Dean James Callaway (born 10 December 1970) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. Callaway's position of choice was as a . He played for

Illawarra The Illawarra is a coastal Regions of New South Wales, region in the southeast of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is situated immediately south of Sydney and north of the South Coast, New South Wales, South Coast region. It encompas ...

in Australia and

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in the

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Playing career

Callaway made his first grade debut for Illawarra in Round 10 1991 against Manly-Warringah at WIN Stadium. In 1997, Callaway made 15 appearances as Illawarra reached the finals by finishing 6th. Callaway played in their elimination final defeat against the Gold Coast. In 1998, Callaway made 19 appearances in what would prove to be Illawarra's final season in the top grade. Callaway captained the side in their final ever game which was in Round 24 1998 which ended in a 25–24 loss against Canterbury-Bankstown at WIN Stadium. In 1999, Callaway joined English side the

after not being offered a contract to play with the joint venture side. Callaway made a total of 58 appearances for London and scored 13 tries before retiring.

Post playing

In 2008, Callaway coached the Dapto Canaries who play in the

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competition.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Callaway, Dean 1970 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian expatriate rugby league players in England London Broncos players Illawarra Steelers players 20th-century Australian sportsmen Rugby league hookers Place of birth missing (living people)