 Caldwell lining up for Celtic in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Caldwell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1982[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Exeter City (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Celtic Boys Club | ||
| 1996–1997 | Hutchison Vale[5][6] | ||
| 1997–2001 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Darlington (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Hibernian (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Coventry City (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Derby County (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Hibernian | 88 | (5) |
| 2006–2010 | Celtic | 106 | (5) |
| 2010–2015 | Wigan Athletic | 102 | (6) |
| Total | 356 | (16) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Scotland U21[4] | 19 | (2) |
| 2002–2013 | Scotland | 55 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | Scotland B[7] | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 2017 | Chesterfield | ||
| 2018–2019 | Partick Thistle | ||
| 2022– | Exeter City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gary Caldwell (born 12 April 1982) is a Scottish former professional footballer and coach who is the current manager of Exeter City. Caldwell played for Newcastle United, Darlington, Coventry City, Derby County, Hibernian, Celtic, Wigan Athletic and won 55 international caps for Scotland.
Primarily considered a centre back, Caldwell was a versatile player; he was also deployed as a right back and defensive midfielder at various spells in his career. His elder brother, Steven, was also a footballer and they were at Wigan concurrently.[8] As an international, he earned a place in the Scottish FA International Roll of Honour after gaining over 50 caps.
After retirement he went into coaching, and has managed Wigan Athletic, Chesterfield, Partick Thistle and Exeter City.
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2014 and 31/07/2014". The Football Association. p. 5. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Gary Caldwell: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Gary Caldwell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Scotland U21 player Gary Caldwell". FitbaStats. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Smith reveals ethos behind Hutchie success". The Scotsman. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Ex Hutchison Vale Players Now Senior Clubs". Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale F.C. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Scotland B player Gary Caldwell". FitbaStats. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Steven Caldwell joins brother Gary at Wigan". BBC Sport. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.