Richie Dorman

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Richie Dorman
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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)
2011 → Närpes 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


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