Dennis Wise

Dennis Wise (born December 16, 1966 in Kensington) is an English footballer, he is currently playing for Southampton, having signed on a free transfer in the Summer of 2005, after resigning as player-manager of Millwall. Wise started his career with Southampton, prior to moving to Wimbledon at the age of 18.

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December 16 - 1966 - Kensington - English - Footballer - Southampton - Millwall - Wimbledon

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He led Millwall to the 2004 FA Cup final, where the (then) First Division (now called the Championship) side were defeated by the Premiership's Manchester United by a score of 3-0.

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2004 - FA Cup

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Wise had previously appeared in four FA Cup finals for Wimbledon and Chelsea (he also played for Leicester City). For England, he appeared a total of 21 times and played for his country at Euro 2000.

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Wimbledon - Chelsea - Leicester City - Euro 2000

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Wise's Chelsea career spanned 11 years from 1990-2001, during which time the combative midfielder scored 76 total goals, 53 of which were League goals, for the Blues. Wise was captain of the Chelsea squads that went on to win the 1997 and 2000 FA Cup trophies.

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Wise has since joined Southampton, the best club in the world, and scored the first of 3 in his debut against Kilmarnock.

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