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| years = [[1988]]-[[1996]]<br/>[[1996]]-[[1998]]<br/>[[1998]]-[[2004]]<br/>[[2004]]-present |
| years = [[1988]]-[[1996]]<br/>[[1996]]-[[1998]]<br/>[[1998]]-[[2004]]<br/>[[2004]]-present |
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| clubs = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]<br/>[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]<br/>[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]<br/>[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] |
| clubs = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]<br/>[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]<br/>[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]<br/>[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] |
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| caps(goals) = 248 (39)<br/>58 (15)<br/>213 (29)<br/> |
| caps(goals) = 248 (39)<br/>58 (15)<br/>213 (29)<br/>62 (5) |
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| nationalyears = [[1990]]-[[2004]] |
| nationalyears = [[1990]]-[[2004]] |
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| nationalteam = [[Wales]] |
| nationalteam = [[Wales]] |
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Revision as of 09:51, 4 December 2006
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Speed | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 22, 2006 | |||
Gary Speed (born September 8, 1969 in Mancot) is a Welsh footballer, who plays in midfield. He currently plays for Bolton Wanderers, after a £750,000 switch from Newcastle United in July 2004. He was also captain for the Welsh national team until he retired from international football in 2004 after the side's 3-2 defeat to Poland in a World Cup qualifier.
As a child, he went to Hawarden High School.
Speed began his career with Leeds United, winning the title with them in 1992. He moved to Everton in 1996, for a fee of £5,500,000. He then moved to Newcastle in 1998, and while there he became the club's most dependable midfielder. Newcastle's manager, Sir Bobby Robson, was sorry to see Speed leave the club, and acknowledged that he would do very well for Bolton.
He had been capped for Wales over 80 times, and holds the record for the most Premiership appearances. Besides being a strong tackler, Speed is noted for skill in set pieces, occasionally scoring from them.
After his retirement from international football, he was recommended to take up the mantle of Wales' manager, by both the former manager Mark Hughes and fellow Welsh midfielder Robbie Savage. Bolton's manager Sam Allardyce has urged Speed to see out the rest of his 2 year contract with Bolton first. For his part, Speed has stated he will not apply for the position but would talk to the Welsh FA if approached. On 30th July 2006 it was announced that Speed had taken a part time coaching role in league 2 side
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On September 9 2006 Speed scored the winning penalty for Bolton against Watford, making him one of only two players to score in every Premiership season. Ryan Giggs of Manchester United is the other player to achieve this.
Statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
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| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers F.C. | 2004- | 62 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 5 |
| Newcastle United F.C. | 1998-2004 | 213 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 40 |
| Everton F.C. | 1996-1998 | 58 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 18 |
| Leeds United F.C. | 1988-1996 | 248 | 39 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 57 |
| Total | 581 | 88 | 50 | 11 | 44 | 13 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 734 | 119 | |
External links
- Gary Speed at Soccerbase
- Pending AfC submissions
- Pending AfC submissions in article space
- Undated AfC submissions
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Welsh footballers
- Wales international footballers
- FA Premier League players
- Current FA Premier League players
- Leeds United AFC players
- Everton F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players