Andy Hessenthaler Sports manager

Andrew "Andy" Hessenthaler (born 17 August 1965 in Dartford, Kent) is an English football manager and former player. 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.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 17, 1965
Birth place	Dartford
Height (meters)	1.524

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Football manager

club	Dover Athletic F.C. Gillingham F.C.
position	Midfielder
teams	Charlton Athletic F.C. Dover Athletic F.C. Redbridge Forest F.C. Barnet F.C. Hull City A.F.C. Gillingham F.C. Watford F.C. England national football C team Dartford F.C. Corinthian F.C. (Kent)