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Gareth Southgate
Personal information
Full name Gareth Southgate[1]
Date of birth (1970-09-03) 3 September 1970 (age 53)[1]
Place of birth Watford, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
000?–1988 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1995 Crystal Palace 152 (15)
1995–2001 Aston Villa 192 (7)
2001–2006 Middlesbrough 160 (4)
Total 504 (26)
International career
1995–2004 England 57 (2)
Managerial career
2006–2009 Middlesbrough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gareth Southgate (born 3 September 1970. in Crawley, West Sussex) is a retired English footballer and ex-manager. He served as manager of Middlesbrough from June 2006, until he was dismissed in October 2009. He currently works as a pundit on ITV Sport, and is the Football Association's Head of Elite Development working alongside Trevor Brooking.[2]

His highest achievements in the sport were winning the League Cup with both Aston Villa and Middlesbrough (as captain), and captaining Crystal Palace to win the First Division championship. He also reached an FA Cup and UEFA Cup final as a player, and made 57 appearances for the England national team, featuring in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and both the 1996 and 2000 European Championships. His playing career ended in May 2006 after more than 500 league appearances when he was appointed Middlesbrough manager.

Club career

Crystal Palace

Born in Crawley, West Sussex,[1] Southgate began his career at Crystal Palace, playing in central Midfield. He became captain and led the club to the 1994 Division One title. After the South London club's relegation from the Premier League, he moved to Aston Villa for a fee of £2.5 million, having made 152 appearances over four seasons.

Aston Villa

At Aston Villa, he was converted into a centre-back and was part of a formidable defence. In his first season, he lifted the League Cup and Aston Villa qualified for the UEFA Cup. Southgate played in every Premier League game during the 1998–99 season. He continued to play for Villa in the 1999–2000 season as Villa reached the FA Cup Final, but handed in a transfer request just before Euro 2000 citing a desire to move in order to "achieve in [his] career".[3] John Gregory, the then manager of Villa, attempted to keep his club captain but after a year on the transfer list he left the club in 2001.

Middlesbrough

Southgate did not sign for one of the major clubs as many predicted but instead became Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren's first signing for the club. This may have partially been due to the opportunity to reunite his defensive pairing with Ugo Ehiogu with whom he was a centre-back at Villa. Immediately he became a firm favourite at the Riverside, winning the club's Player of the Year award in his first season after a series of assured displays whilst receiving no yellow cards.

Southgate was handed the captaincy for the 2002–03 season when Paul Ince left the club and became the first Middlesbrough captain to lift a major trophy when he helped them win the Carling Cup at the Millennium Stadium in February 2004. His season ended shortly after that win, when he suffered knee ligament damage.

There were strong rumours that Southgate could be set for a move to Manchester United following Rio Ferdinand's ban for missing a drug test in January 2004,[4] but it turned out to be nothing more than paper talk. He later committed his final playing years to Middlesbrough, signing until 2007. His final appearance as a professional player was in the UEFA Cup final against Sevilla, which Boro lost 4–0. He did stay registered as a player during his first term as Middlesbrough manager but did not feature during this time either as a first team player or on the bench.

International career

Southgate made his debut for England as a substitute against Portugal in December 1995. He was then named in Terry Venables' squad for Euro 1996 on home soil. At the European championship, Southgate played a significant role in England's charge to the semi-finals. However, Southgate's saved penalty against Germany in the semi-final sent the hosts crashing out. The song Southgate (Euro '96) by The Business is a reference to this famous sporting event. Southgate managed to make light of his blunder by appearing in an advert for Pizza Hut which also featured Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle who had also missed crucial penalties. [citation needed]

Southgate also played in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. He had won 57 England caps and was disappointed not to add to the figure during the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals in Japan and South Korea. However, in the penultimate warm-up game ahead of the finals he captained England for the second half of a 1–1 draw with South Korea. His 50th cap came in a 1–1 draw with Portugal at Villa Park in September 2002.[citation needed]

Management career

Southgate was handed his first managerial role at Middlesbrough in June 2006 after McClaren had left to manage England. His appointment drew controversy as he did not have the required coaching qualifications (the UEFA Pro Licence) to manage a top-flight club.[5] He was allowed to stay on as manager, however, by the Premier League in November 2006; Middlesbrough successfully argued that, because Southgate had recently been an international player, he did not have the opportunity to undertake the coaching courses.[6]

Southgate was one of the current batch of coaches on the UEFA Pro course and was expected to graduate some time in the summer of 2009.[7]

In his first season in charge, Southgate guided Middlesbrough to a respectable 12th position in the Premier League. His biggest win as a manager was an 8–1 victory against Manchester City in May 2008; he was also rated by Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger as being "good enough" to be England manager in December 2007.[8] He faced some criticism early in the 2007–08 season after Boro had a spell in the relegation zone but they later pulled clear of the bottom three. Southgate became the first Middlesbrough Manager since Terry Venables in 2001 to win the Premier League Manager of the Month award, for August 2008, awarded on 12 September 2008.[9]

In November 2008, Southgate took Middlesbrough up to 8th place after an away win against on-form Aston Villa; however, Boro would thereafter go 14 games without a win, finally defeating Liverpool at home 2–0 on 28 February 2009. It seemed Middlesbrough fans were finally losing patience with Southgate on 21 March 2009 after an away defeat against Stoke, with some of the travelling supporters calling for his head after only achieving one win in 18 games and relegation survival looking unlikely. On 24 March 2009, Middlesbrough Chairman Steve Gibson gave Southgate a vote of confidence, and announced his job was safe.[10]

In May 2009 after a poor season in the Premier League, Southgate's Middlesbrough finished in 19th position and were relegated to the Championship after a 2–1 defeat against West Ham.[11][12] After the relegation Southgate said he was determined and vowed to stay with the club and fight to get them back into the Premier League. He praised the supporters and said that he felt for them.[13]

On 20 October 2009, less than two hours after a 2–0 victory over Derby County, Southgate was dismissed as manager with Middlesbrough in fourth place in the Championship. The decision was controversial as he had taken Boro to within one point of the top position.[14][15]

Other roles

During the 2003–04 season he became an author, penning Woody & Nord: A Football Friendship with close friend and former West Ham goalkeeping coach Andy Woodman. This book describes an enduring friendship forged in the Crystal Palace youth team that has survived Southgate and Woodman's wildly differing fortunes in the professional game. The book won the Sporting Book of the Year Award for 2004 from the National Sporting Club.[citation needed] In 2005, Southgate became a published poet, with a contribution to the collection Roary & Friends.[16]

Southgate was also a co-commentator for ITV at the 2006 World Cup, covering group games alongside Clive Tyldesley. His appointment as Middlesbrough manager two days before the start of the tournament meant that he left Germany before the knockout phase commenced, with David Pleat replacing him as Tyldesley's co-commentator. He resumed a role as pundit and co-commentator after he finished his tenure at Middlesbrough in 2010 commentating on FA Cup and UEFA Champions League matches for ITV as well as acting as a pundit on England games. Southgate has also appeared on media outlets Sky Sports, Setanta Sports and BBC television and radio. [citation needed]

In January 2011, Southgate was confirmed as the FA's head of elite development, working alongside Sir Trevor Brooking.[17]

Personal life

Southgate is married to Alison; the couple have two children.

In 2010 Southgate took part in the Berlin Marathon

[18]

Honours

Crystal Palace
Aston Villa
Middlesbrough

As a manager :-

Other :-

Career statistics

Player

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International goals

Scores and results list England's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 14 October 1998 Luxembourg Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 3–0 Euro 2000 Qualification
2 22 May 2003 South Africa ABSA Stadium, Durban  South Africa 2–1 Friendly

Manager

As of 20 October 2009
Team Nation From To Matches Won Drawn Lost Win %
Middlesbrough  England 7 June 2006 20 October 2009 150 44 43 63 29.3

References

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 578. ISBN 1852916656.
  2. ^ FA appoint Gareth Southgate as head of elite development to work alongside Sir Trevor Brooking, The Telegraph
  3. ^ "Southgate wants to quit Villa". London: BBC Sport. 8 June 2000. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
  4. ^ "Southgate cools Man Utd talk". London: BBC Sport. 29 December 2003. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
  5. ^ "Southgate appointed as Boro boss". London: BBC Sport. 7 June 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
  6. ^ "Southgate wins coaching reprieve". London: BBC Sport. 22 November 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
  7. ^ "The next generation". TheFA.com. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
  8. ^ "Wenger – The candidates for the England job". Arsenal F.C. 7 December 2007. Archived from the original on 9 December 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
  9. ^ "Gareth Southgate is keen to prove doubters wrong". Daily Mirror. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
  10. ^ Louise Taylor (25 March 2009). "Gibson stands firm on Southgate's position at Middlesbrough". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  11. ^ "West Ham 2–1 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. London. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  12. ^ "Southgate's Boro failed to achieve an unlikely last-day relegation escape". Inthenews.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
  13. ^ "Southgate plans to stay". Setanta sports. Retrieved 24 May 2009. [dead link] [dead link]
  14. ^ "Gareth Relieved of Duties". MFC.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  15. ^ "Middlesbrough sack boss Southgate". London: BBC News. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  16. ^ Brady, A B, ed. (1 November 2005). Roary & Friends. Safe & Sound Publishing. ISBN 0955168007.
  17. ^ "Gareth Southgate appointed to Football Association post". BBC News. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  18. ^ Young, Colin (9 February 2007). "Order of the boot gives boss Gareth his worry lines". Daily Mail. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Aston Villa F.C. Captain
1997-2001 		Succeeded by

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