Dean Barry Austin (born 26 April 1970) is an English football manager and former professional player who is currently head of recruitment at Coventry City.

As a player, he was a defender who notably played in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur, making 124 appearances for the club over a six-year spell.

Following retirement, he became manager of Farnborough Town, and then went on to hold coaching roles at Southend United, Watford, Reading, Crystal Palace, Bolton Wanderers and Notts County.

In April 2018, Austin was appointed manager of Northampton Town, initially in a caretaker capacity, but was dismissed in September of the same year.

Austin was signed by Southend manager David Webb from St Albans for £14,000 in 1990 and made his debut on 10 April, as the "Shrimpers" held Burnley to a 0–0 draw.

Southend had briefly topped the Second Division after the early Boxing Day games but eventually fell away to mid table in their first season at this level, ending hopes of a unique third successive promotion and a place in the new FA Premier League.

[5] Austin made his debut on 22 August 1992 coming on as a sub for Terry Fenwick in a Premier League match against Crystal Palace.

However, next season he was back in the team and enjoying his best form ever under Gerry Francis Tottenham reached the semi-final of the FA Cup, only to lose to eventual winners Everton 4–1.

He was an integral part of Southend winning two successive promotions from League Two into the Championship and was responsible for developing young players such as Michael Kightly, Stuart O'Keefe and Gary Hooper.

From January 2012 until February 2013, Austin was a regional scout for Bolton Wanderers but left his position to join Chris Kiwomya at Notts County as assistant manager.

[11] He was the sole English coach in Slaviša Jokanović's backroom team, which led Watford to promotion from the Championship to the Premier League at the end of the 2014–15 season.

[15] In September 2019, Austin returned to Watford, joining the coaching staff as an assistant to new manager Quique Sánchez Flores.