Richie Dorman

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Richie Dorman
Richie Dorman 2018.jpg
Dorman with SJK in 2018.
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-06-14) 14 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Chester, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Burton Albion (sporting director)
Youth career
Blackburn Rovers
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2009 Boston University Terriers 77 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006 Airbus UK 17 (1)
2006 New Hampshire Phantoms
2010–2011 Airbus UK Broughton 20 (0)
2011Närpes Kraft (loan) 24 (11)
2012–2018 SJK 141 (6)
Managerial career
2019–2025 SJK (technical director)
2025– Burton Albion (sporting director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2018

Richie Dorman (born 14 June 1988) is a Welsh retired professional footballer, currently working as a sporting director for Burton Albion.

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Early and personal life

Dorman, from Hawarden, is the brother of fellow player Andy Dorman. [2]

Career

Dorman played for the academy of English club Blackburn Rovers, and played in the United States for the New Hampshire Phantoms in 2006. [2] While in the United States, he also played amateur football for the Boston University Terriers. [1] He also had two spells in his native Wales with Airbus UK. [3] Dorman joined Finnish club Kraft on loan in April 2011. [2] He later played for SJK. [4] Dorman was named in the Veikkausliiga 'Team of the Month' in June 2014. [5]

On 30 October 2018, Finnish Veikkausliiga club SJK Seinäjoki announced Dorman as their new technical director. [6]

In May 2025, Dorman left SJK and was appointed the sporting director of League One club Burton Albion. [7]

Honours

SJK Seinäjoki [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile". Boston University Terriers. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Airbus UK Broughton: Richie Dorman signs six-month deal with Finnish side". Daily Post. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  3. "Profile". Welsh Premier League. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  4. Richie Dorman at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  5. "Simo Valakarista kuukauden valmentaja" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  6. "Richard Dorman ja Mikko Kujala urheilupuolen johtoon". sjk.fi (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  7. FIRST INTERVIEW: RICHARD DORMAN SPEAKS AS THE CLUB'S NEW SPORTING DIRECTOR, burtonalbionfc.co.uk, 18 May 2025
  8. Richard Dorman siirtyy urallaan eteenpäin, sjk.fi, 9 May 2025