Danny Dichio

Toronto FC In April 2007, Dichio was released from his contract to let him join the newly created MLS club Toronto FC.

Over the next three seasons, Dichio made 59 league appearances for Toronto in the MLS, Canadian Championship and CONCACAF Champions League games. He scored 14 goals, including the club's first ever goal and the club's last goal of its inaugural season. He managed five goals in five shots on target to start the 2008 Major League Soccer season. That same year, Dichio also cemented his association with the Thornhill Soccer Club, a non-profit club that organises soccer leagues for age groups 4 and up, including adult leagues.

On 18 March 2009, he announced his intention to retire after the 2009 Major League Soccer season and to continue living in Toronto while also pursuing coaching opportunities. However, on 9 September 2009, Dichio officially announced his retirement with six games remaining on Toronto FC's season schedule. His new role with the team was Toronto FC Team Ambassador, participating in local community appearances, and Academy Coach, where he was assigned to "assist coaches on all three Toronto FC teams while beginning to learn about the nuances of MLS". He remains much beloved of Toronto fans, who sing a song in his honour in the 24th minute of each game, commemorating his inaugural goal for the franchise (scored at 23:13 on 12 May 2007 vs. Chicago Fire).

He became a permanent resident of Canada in April 2009. In mid-2009, he began working with the Toronto FC Academy.

Managerial career Following the firing of head coach Preki in September 2010, Nick Dasovic was named interim head coach, and Dichio became an assistant coach. With new management put in place during the off-season in 2011, Aron Winter as head coach and Bob de Klerk as his assistant named Dichio as the new head coach of the TFC Academy U-18 team that competed in the Canadian Soccer League's first division. Dichio replaced former coach Jason Bent, who was with the academy for three years before being promoted as Winter's second assistant. After the conclusion of the 2012 season, he was nominated for the division's coach of the year.

In 2021, he served as an assistant coach with Toronto FC II and was also named to the coaching staff for the Canada national team. He announced his departure from the Toronto FC organization after the 2021 season.

In 2022, he joined the coaching staff of Mark Briggs as an assistant coach for the Sacramento Republic in the USL Championship.

On November 29, 2023, Dichio was officially appointed as the new manager for USL Championship club Detroit City, replacing Trevor James, who remained with the club as the sporting director.

Trivia Fans of Dichio's former club, Toronto FC, chant his name in the 24th minute of every home match, a reference to the fact that he scored the club's first ever goal in the 24th minute of play of a MLS match against Chicago in May 2007.

Honours Sunderland Football League First Division: 1998–99