Andy Hessenthaler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Andy Hessenthaler

Footballer and manager

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1965

Place of Birth: Dartford, England, United Kingdom

Profession: association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Andrew Hessenthaler (born 17 August 1965 in Dartford, Kent) is an English football manager and former player who is currently manager of Dover Athletic.
He began his career in non-league football and did not turn professional until he joined Watford at the age of 26.
In 1996, Hessenthaler joined Gillingham and spent the next ten years at the club as player and later player-manager, managing the club to its highest ever finish in the English football league system and becoming regarded as a legend of the Kent club.
After leaving Gillingham, he had a short spell at Barnet, before joining Dover Athletic in 2007.
In his two seasons in charge he led the club to successive championships, of Isthmian League Division One South and the Isthmian League Premier Division.
After three years at Dover, he became manager at Gillingham for the second time, but his contract was terminated at the end of the 2011–12 season.
He returned to the club as assistant manager in 2014, before taking on a similar role at Leyton Orient the following year.
In 2016, he was appointed manager of the club, but was sacked later the same year.
In November he was appointed manager of Eastleigh, but the following year left to return to Dover.