Dennis Wise
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Wise in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis Frank Wise | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Kensington, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1985 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1990 | Wimbledon | 135 | (27) |
| 1985 | → Grebbestads IF (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| 1990–2001 | Chelsea | 332 | (53) |
| 2001–2002 | Leicester City | 17 | (1) |
| 2002–2005 | Millwall | 85 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | Southampton | 11 | (1) |
| 2006 | Coventry City | 13 | (6) |
| 2006 | Swindon Town | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 593 | (95) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | England B | 3 | (1) |
| 1991–2000 | England | 21 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Millwall | ||
| 2005 | Southampton (caretaker) | ||
| 2006 | Swindon Town | ||
| 2006–2008 | Leeds United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dennis Frank Wise (born 16 December 1966) is an English former professional football player and manager who played as a central midfielder. He spent the majority of his career at Chelsea, from 1990 to 2001.
Beginning his career at Wimbledon, Wise came to prominence as a member of the "Crazy Gang", and in 1988, was part of the team that won the FA Cup in an upset victory over Liverpool. In 1990, he joined Chelsea, becoming captain three years later under the stewardship of Glenn Hoddle. During his time at Stamford Bridge, Wise won two FA Cups, a League Cup and a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and is the club's second most successful captain, behind John Terry. Wise was a popular figure amongst the Chelsea support, and was named the club's Player of the Year on two occasions. In June 2001, he was sold to Leicester City.
Internationally, Wise was in and out of the squad for the England national football team, with the majority of his appearances coming in 2000, when Kevin Keegan was manager. He was named in the UEFA Euro 2000 squad, playing in all three of England's group games. His only goal for the national side was on his debut on 1 May 1991, against Turkey.
Wise was player-manager of Millwall, taking them to the 2004 FA Cup Final and European football for the first time. He was briefly caretaker manager at Southampton in 2005. After two months in charge of Swindon Town, he was appointed at Championship side Leeds United in October 2006. After relegation to League One, he made a good start to the season before a surprise move in January 2008 to Newcastle United in an executive role for the academy, until April 2009. From 2021 to 2024, he was the sole administrator of Italian club Como 1907. He has also worked as a pundit for Sky Sports, and in 2017 he appeared on the seventeenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.