Denis Pagan
| Denis Pagan | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Denis Leslie Pagan | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1947 | ||
| Original team(s) | Carlton U19 | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1967–1974 | North Melbourne | 120 (5) | |
| 1975–1976 | South Melbourne | 23 (0) | |
| 1978 | Port Melbourne | 3 (5) | |
| 1979-1980 | Yarraville | 14 (23) | |
| Total | 160 (33) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1971 | Victoria | ||
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1993–2002 | North Melbourne | 240 (150–90–0) | |
| 2003–2007 | Carlton | 104 (25–77–2) | |
| Total | 344 (175–167–2) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2007. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Denis Leslie Pagan (born 24 September 1947) is a former Australian rules football coach and player in the VFL/AFL. Pagan is a dual AFL premiership coach, and he also won the prestigious Victoria derby in 2020 as a trainer and owner of the horse “Johnny Get Angry.” This victory made him the first Australian sports figure to win an AFL premiership as a coach and train a group 1 horse race winner.