Dean Cox
| Dean Cox | |||
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Cox with Sydney in August 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Dean Michael Cox | ||
| Nickname | Coxy | ||
| Born | 1 August 1981 | ||
| Original team | Dampier Sharks | ||
| Draft | 28th overall, 2000 Rookie Draft | ||
| Height | 204 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||
| Position | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2001–2014 | West Coast | 290 (169) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2008 | Dream Team | 1 (0) | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2025– | Sydney | 24 (13–11–0) | |
2026 |
Representative Western Australia |
1 (0–1–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2014 season. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of Opening Round, 2026. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Dean Michael Cox (born 1 August 1981) is a retired Australian rules footballer and the current senior coach of the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). After winning the Simpson Medal with East Perth in the 2000 WAFL premiership, Cox debuted in the AFL with the West Coast Eagles in 2001. A ruckman, Cox was named in the All-Australian team six times, including four seasons consecutively from 2005 to 2008. In 2006, he played in West Coast's premiership side and in 2008 he won West Coast's best and fairest award. Cox retired at the end of the 2014 season, finishing his career with 290 games, a club record, and 169 goals.
Cox joined the Swans as an assistant coach in 2017, and succeeded John Longmire as senior men's coach in November 2024.