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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Holt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1973[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–2001 | Kilmarnock | 152 | (9) |
| 2001–2005 | Norwich City | 168 | (3) |
| 2005–2007 | Nottingham Forest | 65 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Wycombe Wanderers | 76 | (3) |
| 2009 | Colchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Lowestoft Town | 22 | (4) |
| Total | 483 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Scotland | 10 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Falkirk | ||
| 2018–2020 | Livingston | ||
| 2021 | Falkirk (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gary James Holt (born 9 March 1973) is a Scottish football player and coach, who was most recently the sporting director at Falkirk. Holt first played competitively for Kilmarnock, making 138 appearances, before transferring to Norwich City, where he made 168 appearances. During his time with Kilmarnock and Norwich he also received ten caps for the Scotland national football team, scoring one goal.[2] Later in his career, Holt also played for Nottingham Forest, Wycombe Wanderers, Colchester United and Lowestoft Town.
His playing style was marked by his energy and stamina. "Others were blessed with greater talent, but Holt could always out-beat their heart. And run. Boy, could he run."[3] As a result of this, Norwich City fans nicknamed him 'Three Lungs'.[3] Ironically, in 2004, he required hospital treatment for a collapsed lung.[3]
After his retirement from playing football, Holt joined the Norwich City Academy. He then managed Falkirk for just over a year until June 2014, when he returned to Norwich as a first-team coach. Holt was then head coach of Scottish Premiership club Livingston for over two years, until his resignation in November 2020. In January 2021, Holt returned to Falkirk as sporting director, but was sacked 12 months later.[4]
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
sfawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Bailey, Michael. "Gary Holt: 'The doctor said, You would be dead now if you'd left it another day'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "CLUB UPDATE – GARY HOLT DEPARTS - Falkirk Football Club". 3 January 2022.