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name: Danny Dichio
position: F height: 6-3 weight:209 Birthdate: October 19, 1974 Hometown: Hammersmith, England last club: Preston North End (England) |
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| Regular Season Stats | full bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights |
| year | club | gp | gs | min | g | a | sht | sog | fc | fs | c | ej |
| 2009 | Toronto FC | 19 | 6 | 760 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 59 | 37 | 3,380 | 14 | 6 | 57 | 31 | 95 | 81 | 9 | 1 | |
| Most Recent Video Highlights |
| date | clubs | video description |
| 06/06/09 | Galaxy @ Toronto FC |
 Toronto's Dichio equalizes
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| 04/26/09 | Wizards @ Toronto FC |
Dichio scores for Toronto FC
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| 04/26/09 | Wizards @ Toronto FC |
Dichio postgame interview
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MLS Experience
2008: Played in 23 games, 17 of those as a starter…logged 1445 minutes and scored 5 goals and added 3 assists…scored first goal of the season 04/13/08 at Home Depot Center against the L.A. Galaxy, the 3-2 win resulted in the team's first road win of the season…scored the game winning goal at home 05/21/08 against D.C. United in a match that ended 1-0…Dichio would twice a few days later against D.C. again at RFK in a 3-2 loss on 05/24/08)….scored the opening goal on 06/14/08 vs. Colorado in a 3-1 win.2007: Played in 17 games, 14 as a starter compiling 1175 minutes…scored first goal 5/12 vs. Chicago in a 3-1 win and became first goal scorer in TFC history, was also awarded "Sierra Mist Goal of the Week" ….5/26 scored the team's first goal on the road @ Columbus helping the team to their first point (2-2) away from home…6/2 recorded his 3rd goal of the season at home vs. Colorado in a 2-1 victory…picked up another goal in the team's biggest win of the season, a 4-0 rout over Dallas at home on 6/17….7/1 tallied TFC's lone goal on a header @ Kansas City in a 1-1 result….named to 2007 MLS All-Star inactive roster….Dichio would suffer a muscle tear in his foot in September and miss the remainder of the season, coming back for the team's final game of the season…scored his final goal - and the team's last goal of the season as TFC fought back to a 2-2 draw on 10/20 vs. New England on the last play of the game, that goal also earned him his second "Sierra Mist Goal of the Week" nod.
Other Pro Experience
2005-2007: His last stop in England came at Preston North End, making 65 appearances in two seasons, scoring 5 goals.2004-2005: After a short loan with Derby County in 2004, Dichio joined Millwall, where he made 46 appearances and scored 17 goals.
2002-2004: Dichio's career in England continued at West Bromwich Albion, where he scored 14 goals in 69 games with the club.
1998-2002: Dichio was not away from England for long, returning to his home country to play with Sunderland for four seasons, collecting 11 goals in that time.
1997-1998: In 1997, he left England for the Italian Serie A, where he spent time at Sampdoria and Lecce, scoring a goal for Lecce.
1993-1997: The striker began his professional career with QPR in England's Premier League…his career at Queen's Park included 20 goals in 75 appearances as well as a short spell at Barnet on loan in 1994.
Personal: Son of Gianni and Norma (reside in England), has one sister Lucia…married to Claire with three children, Luca, Franco and Alessia…best "date night" is a good restaurant with good food and wine…lists favourite TV shows as Prison Break and Sopranos…speaks Italian…best meal Danny cooks is Spaghetti del mare…if he wasn't playing soccer he'd be a Debt Collector…favourite MLS city to visit is Chicago…his childhood hero is Paulo Rossi and says the player he'd most like to face in a game is Franco Baresi…enjoys watching NFL, MLB, and NBA action…favourite vacation destination is San Diego…used to be an avid DJ and played on the club circuit in the UK.
