David Dunn  David John Ian Dunn (born 27 December 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is now a coach. He spent the majority of his playing career representing Blackburn Rovers. His first stint began as a youth player in 1997 and signed professional terms a year later. During this time, Dunn made his only appearance for England in 2002. He then joined Birmingham City a year later before returning to Blackburn in 2007; continuing as a crucial squad member. He remained there until 2015, with them now a Championship club, when he signed for Oldham Athletic, his final club as a player. He began a career in coaching when he became the player-manager at Oldham. His short lived spell ran between September 2015 and January 2016, with him then returning to Blackburn as their under-23s coach. He subsequently was promoted to first team assistant coach before reverting to his previous role, which concluded due to his departure in June 2018. In January 2020, he became a coach for Blackpool, which resulted in a brief tenure as caretaker manager, beginning on 12 February, after the sacking of Simon Grayson. David John Ian Dunn was born on 27 December 1979 in Great Harwood, Lancashire. Dunn joined Blackburn Rovers as a trainee at the beginning of 1997 and made his debut during a goalless draw with Everton on 26 September 1998. Dunn came off the bench after 70 minutes, but was taken off after just 11 minutes on the pitch, due to the sending off of Martin Dahlin. In his second appearance, Blackburn beat Newcastle United at St James' Park in the League Cup; Dunn scored the winning penalty in the shootout. His first goal came in a 3–1 victory against Aston Villa on 26 February 1999 though the team were relegated in this match despite victory. In the 2000–01 season, Blackburn entertained Rochdale in the League Cup, where Dunn scored a hat-trick from the penalty spot. He reached double figures in terms of goals in 2000, and continued his good form in the 2001–02 season when the club won the 2002 League Cup. Dunn starred in Rovers' return to the Premier League, putting in a string of impressive performances, notably in their 7–1 win over West Ham United and a 3–3 draw at Arsenal, where he managed to score two goals, one a last minute equaliser. Dunn began the following season in good form but a loss of form did not help his cause and he fell out with then-Blackburn manager Graeme Souness.