Dino was born in Tunisia in 1971 but moved to France when he was a teenager to pursue his career as a striker. He signed for Tunisian club AS Marsa as a 21-year-old in 1992 but after two years, he left to play for CO Transports and scored four goals during his time.
Northern Irish Premier League side Glentoran snapped up Maamria on a free transfer in 1996 after he'd failed to sign a contract with Burnley. However, he and his wife weren't settled at the club so he left by mutual consent in April 1997 having scored twice in seven games.
Dino caught the attention of fans across England after signing for The Rovers in July 1998 and was given the number 10. He finished the club's top scorer in the 1999/2000 campaign with eight goals.Shortly after his release in 2000, he did his coaching badges whilst trialling for Cardiff City. He rejected the offer though.
He moved to Southport in 2000 but made few appearances, so had a brief spell with a part-time club in a lower league. He joined Stevenage in January 2003 and became a fan's favourite by scoring 33 times in 96 appearances during his time.
In August 2006, he re-joined Southport although he was poised to go to Rushden and Diamonds, but he didn't receive international clearance. However, he reunited with his old manager Graham Westley at Rushden in 2007 but was immediately loaned back to Southport.
He was made player-manager of NPL side Northwich Victoria in 2007 but was sacked after a year in charge. He later joined up with Graham Westley back at Stevenage as assistant manager. He won back-to-back promotions with Westley in a successful two years for the Boro which saw go from non-league to League One.
DINO WITH WESTLEY AT HILLSBOROUGHIn 2012, he went to coach Preston with Westley who'd been appointed manager of the Lancashire club. He left in January 2013 following Westley's sacking.
He now lives in Hertfordshire.
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