Dion Dublin Biography and BBC
Dion Dublin is an English former footballer, musician, and television presenter. As a presenter of Home Under The Hammer on BBC1, he is a master of many trades as an ex-professional footballer, a musician, and an accomplished awards host and conference facilitator.
Dublin started his football career as a center-back with Norwich City but made his name at Cambridge United as a center-forward. He then went on to other clubs which include Manchester United, Coventry City, Millwall, Aston Villa, Leicester City, and Celtic.
Dublin had some life-changing injuries on the football pitch such as breaking his leg in 1992 on his Manchester United debut and spent six months in recovery, and seven years later, he suffered a life-threatening broken neck while playing for Aston Villa. He still has a titanium plate holding three of his neck vertebrae together and is lucky not to have been left paralyzed.
He retired from professional football in 2008 and has since built a successful media career as a football pundit for the BBC and Sky. Dublin presented Late Kick-Off for BBC1 East and can also be heard regularly on BBC Radio 5 Live. He regularly appears as a football pundit and he manages a band called The Establishment.
Dion Dublin Age
Dion is 52 years old as of 2022, he was born on 22 April 1969 in Leicester, England. Dublin celebrates his birthday on the 22nd of April every year.
Dion Dublin Height and Weight
Dublin stands at a tall height of 6ft 2in (1.88m) and weighs 172 lbs (78kg).
Dion Dublin Family and Parents
Dion was born and grew up in a family of three children of Rose Dublin and Eddie Dublin and is of Nigerian descent. He has two siblings: younger brother Ben Challenger, a retired English high jumper, and Eddie Dublin. He lost his mother to breast cancer at the same time that his father was battling bowel cancer.
Dion Dublin’s Wife Louise Dublin and Children
Dublin is married to his wife Louise Dublin. He prefers to keep his family life a private affair hence not much is known about his partner other than her name. Dion is completely private about his family life, and any talk about his grown-up kids is off the table. According to his Twitter feed, however, he has a son who looks much like him though his name is not mentioned.
Dion Dublin’s Net Worth
Dion Dublin is believed to have an estimated net worth of $16 million as of 2022. He has earned his wealth through his former career in football and as a television presenter.
Dion Dublin Celtic
Dublin joined the Celtic football club on a contract until the end of the season. There, he managed to win the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Premier League. He was, however, let go by the club’s manager in May 2006, despite his great performances at the club.
