post between 22 September and 17 October 2003, because of heart surgery. Assistant manager Neil Baker took charge of the team for this period (P6, W0, D1, L5).
Honours
Crewe Alexandra
Individual
- Football League Two Manager of the Month: January 2011
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Managers: Dario Gradi". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ↑ "Football League play-offs final". English National Football Archive (subscription required). Retrieved 22 September 2026.
- ↑ "Manager of the Month". LMA. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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