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{{Short description|South African footballer (born 1988)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dean Furman
| image = Dean Furman 21-07-2012 1.jpg
| caption = Furman playing for [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] in 2012
| fullname = Dean Furman<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Carlisle United |publisher=English Football League |page=18 |access-date=20 September 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|6|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Cape Town]], South Africa
| height = 1.75 m<ref>{{Cite web |title=ESPNFC: Soccer Dean Furman |url=http://m.espn.com/soccer/profile?id=108357&lang=EN |website=m.espn.com}}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Warrington Rylands 1906 F.C.|Warrington Rylands 1906]]
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = Radlett Rangers
| youthyears2 = 2003–2006
| youthclubs2 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| youthyears3 = 2006–2008
| youthclubs3 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| years1 = 2008–2009
| clubs1 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| caps1  = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2008–2009
| clubs2 = → [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] (loan)
| caps2  = 31
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2009–2013
| clubs3 = [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]
| caps3  = 131
| goals3 = 8
| years4 = 2013
| clubs4 = → [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]] (loan)
| caps4  = 8
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2013–2015
| clubs5 = [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]]
| caps5  = 50
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2015–2020
| clubs6 = [[SuperSport United F.C.|SuperSport United]]
| caps6  = 101
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2020–2021
| clubs7 = [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]]
| caps7  = 17
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2021–2022
| clubs8 = [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]]
| caps8  = 9
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2022–
| clubs9 = [[Warrington Rylands 1906 F.C.|Warrington Rylands 1906]]
| caps9  = 96
| goals9 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2012–2020
| nationalteam1  = [[South Africa national soccer team|South Africa]]
| nationalcaps1  = 58
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| club-update    = 19:04, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 16 November 2020
}}
'''Dean Furman''' (born 22 June 1988) is a South African professional [[association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[midfielder]] for English side [[Warrington Rylands 1906 F.C.|Warrington Rylands 1906]]. He has previously played for [[Scottish Premiership]] side [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], English League Two side [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]], [[Football League One|League One]] sides [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] and  [[Doncaster Rovers]], and South African [[Premier Soccer League]] side [[SuperSport United F.C.|SuperSport United]].

He made his debut for the [[South Africa national football team|South Africa national team]] in 2012, representing the nation at three [[Africa Cup of Nations]] tournaments, and as of August 2020 had captained the team and won 56 caps, scoring four goals.

==Club career==
===Chelsea===
Furman began his footballing career at nine years of age as a youth team player at [[Premier League]] club [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], leaving at 18 years of age.<ref name="Milner" /><ref name="auto3">{{Cite web |last=Fridlington |first=Mark |date=23 August 2020 |title=REPORT: Carlisle United Want Ex-Doncaster Rovers Midfielder Dean Furman |url=https://lastwordonfootball.com/2020/08/23/report-carlisle-united-want-ex-doncaster-rovers-midfielder-dean-furman/}}</ref>

===Rangers===
He signed for [[Scottish Premiership]] side [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] on 10 May 2006.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4758549.stm "Le Guen signs up Chelsea teenager"] BBC Sport website (10 May 2006)</ref> Furman was a regular in the [[Rangers F.C. Under-20s and Academy|reserve side]] and captained the Under-19 team to the [[Scottish Youth Cup]] final in 2007, where they beat [[Old Firm]] rivals [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6598163.stm "Rangers romp to SFA Youth Cup win"] BBC Sport website (27 April 2007)</ref>

He signed a new two-year contract on 24 October 2007.<ref name="Contract Thrillers">{{Cite news |date=24 October 2007 |title=Contract Thrillers |publisher=Rangers F.C. |url=http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ReserveDetail/0,,5~1150789,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026052130/http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ReserveDetail/0%2C%2C5~1150789%2C00.html |archive-date=26 October 2007}}</ref> Furman made his professional debut in a 3–1 [[Scottish Premier League]] win at [[Ibrox Stadium|Ibrox]] against [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] on 10 May 2008, as a 52nd-minute substitute for [[Kevin Thomson]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 May 2008 |title=Rangers 3–1 Dundee Utd |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7390628.stm}}</ref> He played for three years for Rangers.<ref name="auto3" />

===Bradford City===
On 27 August 2008, he joined English [[Football League Two|League Two]] side [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]], managed by former Rangers midfielder [[Stuart McCall]], on loan until January.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=Simon |date=27 August 2008 |title=City sign Rangers superstar on loan |work=Telegraph & Argus |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/3626669.City_sign_Rangers_starlet_on_loan/ |url-status=dead |access-date=27 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830015925/http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/3626669.City_sign_Rangers_starlet_on_loan/ |archive-date=30 August 2008}}</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/7586276.stm "Bradford City take Furman on loan"] BBC Sport Website (28 August 2008)</ref> He made his debut for Bradford City as a late substitute in a 3–2 defeat away to [[Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]] three days after his signing before he made his first start in a [[Football League Trophy]] game with [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] and first league start at [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]], all of which ended in defeats for Bradford.<ref>{{soccerbase season|43788|2008|access-date=2 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=Simon |date=2 October 2008 |title=Furman out to nail down starting spot |work=Telegraph & Argus |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/3720313.Furman_out_to_nail_down_starting_spot/ |url-status=dead |access-date=2 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004063502/http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/3720313.Furman_out_to_nail_down_starting_spot/ |archive-date=4 October 2008}}</ref> After playing 12 league games for Bradford, he pulled his hamstring, which kept him out for more than a month before he returned to action in a reserve game against [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]] on 16 December.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=Simon |date=16 December 2008 |title=Injured City pair back in action |work=Telegraph & Argus |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/3982463.Injured_City_pair_back_in_action/ |url-status=dead |access-date=16 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218193819/http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/3982463.Injured_City_pair_back_in_action/ |archive-date=18 December 2008}}</ref> His first game back in the first team was as a late substitute in a 0–0 draw with [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] ten days later.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=Simon |date=26 December 2008 |title=City firing blanks again |work=Telegraph & Argus |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/4004121.City_firing_blanks_again/ |url-status=dead |access-date=27 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227082945/http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/4004121.City_firing_blanks_again/ |archive-date=27 December 2008}}</ref> Having returned to fitness, Furman also extended his loan spell with Bradford to the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=Simon |date=1 January 2009 |title=City end Moncur's loan spell |work=Telegraph & Argus |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/4012431.City_end_Moncur_s_loan_spell/ |url-status=dead |access-date=6 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103045218/http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/4012431.City_end_Moncur_s_loan_spell/ |archive-date=3 January 2009}}</ref> His first goal for Bradford came later the same month when he scored Bradford's first equaliser in a 3–3 league draw with [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 January 2009 |title=Furman scores for Bradford |publisher=Kick Off |url=http://www.kickoff.com/static/news/article.php?id=6407 |access-date=26 January 2009}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Oldham Athletic===
Furman returned to Rangers at the end of the season and was offered a new one-year deal at Ibrox,<ref>{{Cite news |last=MacPherson |first=Graeme |date=20 July 2009 |title=Furman backs Rangers talent despite decision to leave |work=The Herald |url=http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines/display.var.2520878.0.Furman_backs_young_Rangers_talent_despite_own_decision_to_leave.php |access-date=20 July 2009}}</ref> as well as an offer from Bradford City.<ref>Despite not scoring in his first year at Boundary Park, he started his second season with an array of goals, including two {{convert|30|yd|m|adj=on}} volleys in consecutive matches.{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=Simon |date=22 June 2009 |title=Furman set to shun City pursuit |work=Telegraph & Argus |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/4450061.Furman_set_to_shun_City_pursuit/ |access-date=19 July 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

Instead, Furman returned to England with English  [[Football League One|League One]] side [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]], joining them on 29 June 2009, on a three-year contract.<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 June 2009 |title=Latics land Furman |work=Sky Sports |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11781_5406515,00.html |access-date=29 June 2009}}</ref> Furman won the Football League Goal of the Year 2011 for his effort against [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] on 14 August 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 March 2011 |title=Dean Furman strike for Oldham wins Goal of the Year |publisher=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/9431229.stm |access-date=21 March 2011}}</ref> Furman was appointed captain of [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] for the [[2011–12 Football League One|2011–12 season]], at 23 years of age.<ref name="auto3" /><ref name="auto5">{{Cite web |date=25 April 2020 |title=Bafana's Dean Furman opens up on decision to leave SA |url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/soccer/bafanas-dean-furman-opens-up-on-decision-to-leave-sa/}}</ref> In four seasons with Oldham he scored nine goals in 147 appearances across all competitions.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web |date=28 August 2020 |title=Carlisle United sign international midfielder |url=https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2020/08/28/1034263-carlisle-united-sign-international-midfielder.html |website=VAVEL}}</ref>

===Doncaster Rovers===
Though still club captain of Oldham, English League One side [[Doncaster Rovers]] signed him on loan on 14 March 2013 for the remainder of the [[2012–13 Football League One|2012–13 season]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rovers Sign Latic's Furman |url=http://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/news/article/rovers-sign-latics-furman-713790.aspx |access-date=14 March 2013 |publisher=DRFC official site}}</ref>  Doncaster Rovers were promoted on the last day of the league season, and Furman helped them to the League One title in the 2012–13 season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 August 2020 |title=Carlisle sign South Africa international Dean Furman on one-year deal |url=https://www.newschain.uk/sport/carlisle-sign-south-africa-international-dean-furman-one-year-deal-28695 |website=www.newschain.uk}}</ref> At the end of the season Furman joined Doncaster permanently, signing a two-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2013 |title=Dean Furman: Doncaster Rovers sign ex-Oldham Athletic captain |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23295545 |access-date=13 July 2013 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 18 May 2015, after two years, 82 games, and three goals scored with the side, he was one of six players released by the club.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 May 2015 |title=Dean Furman: Doncaster Rovers release South Africa captain |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32782363 |access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=International midfielder understood to be latest Carlisle Utd trialist |url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/18655522.international-midfielder-understood-latest-carlisle-utd-trialist/ |website=News and Star|date=17 August 2020 }}</ref>

===SuperSport United===
After rejecting a contract extension from Doncaster Rovers, on 18 August 2015 Furman signed for South African [[Premier Soccer League]] side [[SuperSport United F.C.|SuperSport United]] on a two-year deal, with an option of a further year.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 August 2015 |title=SuperSport United sign Bafana star Dean Furman |work=Eyewitness News |url=http://ewn.co.za/2015/08/18/Supersport-United-sign-bafana-bafana-star-Dean-Furman |access-date=19 August 2015}}</ref> With SuperSport United, in five years and 101 games he won two [[MTN 8]] trophies and two [[Nedbank Cup]]s, and a runners-up medal in the [[2017 CAF Confederation Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=International midfielder completes move to Carlisle Utd |url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/18682424.international-midfielder-completes-move-carlisle-utd/ |website=News and Star|date=28 August 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 August 2020 |title=Bafana Bafana midfielder undergoing trial with English club |url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/soccer/bafana-bafana-midfielder-trial-english-club/}}</ref> SuperSport chief executive [[Stan Matthews (businessman)|Stanley Matthews]] described Furman as "one of our all-time great midfielders and captains."<ref name="auto" />

===Carlisle United===
On 28 August 2020, Furman returned to English football as he wished to return with his newborn to his parents and his wife's parents in England, joining [[EFL League Two|League Two]] club [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] on a one-year deal until the end of the 2020/21 campaign.<ref name="auto5" /><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |date=28 August 2020 |title=Bafana midfielder Dean Furman signs for a new club as SuperSport United identify his replacement |url=https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/local/categories/players-abroad/bafana-midfielder-dean-furman-signs-for-a-new-club-as-supersport-united-identify-his-replacement/684442 |website=Soccer Laduma}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 August 2020 |title=CONTRACT: South African international in for the season |url=https://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/2020/august/contract-south-african-midfielder-in-for-the-season/ |access-date=28 August 2020 |publisher=[[Carlisle United F.C.]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 September 2020 |title=Bafana star joins Carlisle United |url=https://sundayworld.co.za/news/bafana-star-joins-carlisle-united/}}</ref> Cumbrians manager [[Chris Beech (footballer, born 1974)|Chris Beech]] said: "He’s such an intelligent footballer, with the ability to dictate a game – his retain and regain of the ball is exceptional ...."<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 August 2020 |title=Intelligent footballer Dean Furman is an excellent signing for Carlisle United |url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/premier-league/intelligent-footballer-dean-furman-is-an-excellent-signing-for-carlisle-united-dec494c0-84f0-41c1-ab1b-4875f0357ae4 |website=www.iol.co.za}}</ref>

===Non-league career===
After a short spell at [[National League (division)|National League]] side [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]], he signed for [[Warrington Rylands 1906 F.C.|Warrington Rylands 1906]] in January 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gordon |first1=James |title=Warrington Rylands Secure Exciting Swoop For Trio |url=https://www.thenpl.co.uk/warrington-rylands-secure-exciting-swoop-for-trio-69221 |publisher=Northern Premier League |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=31 January 2022}}</ref> Furman played 12 times for Warrington in the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Dean Furman |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/warrington-rylands/appearances/2021-2022/dean-furman/936281 |publisher=Football Web Pages}}</ref>

==International career==
Furman received his first international call-up for [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] for a friendly on 19 August 2008 against [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]].<ref>[http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/socceroos/mccarthy-returns-for-south-africa-127153/ "McCarthy returns for South Africa"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916175231/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/socceroos/mccarthy-returns-for-south-africa-127153/ |date=16 September 2008 }} The World Game (14 August 2008)</ref> He was an unused substitute in that match. Furman earned his first cap for South Africa in a friendly against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] on 8 September 2012.<ref name="SAdebut">{{Cite web |last=Etherington |first=Tom |date=7 September 2011 |title=FT: Brazil 1–0 South Africa (International Friendly, São Paulo) |url=http://www.sambafoot.com/en/news/35349_ft__brazil_1-0_south_africa__international_friendly__sao_paulo_.html |access-date=25 October 2012 |publisher=sambafoot.com}}</ref> Furman earned his first [[man of the match]] award in the country's 2–0 defeat of [[Mozambique national football team|Mozambique]] on 11 September 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 September 2012 |title=Furman stars for South Africa |url=http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/article/120912-furman-363791.aspx |access-date=25 October 2012 |publisher=Oldham Athletic AFC}}</ref>

Furman was selected for the final squad of the [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations]] tournament hosted by his home country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2012 |title=Gordon Igesund dips into Kaizer Chiefs squad for key 2013 Afcon players |url=http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4666/south-africa/2012/12/31/3639149/gordon-igesund-dips-into-kaizer-chiefs-squad-for-key-2013 |website=Goal}}</ref> In the second group match of the tournament, the Bafana Bafana convincingly defeated [[Angola national football team|Angola]] 2–0 and Furman was named as Man of the Match.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2013 |title=Dean Furman enjoying his first AFCON tournament |url=http://www.safa.net/index.php?page=articles&id=1325 |publisher=SAFA}}</ref> Furman played the full 90 in South Africa's final group game, a 2–2 draw with [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]], that secured Bafana Bafana top spot in the group and ensured their first passage to the quarter-finals of the competition since 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 January 2013 |title=Hosts South Africa finished top of Group A after their dramatic 2–2 draw with Morocco in Durban knocked the North Africans out of the tournament. |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21043626 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> The quarter-final game against [[Mali national football team|Mali]] on 2 February ended 1–1 after extra time and Furman had his penalty kick saved by [[Soumaila Diakité]], as Mali won 3–1 in the penalty shoot-out.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Jonathan |date=2 February 2013 |title=Mali shoot down hosts South Africa with Soumaila Diakité a hero again |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/feb/02/south-africa-mali-africa-cup-nations}}</ref>

Furman was named captain of Bafana Bafana ahead of [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier]] against [[Sudan national football team|Sudan]] in [[Durban]] on 15 November 2014. He replaced former captain [[Senzo Meyiwa]], who died earlier after being shot at his girlfriend's home.<ref>{{Cite news |last=May |first=Edward |date=15 November 2014 |title=Dean Furman to captain Bafana Bafana |work=Goal.com |url=http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4642/2015-africa-cup-of-nations/2014/11/15/6159431/dean-furman-to-captain-bafana-bafana |access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref> He played every minute of [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|the finals]] in Equatorial Guinea, a [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group C|group stage]] exit. He won his 50th cap for South Africa on 24 March 2019 during a 2–1 win over [[Libya national football team|Libya]] which secured the nation's qualification for the [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Said |first=Nick |date=24 March 2019 |title=Percy Tau scores two goals as Bafana Bafana qualify for Afcon |work=Times Live |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2019-03-24-percy-tau-scores-two-goals-as-bafana-bafana-qualify-for-afcon/ |access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref> Fans nicknamed him "mlungu" (white person).<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 June 2013 |title=Issue 518 |url=https://issuu.com/thesouthafrican/docs/518_pageturner |website=The South African}}</ref>

As of 2020 he had represented South Africa winning 56 caps, and scoring four goals.<ref name="auto4" />

==Personal life==
Furman is Jewish and of [[English Jews|English descent]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bar-On |first=Tamir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SMiWAwAAQBAJ&q=%22Dean+Furman%22+jewish&pg=PA71 |title=The World through Soccer: The Cultural Impact of a Global Sport |date=2014 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9781442234741 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Stanford |first=Peter |date=22 September 2013 |title=Why are there so few British-born Jewish players in England's top flight? |work=The Independent |location=London |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/why-are-there-so-few-britishborn-jewish-players-in-englands-top-flight-8826369.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zach Pontz |date=29 January 2013 |title=Jewish International Soccer Star Dean Furman Wins Over South Africa Playing for National Team |url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2013/01/29/jewish-international-soccer-star-dean-furman-wins-over-south-africa-playing-for-national-team/ |website=Algemeiner}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Geoff Sifrin |date=19 November 2014 |title=The triumph of Dean Furman |url=https://www.sajr.co.za/opinion/the-jewish-report-editorial/2014/11/19/the-triumph-of-dean-furman |website=South African Jewish Report |access-date=4 September 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024060417/https://www.sajr.co.za/opinion/the-jewish-report-editorial/2014/11/19/the-triumph-of-dean-furman |url-status=dead }}</ref> He said in 2020: "I would love to see more Jewish players.... I hope parents and young Jewish players are looking up to me, [[Joe Jacobson]] and [[Nick Blackman|Nicky Blackman]]."<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 July 2020 |title='I Would Love to See More Jewish Players,' South African Soccer Star Dean Furman Says |url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2020/07/06/i-would-love-to-see-more-jewish-players-south-african-soccer-star-dean-furman-says/ |website=Algemeiner}}</ref> He was born in the [[Camps Bay]] suburb of the city of [[Cape Town]], South Africa, to South African parents Ronnie and Carol Furman.<ref name="auto7">{{Cite web |last=Mirah Langer |date=12 September 2019 |title=Soccer star Furman toasts his 'team' |url=https://www.sajr.co.za/news-and-articles/2019/09/12/soccer-star-furman-toasts-his-team |website=South African Jewish Report |access-date=4 September 2020 |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923130518/https://sajr.co.za/news-and-articles/2019/09/12/soccer-star-furman-toasts-his-team |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="auto6">{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Jacob |date=6 July 2020 |title=Dean Furman: 'I'd love to see more Jewish footballers. We're few and far between' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jul/06/dean-furman-jewish-footballers-chelsea-south-africa-interview |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name="Milner">{{Cite news |last=Milner |first=Jack |date=10 May 2007 |title=Captain Dean's double vision |work=[[Jewish Report]] |url=http://www.sajewishreport.co.za/pdf/2007/may/May-10-2007.pdf |url-status=dead |access-date=6 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007014506/http://www.sajewishreport.co.za/pdf/2007/may/May-10-2007.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2011}}</ref> His family relocated to England when Furman was five years old.<ref name="youtube">{{Cite web |date=20 June 2019 |title=In Conversation with: Dean Furman |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOhgIIaIShk  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/NOhgIIaIShk |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|access-date=10 February 2020 |publisher=TheRudySamuel on [[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He grew up in [[Edgware]] in [[North London]], and attended [[JFS (school)|JFS]] Jewish mixed [[comprehensive school]], where he was a classmate of footballer [[Josh Kennet]], and later lived in [[Manchester]].<ref name="auto8">[https://www.thejc.com/sport/sport-news/furman-wins-top-maccabi-gb-award-1.51136 "Furman wins top Maccabi GB award,"] ''The Jewish Chronicle'', 25 November 2013.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Craig Silver |date=25 April 2008 |title=Furman's Flying for Smith and McCoist |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-jewish-chronicle/20080425/283626755790116 |website=The Jewish Chronicle}}</ref><ref>Danny Caro. [https://www.thejc.com/sport/football/furman-afcon-south-africa-egypt-1.485712 "Furman ready to rub shoulders with Premier League stars at Africa Cup of Nations,"] ''The Jewish Chronicle''.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 July 2020 |title=Top Jewish footballer hopes to inspire more young stars to go pro |url=https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/top-jewish-footballer-hopes-to-inspire-more-young-stars-to-go-pro/ |website=Times of Israel}}</ref> His younger brother Jake has represented Maccabi GB at two [[Maccabiah Games]], and he hopes to represent Maccabi GB at a future Maccabiah Games alongside his brother.<ref>[https://www.thejc.com/sport/sport-news/pollacks-boosts-maccabiah-football-squad-1.43476 "Pollacks boosts Maccabiah football squad,"] ''The Jewish Chronicle'', 4 April 2013.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 August 2020 |title=Over 70 people join an exclusive 'evening in' with two professional footballers |url=https://www.maccabigb.org/news/over-70-people-join-an-exclusive-evening-in-with-two-professional-footballers/ |website=Maccabi GB}}</ref> His uncle is former [[Hellenic F.C.|Hellenic]] [[left back]] Marc Reingold.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 November 2013 |title=Furman returns home with SuperSport |url=https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/furman-returns-home-with-supersport-1948549 |website=www.iol.co.za}}</ref>

Furman has a four-year degree in [[sports science]] from [[Manchester Metropolitan University]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 October 2017 |title=Preparing For A Future After Football – Dean Furman Tells His Story |url=https://www.getsmarter.com/blog/career-advice/preparing-future-football-dean-furman-tells-story/ |website=GetSmarter}}</ref><ref name="youtube" />  His wife Natasha (Tash) Howarth is from Manchester, England, and the couple, who married at a synagogue in England in June 2018, has a daughter born in June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 July 2018 |title=Soccer star pops up at Shabbos |url=https://www.sajr.co.za/news-and-articles/2018/07/05/soccer-star-pops-up-at-shabbos |website=South African Jewish Report }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SuperSport captain marries the 'girl of his dreams' |url=https://citizen.co.za/phakaaathi/south-africa-soccer-phakaaathi-phakaaathi/1941671/supersport-captain-marries-the-girl-of-his-dreams/ |website=The Citizen|date=30 May 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Githuri |first=Job |date=5 October 2019 |title=Dean Furman: a football legend with a never-ending happiness |url=https://briefly.co.za/37827-dean-furman-biography-age-measurements-parents-injury-current-team.html |website=Briefly}}</ref><ref name="auto6" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 May 2020 |title=SuperSport confirm immediate exit for Furman |url=https://supersport.com/football/absa-premiership/news/200519_SuperSport_confirm_immediate_exit_for_Furman |website=supersport.com}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International===
{{Updated|matches played on 16 November 2020}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan="3"|[[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2012||5||0
|-
|2013||12||1
|-
|2014||7||0
|-
|2015||9||1
|-
|2016||5||1
|-
|2017||6||0
|-
|2018||5||0
|-
|2019||7||1
|-
|2020||2||0
|-
!Total||58||4
|}

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.''<ref name="nft">{{NFT|48639}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || 7 September 2013 || [[Moses Mabhida Stadium]], [[Durban]], South Africa || {{fb|Botswana}} || align=center | 2–0 || align=center | 4–1 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 2 || 14 January 2015 || [[Stade Omar Bongo]], [[Libreville]], Gabon || {{fb|MLI}} || align=center | 2–0 ||align=center | 3–0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 3 || 8 October 2016 || [[Stade du 4 Août]], [[Ouagadougou]], Burkina Faso || {{fb|Burkina Faso}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 1–1 || [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 4 || 13 October 2019 || [[Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium]], [[Port Elizabeth]], South Africa || {{fb|MLI}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 2–1 || Friendly
|}

==Honours==
'''Doncaster Rovers'''
*[[Football League One]]: [[2012–13 Football League One|2012–13]]

'''SuperSport United'''
*[[Nedbank Cup]]: [[2015–16 Nedbank Cup|2015–16]], [[2016–17 Nedbank Cup|2016–17]]
*[[MTN 8|MTN 8 Cup]]: [[2017 MTN 8|2017–18]], [[2019 MTN 8|2019–20]]

'''Warrington Rylands 1906'''
*[[Northern Premier League West]]: [[2021–22 Northern Premier League West|2021–22]]

In 2013 he was named [[Maccabi World Union|Maccabi GB]] Sportsperson of the Year.<ref name="auto8" /> In 2018 he was appointed as a [[Laureus Sport for Good Award|Laureus Sport for Good Foundation]] ambassador.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 April 2019 |title=Bafana Bafana midfielder Dean Furman announced as Laureus Ambassador |url=https://www.laureus.co.za/bafana-bafana-midfielder-dean-furman-announced-as-laureus-ambassador/ |publisher=laureus.co.za}}</ref> In 2019 he received the [[South African Airways|SAA Voyager]] Art, Sports, Science and Culture Award.<ref name="auto7" /> In August 2021 Dean was named club ambassador to Manchester Maccabi Community and Sports club.

==See also==
*[[List of Jews in sports#Football (Association; Soccer)|List of select Jewish association football players]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xnBn-LTnUk "Dean Furman talks about his exit from Supersport United to move to Manchester in the United Kingdom,"] Newzroom Afrika, 23 May 2020.

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