Gareth Southgate

Gareth Southgate
OBE
Southgate with England in 2023
Personal information
Full name Gareth Southgate[1]
Date of birth (1970-09-03) 3 September 1970 (age 54)[2]
Place of birth Watford, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Youth career
Southampton
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1995 Crystal Palace 152 (15)
1995–2001 Aston Villa 191 (7)
2001–2006 Middlesbrough 160 (4)
Total 503 (26)
International career
1995–2004 England 57 (2)
Managerial career
2006–2009 Middlesbrough
2013–2016 England U21
2016–2024 England
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  England (as manager)
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 2020 Europe
Runner-up 2024 Germany
UEFA Nations League
Third place 2019 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gareth Southgate OBE (born 3 September 1970) is an English professional football manager and former player, who played as a defender and midfielder. He was the manager of the England men's national team from 2016 until 2024.

Southgate began his career with Crystal Palace, making his debut in 1990, and was appointed club captain in 1993, winning the First Division championship that season (1993–94). Having made over 150 appearances for Palace, he was signed by Aston Villa in 1995, winning the League Cup in 1996 and reaching the 2000 FA Cup final, before departing for Middlesbrough, where he won another League Cup in 2004 and reached the 2006 UEFA Cup final. Internationally, Southgate made 57 appearances for the England team between 1995 and 2004. He played every game of England's campaign in UEFA Euro 1996, though his penalty miss sent England out in the semi-final; he also featured in both the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. He retired in 2006 at the age of 35, having made more than 500 league appearances across his three clubs.

Immediately following his retirement, Southgate was appointed manager of Middlesbrough, staying in the role until his dismissal in 2009. He also managed the England under-21 team from 2013 to 2016, before succeeding Sam Allardyce as the senior team's manager in 2016. He led England to the 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-finals, the UEFA Euro 2020 final, the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, and the UEFA Euro 2024 final. In 2018 and 2021 he won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award.

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 578. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
  2. ^ "Gareth Southgate". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Gareth Southgate". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.