Dennis Tueart (born 27 November 1949) is an English former

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who played for

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Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, the cl ...

and

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at club level. On the international scene, he won six full caps for

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Career

Tueart was born in

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and began his career with

. Following their relegation in 1969–70 the Wearsiders tried in vain to gain a quick return to the First Division but found success in the

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winning the competition in

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by beating

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1–0. In March 1974 Tueart signed for

and was part of the winning team in the 1976 League Cup final, memorable for him scoring with a spectacular overhead kick. He scored 73 goals in 173 matches for Man City. He moved to the United States to join the

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, where he not only won Soccer Bowl '78, but was named man of the match for netting two goals in the Cosmos' 3–1 victory over

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. Tueart remained with New York until 1980. He re-signed for Manchester City in February 1980. He spent four years back at

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, coming on as a substitute in the replay of the 1981 FA Cup final, until the club was relegated in 1982–83. He joined

in August 1983 in time for the start of the 1983–84 season, but now into his mid-thirties Tueart struggled to force his way into the starting line up at the

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and after making just four appearances by December he left for

. He saw out the remainder of the 1983–84 season with the Clarets and later played for Irish club Derry City.

Post-retirement

Tueart later became a director of Manchester City, where he was heavily involved in the appointments of managers

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and

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. In July 2007, following the takeover of Manchester City by

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, Tueart was sacked as a director, ending a 33-year association as a player and director with the club. In a competition where more than 20,000 supporters cast their votes on the 50 golden moments as nominated on The Football League's special 50th anniversary website, Dennis Tueart's winning goal against Newcastle United for Manchester City in the 1976 League Cup final was voted the greatest moment in the competition's history. Outside of football, Tueart is a director of conferencing business Premier Events.

Personal life

Tueart has three sons with his wife Joan. His autobiography, titled ''My Football Journey,'' described how he lost multiple members of his family to cancer, with Tueart donating the royalties from his book to

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cancer hospital.

Career statistics

Club

Source: :A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the

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and

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International

Source:

Honours

Sunderland *

: 1972–73 Manchester City *

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: 1975–76 *FA Cup runner-up: 1980–81 New York Cosmos * NASL:

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Individual *

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: 1973–74 Second Division

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tueart, Dennis 1949 births Living people English men's footballers Burnley F.C. players Manchester City F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players New York Cosmos (1970–1985) players England men's international footballers England men's under-23 international footballers Derry City F.C. players League of Ireland players English Football League players English Football League representative players Men's association football forwards English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States English expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne