| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dean Victor Horrix[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1961-11-21)21 November 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 11 March 1990(1990-03-11) (aged 28) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1983 | Millwall | 72 | (19) |
| 1983 | Gillingham | 14 | (0) |
| 1983–1988 | Reading | 158 | (35) |
| 1987 | →Cardiff City (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 1988–1990 | Millwall | 11 | (1) |
| 1990 | Bristol City | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dean Victor Horrix (21 November 1961 – 11 March 1990) was an Englishfootballer.
He joinedMillwall as astriker and made 65 league appearances plus 7 as substitute, scoring 19 goals, in theFootball League Third Division. He was sold toGillingham in 1983 and joinedReading later the same year. He formed a successful striking partnership withTrevor Senior and was very popular with the fans, helping the Royals win promotion to the Third Division in 1984 and the Second Division in 1986. He was also part of the team that won theFull Members' Cup in 1988, but were relegated from the Second Division in the same season. He then rejoined Millwall, who had just reached theFootball League First Division, but was unable to break up the partnership ofTony Cascarino andTeddy Sheringham, and played just 11 league games in 18 months.
Horrix was sold toBristol City in March 1990, but died the following week in a car crash while returning to his home in theTadley area. His wife Carol, who was driving the car, survived. Horrix had played just three games for the club, who were on the verge of promotion to the Second Division.[3]
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