Dean Martin: a football nomad

20/12/2024 58 min Temporada 1 Episodio 12
Dean Martin: a football nomad

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We had a podcast with Dean Martin. Dean Martin is a physical coach in Iceland. He's a former English player, who even played some games for the First Team of West Ham United. Some time later, he went to Iceland and played for 2 teams, both teams even played European. He went back to Engeland and after some time in China and Ireland, he returned to Iceland for a coaching degree and career. In Iceland, he coached for the National youth teams, until he was asked for the assistant role for the Chinese women team. Now he is the physical coach of IA Akranes, an Icelandic first .We discussed following topics in this podcast: playing professional football in EngelandFootball Nomad: travelling to play football professionallyreality of football transfers: playing for the love of football: not asking the salary Icelandic vs English football styleDean was the oldest player to score in the top league op Iceland (being 40 years)amazing times in Chinese football: no budget limitgoing abroad, meeting new people and learning giving a toolbox to players