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Gradi returned to management in June 1983, when he accepted an offer to manage Crewe Alexandra, a team who regularly finished near the bottom of the Fourth Division and had been forced to apply for re-election on several occasions in order to avoid slipping into the Northern Premier League and, since its creation in 1979, the Football Conference.
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Gradi and returned
Born to an Italian father ( who died when Dario was a small child ) and an English mother, Gradi moved to London when his mother returned after the Second World War.
Instead he returned to Crewe Alexandra on trial after he and his mother went to see coach Dario Gradi, and scored twice in a 4 – 1 pre-season friendly victory over Quorn on 16 July 2008.
In September 1993, Colgan was signed by Dario Gradi in a one month loan spell with Crewe Alexandra, however he failed to make an appearance for the club and soon returned to Stamford Bridge.
Gradi and management
He was then appointed by the club as team coach, under the management of Dario Gradi.
Gradi and June
Gradi had arrived at Crewe in June 1983, and he reached this landmark just four months into a season which had already seen a total of more than 20 managerial changes in the Premiership, Division One, Division Two and Division Three.
Gradi and 1983
Gradi is notable for his 24-year first spell as manager of Crewe, between 1983 and 2007.
Gradi's then assistant manager Steve Davis-who had played for Crewe under Gradi from 1983 to 1987-was appointed as manager with immediate effect.
Gradi and when
They were well on course for an immediate return to the Football League Third Division when in February 1981 an offer came for Gradi to manage struggling Football League First Division side Crystal Palace.
Bassett was promoted to first team manager following the departure of Dario Gradi to Crystal Palace in January 1981, when Wimbledon were ninth in the Fourth Division.
At the beginning of the 2005 – 06 season, Jones indicated to Crewe manager Dario Gradi that he wanted to leave at the end of the season when his contract expired.
Gradi and manage
Unfortunately, the next decade proved to be one of little success for the club and Sutton went through a succession of managers, including Ted Powell and Dario Gradi, both of whom played for the team and went on to manage at higher levels.
Gradi and Crewe
Gradi signed a then unheard of ten-year contract with Crewe.
A street in Crewe, Dario Gradi Drive, is named in his honour.
* Dario Gradi, Crewe Alexandra manager, lives in Willaston.
On November 20, 2001, Dario Gradi took charge of his 1, 000 competitive game in charge of Crewe Alexandra in Division One.
Dario Gradi then signed Platt for Crewe Alexandra in the Fourth Division.
It was the first time that Crewe had reached the second tier of the English football league system, but shortly after helping Crewe win promotion, Savage handed in a transfer request to manager Dario Gradi.
Crewe Alexandra manager Dario Gradi described Hogg as " decent in the air ", despite his relative lack of height for a centre back.
He was a product of Crewe Alexandra's renowned youth development policy under manager Dario Gradi.
Crewe manager Dario Gradi said that " These have been his best performances and people are right to say he has a bright future in the game.
Ironically, Ashton was advised by current Crewe Alexandra manager, and former Crystal Palace manager Dario Gradi not to join fellow relegation rivals Crystal Palace, and instead to sign for Norwich City.
Upon hearing the announcement of the striker's retirement, Ashton's former manager at Crewe, Dario Gradi, told the press that he wanted Ashton in time to become part of the coaching team at Crewe.
True to popular belief, the name Dario G was named after the manager of Crewe Alexandra F. C., Dario Gradi and the similarity to Gradi was not a complete coincidence.
However, it was Crewe Alexandra who won the race for Jones ' signature after manager Dario Gradi persuaded him to sign on 3 July.
Gradi and team
On 20 April 2007 Gradi announced that with effect from 1 July he would relinquish first team responsibilities, becoming Technical Director while gradually handing over to new first-team coach Steve Holland, with Neil Baker remaining as assistant manager.
On 18 November 2008, Gradi resumed control of Crewe's first team on a caretaker basis after a poor start to the 2008 / 09 season under Steve Holland had left the club bottom of League One.
Gradi remained in charge of the team for two games during the Christmas period, with Thordarson taking over on 29 December.
Gradi and who
During the 1980s and 1990s, Gradi helped launch the careers of many players who went on to play top division and even international football.
Gradi and Division
Despite Crewe's promotion back to Division One, Hulse rejected a new contract and manager Dario Gradi decided to sell him instead of letting him go on a Bosman.
Gradi and had
After returning as manager in 2009, on 10 November 2011 it was announced that Gradi had chosen to step down as manager, returning to his position as Director of Football.
Gradi and on
Following the sacking of Þórðarson on 2 October 2009, Gradi was again reinstated as caretaker manager which the board of directors then stated would be until further notice.
Gradi and into
Gradi was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2004 in recognition of his impact as a manager in the English game.
Gradi and Football
The winning school in the Surrey Schools Football Association's boys under-13s competition receive the Dario Gradi Trophy.
Gradi and .
Within months Clement IV was dead as well, and was buried at the Dominican convent, Santa Maria in Gradi, just outside Viterbo, where he resided throughout his pontificate.
The first football squad featured ; Koch, Chiara, Pessarelli, Bragaglia, Guido Della Valle, Nanni, Donati, Rauch, Bernabeu, Mezzano, and Gradi.
Their formative season was spent in the regional league under Arrigo Gradi as captain, Bologna won their league gaining promotion to a league named Group Veneto-Emiliano.
* Santa Maria in Gradi is a medieval church from the 11th or the 12th century, but was rebuilt in the late 16th century by Bartolomeo Ammannati.
* Santa Maria a Gradi ( 1591 ), a monastery existing already in 1043.
Dario Gradi MBE ( born 8 July 1941 ) is an Italian-born English football manager and former player.
At that time, Gradi was the longest serving manager of an English football league club.
During that time Gradi also owned and operated a sportswear and equipment shop in Ewell village.
After a period of teaching, Gradi turned to football coaching, becoming Assistant Coach at Chelsea in 1971 at the age of just 29.
Shortly after the 1994 promotion, Gradi became the League's longest-serving manager.
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