Gareth Southgate ( yield 3 September 1970 ) is an english professional football coach and former actor who played as a defender and midfielder. He has been the coach of the England home team since 2016. Southgate won the League Cup with both Aston Villa ( in 1995–96 ) and Middlesbrough ( in 2003–04 ) and captained Crystal Palace to win the First Division backing in 1993–94. He besides played in the 2000 FA Cup Final for Villa and the 2006 UEFA Cup Final for Middlesbrough. Internationally, Southgate made 57 appearances for the England team between 1995 and 2004. He played every game of England ‘s campaign in the 1996 european Championships, but his punishment miss sent England out in the semi-final. He besides featured in both the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 european Championships. His playing career ended in May 2006 at the old age of 35, after more than 500 league appearances.
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Southgate was director of Middlesbrough from June 2006 until October 2009. He besides managed the England under-21 team from 2013 to 2016, before becoming the England national team director in 2016, succeeding Sam Allardyce. In his first tournament as England director, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Southgate became the third director ( after Alf Ramsey and Bobby Robson ) to reach a World Cup semi-final with the England team, which won him the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award. At UEFA Euro 2020, he became the first England director to reach the final of a european championship and to reach any major tournament final examination since 1966 ; England finally lost to Italy in a penalty gunfight .
early life and department of education [edit ]
Born in Watford, Hertfordshire, [ 4 ] Southgate attended Pound Hill Junior School and Hazelwick School in Crawley, West Sussex. [ 5 ] As a schoolboy he supported Manchester United F.C. and his football hero was Bryan Robson. [ 6 ] He left educate with eight O-Levels at grades between A and C. [ 7 ]
Club career [edit ]
Southampton [edit ]
Southgate played as a young for two-and-a-half years for Southampton before being released as a thirteen-year-old. [ 8 ]
crystal palace [edit ]
Southgate began his career at Crystal Palace, playing initially at right-back and then in cardinal midfield. He became master and led the club to the 1993–94 First Division title. After the South London club ‘s relegation from the Premier League, he moved to Aston Villa for a tip of £2.5 million, having made 152 appearances over four seasons. His nickname at Palace was ‘Nord ‘, given to him because his accurate way of speaking reminded one of the coaches of Denis Norden ‘s outspoken rescue. [ 9 ]
Aston Villa [edit ]
At Aston Villa, he was converted into a centre-back and was region of a formidable defense. 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 equitable earlier euro 2000, claiming that “ if I am to achieve in my career, it is time to move on. ” [ 10 ]
Middlesbrough [edit ]
On 11 July 2001, Southgate signed for Middlesbrough for a £6.5 million fee. He joined on a four-year deal and was the first sign by Steve McClaren, whom he knew as an England passenger car. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] In July 2002, after Paul Ince left for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Southgate was appointed the modern Middlesbrough captain. On 29 February 2004, he became the first Boro skipper in their 128-year history to lift a trophy, as they defeated Bolton Wanderers in the 2004 Football League Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium. [ 13 ] Southgate rejected media rumours that he was set to move to Manchester United following Rio Ferdinand ‘s ban for missing a drug trial in January 2004. [ 14 ] He late committed his final playing years to Middlesbrough, signing until 2007. His final appearance as a professional actor was in the 2006 UEFA Cup Final against Sevilla, which Boro lost 4–0 at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven. [ 13 ]
International career [edit ]
Southgate made his debut for England as a alternate against Portugal in December 1995 under the management of Terry Venables. [ 15 ] Southgate played every moment of their matches as hosts England reached the semi-final of UEFA Euro 1996, in which they faced Germany. The peer was determined in a penalty shoot-out ; Southgate ‘s punishment was saved, and England were eliminated when Andreas Möller scored the following German penalty. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Southgate managed to make light of his drop the ball later that year by appearing in an attend for Pizza Hut, besides featuring Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle, who had missed all-important penalties at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. [ 18 ] Southgate besides played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. [ 19 ] His fiftieth cap came in a 1–1 draw with Portugal at Villa Park in September 2002. [ 15 ] On 11 June 2003, he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 euro 2004 qualifying win over Slovakia at his club ground of the Riverside Stadium, competing against Middlesbrough ‘s hitter Szilárd Németh. [ 20 ] Southgate was capped 57 times for England and scored twice. [ 15 ] His inaugural goal came on 14 October 1998 against Luxembourg in a Euro 2000 qualifier, his second on 22 May 2003 against South Africa in a friendly. [ 15 ] He is Aston Villa ‘s most capped England player, having played 42 of his 57 internationals whilst with Villa. [ 21 ]
Managerial career [edit ]
Middlesbrough [edit ]
Middlesbrough coach Steve McClaren left the golf club in June 2006 to replace Sven-Göran Eriksson as the director of the England national team. [ 22 ] Although Martin O’Neill was initially the favored for the fresh void, [ 23 ] Southgate was chosen by chair Steve Gibson to succeed McClaren, committing to a five-year shrink. [ 24 ] As he did not have the want coaching qualifications ( the UEFA Pro Licence ) to manage a top-flight club, he could entirely be appointed initially for twelve weeks, [ 25 ] but he was allowed to stay on as coach after receiving a special dispensation from the Premier League board in November 2006. Middlesbrough successfully argued that, because Southgate had recently been an international actor, he had had no opportunity to undertake the coach courses. [ 26 ] Southgate subsequently went on to complete his coaching qualifications. [ 27 ] Upon his appointment, Southgate was tasked with rebuilding a english that had sold several players at the end of the previous league campaign, including key players such as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Doriva. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] His first sign language as a coach came on 12 July, when Herold Goulon signed from Lyon for an undisclosed fee. [ 30 ] He brought in four defensive additions to the squad, with Julio Arca arriving from local rivals Sunderland, [ 31 ] Robert Huth from Chelsea and Jason Euell from Charlton Athletic on permanent wave deals, [ 32 ] [ 33 ] whereas Jonathan Woodgate joined on a season-long lend from real Madrid. [ 32 ] After playing football team games in their pre-season campaign, Southgate ‘s managerial reign kicked off on 19 August 2006, the first day of the Premier League season, where his side lost 3–2 away at Reading. [ 34 ] Despite a disappointing start, they redeemed themselves when hosting reigning champions Chelsea at the Riverside Stadium, the bet on ending in a 2–1 victory. [ 35 ] During Southgate ‘s inaugural season in charge, the side secured some predict victories, but lost away from home to all three newly-promoted sides. [ 34 ] [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Furthermore, it took until January for the team to register their first away acquire of the temper, a 3–1 victory at an out-of-form Charlton Athletic, their first off success since April of the previous year. [ 38 ] Their highest-scoring victory of the season was a 5–1 acquire over Bolton Wanderers. [ 39 ] Southgate ‘s side finished the Premier League season sat in twelfth position. [ 40 ] That season besides saw the clubhouse eliminated from the League Cup at the earliest possibility, suffering a 1–0 kill to Notts County in the beginning rung. In the FA Cup, the club had a replay in every cycle they participated in. They were finally eliminated by Manchester United in the sixth round of the competition, suffering a 3–2 aggregate loss. due to every possible match going to a replay, Middlesbrough actually played more competition matches than the previous season ‘s champions Liverpool. [ 41 ]
Middlesbrough were very active during both transfer windows, with Jonathan Woodgate being the beginning sign during the summer, arriving from Real Madrid for a £7 million transfer fee ; Woodgate had previously played for the club during the former league campaign on loanword. [ 42 ] The club went on to break their personal transfer record, for the first time since 2002, when Afonso Alves arrived from Heerenveen for €20 million. [ 43 ] In December 2007, Arsenal director Arsène Wenger suggested Southgate as one of several English managers who were “ all good enough ” to manage the home team. [ 44 ] Southgate had faced some criticism earlier on that season, after his side suffered a go in the delegating zone, but Middlesbrough managed to pull clear of the penetrate three. [ 45 ] Southgate would go on to guide his side to a thirteenth seat end in the Premier League ; their final examination game of the league campaign saw them secure a 8–1 victory against Manchester City at home, the cabaret ‘s highest victory during the Premier League ‘s life, and Southgate ‘s highest-ever victory in management. [ 46 ]
2008–09 : delegating and dismissal [edit ]
The pre-season build-up ahead of the 2008–09 season was disappointing for the club. Due to heavy spend during the former temper, the cabaret ‘s net spend was about nothing. furthermore, club legend Mark Schwarzer left the cabaret after football team years, joining Premier League rivals Fulham on the passing of his contract. [ 47 ] Furthermore, key players such as George Boateng and Lee Cattermole besides left the golf club, once again leaving Southgate with a rebuilding challenge to change Middlesbrough ‘s fortunes. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] Despite the negative events during pre-season, Middlesbrough secured two victories out of a possible three, resulting in Southgate being named the Premier League Manager of the Month for August. This made Southgate the second person, after Stuart Pearce, to achieve both the Player and Manager of the Month awards, and he became the first Middlesbrough coach to win the award since Terry Venables in January 2001. [ 50 ] In November 2008, Southgate took Middlesbrough up to eighth place in the league, following an away succeed against an in-form Aston Villa, another former play club of Southgate ‘s ; however, Middlesbrough then went fourteen games without a winnings, until they beat Liverpool at home 2–0 on 28 February 2009. [ 51 ] After an away get the better of against Stoke City, some of the travelling supporters were calling for his judgment of dismissal, having alone achieved a single gain in eighteen games and relegation survival looking highly improbable. On 24 March, president Steve Gibson spoke out on the coach ‘s future, stating that sacking Southgate would not “ help the situation ”. [ 52 ] due to results elsewhere, Middlesbrough ‘s condition as a Premier League club went toss off to the final day : they needed delegating rivals Newcastle United and Hull City to lose, with them needing a five-goal swing to the latter in goal dispute. [ 53 ] Middlesbrough faced West Ham United aside from home ; the plot ended in a 2–1 frustration, confirming Middlesbrough ‘s relegation to the Championship after football team consecutive seasons in the top-flight, as a nineteenth-place complete was confirmed. [ 54 ] Following their delegating, Southgate expressed his determination to achieve moment forwarding back up to the Premier League, praising the supporters and showing his grief for them in the serve. [ 55 ] Middlesbrough ‘s Championship campaign started strongly, putting them in controversy for an immediate rejoinder to the Premier League. however, on 20 October 2009, shortly after a 2–0 victory over Derby County and with the golf club in fourth place, Southgate was dismissed as coach. His dismissal was controversial as he had taken Middlesbrough to within one point of the peak stead, [ 56 ] [ 57 ] though president Gibson stated that he had made the decisiveness weeks previously in the best interests of the club. [ 58 ] He was replaced by Gordon Strachan, who was ineffective to take the club back to the Premier League. [ 59 ] Middlesbrough would have to wait until 2016 to achieve forwarding to the Premier League, under the management of Aitor Karanka. [ 60 ]
England [edit ]
2013–16 : tenure with the under-21s [edit ]
Southgate in 2013 After four years out of football, Southgate returned to management after he signed a three-year contract to succeed Stuart Pearce as the coach of the England under-21 team on 22 August 2013. [ 61 ] Senior team coach Roy Hodgson had taken charge for the team ‘s 6–0 victory over Scotland in the interim period anterior to Southgate ‘s appointee. [ 62 ] [ 63 ] His first game in commission saw The Young Lions frustration Moldova 1–0 in a UEFA european Championship qualification couple, thanks to a goal from striker Saido Berahino. [ 64 ] Southgate would go on to lead his team to qualify for the finals of the 2015 european Championship in 2015 ; their good fortune could not continue however, as they finished bottom of their narrow-pointed group, consequently being knocked out of the contest. Their only victory during the competition came when Jesse Lingard scored the singular goal in their 1–0 achiever over Sweden, who would go on to qualify for the competition ‘s hard phase. [ 65 ] In June 2016, Southgate said that he did not want to fill the England senior team side left vacant by Hodgson. [ 66 ]
2016–17 : promotion to elder team function [edit ]
Southgate was put in impermanent charge of the senior England team on 27 September 2016, when Sam Allardyce resigned after one game due to the 2016 English football scandal. [ 67 ] England were in the early stages of qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. After winning his first game in blame 2–0 against Malta, [ 68 ] under Southgate ‘s leadership, England went on to draw 0–0 with Slovenia, [ 69 ] beat Scotland 3–0, [ 70 ] and in his last plot in irregular tear, drew 2–2 with Spain, despite leading 2–0 and conceding goals in the 89th and 96th minutes. [ 71 ] Southgate ‘s spell as caretaker director ended on 15 November, [ 72 ] with him appointed on a permanent basis when he penned a four-year compress two weeks late. [ 73 ]
2017–18 : FIFA World Cup [edit ]
The England team qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup on 5 October 2017, with a 1–0 home winnings over Slovenia. [ 74 ] The Football Association confirmed in December that Southgate would remain as England director even if the team did not progress beyond the group degree of the tournament, describing their expectations as “ realistic ” and the tournament as “ a truly important staging post for our development ”. [ 75 ]
After wins against Tunisia and Panama saw England qualify behind Belgium in their World Cup group, Southgate ‘s England side beat Colombia 4–3 on penalties in the round of 16 after a 1–1 draw on 3 July 2018 to claim his state ‘s first base ever World Cup penalty shoot-out victory and a place in the quarter-finals. [ 76 ] On 7 July 2018, Southgate ‘s England slope beat sweden 2–0 in the quarter-finals, with Southgate becoming the first England director to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup since Sir Bobby Robson in 1990. [ 77 ] This success bought Southgate significant admiration from England fans. [ 78 ] For the semi-final with Croatia, fans dressed up in waistcoats in tribute to Southgate ‘s iconic vest, which he wore during England ‘s matches : retailer Marks & Spencer reported a 35 % increase in sales of waistcoats, [ 79 ] [ 80 ] [ 81 ] and the hashtag ‘WaistcoatWednesday ‘ trended on Twitter. [ 81 ] [ 82 ] A week after the end of the tournament, Southgate tube station in Enfield, London, was renamed to “ Gareth Southgate ” for two days in recognition of Southgate ‘s accomplishment. [ 83 ] Southgate was besides lauded for personal qualities shown in the World Cup, including consoling Mateus Uribe, a colombian player, whose missed penalty had seen England win. [ 84 ] On 11 July 2018, Southgate ‘s England side suffered a 2–1 kill to Croatia during extra fourth dimension in the semi-finals. Kieran Trippier opened the score for England with a detached complain, before a goal from Ivan Perišić sent the tie into extra clock. Mario Mandžukić scored the winner for Croatia in the second half of excess time. With England trail, the match besides saw England play the concluding ten minutes of extra time with ten-spot men as Trippier suffered an injury after Southgate had already made his allow substitutions. [ 85 ] Following a 2–0 defeat to Belgium in the third position play-off, England ended the World Cup in fourth seat. [ 86 ] Harry Kane, a striker and the England team master, besides won the Golden Boot as the tournament ‘s circus tent goal-scorer. [ 83 ]
2018–19 : UEFA Nations League [edit ]
In 2019, Southgate managed England to third set in the inauguration UEFA Nations League. They did so after finishing exceed of a group containing Spain and Croatia. Their 3–2 victory away against the spanish was their first victory in Spain for 31 years. [ 87 ] They lost 3–1 to the Netherlands in the semi-final but then beat Switzerland 6–5 in a punishment gunfight after the pit finished scoreless. It was England ‘s first third-place finish up in a major external tournament since UEFA Euro 1968. [ 88 ]
UEFA Euro 2020 [edit ]
At UEFA Euro 2020, England finished circus tent of Group D which included Croatia, Scotland and Czech Republic, beating Croatia 1–0 to start the european Championship with a acquire for England for the first time, [ 89 ] drawing Scotland 0–0, [ 90 ] and winning against the Czech Republic 1–0, [ 91 ] with fore Raheem Sterling scoring both goals. In the rung of 16, England defeated Germany 2–0 at Wembley Stadium with two deep goals from Sterling and Harry Kane, their second base knockout phase succeed at the European Championships after their winnings on penalties against Spain in UEFA Euro 1996. [ 92 ] This was besides their inaugural win over Germany in a smasher match since the 1966 World Cup Final. [ 93 ] In the quarter-final tie, his England team then beat ukraine 4–0 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome to reach the semi-finals of a major competition for merely the fifth meter. [ 94 ] In the semi-final, England beat Denmark 2–1 at Wembley Stadium and reached the final of the European Championships for the first time. [ 95 ] It was only the irregular time that England had reached any major tournament ‘s final. [ 96 ] In the concluding at Wembley Stadium, an early goal from defender Luke Shaw saw England lead 1–0, before Italy ‘s Leonardo Bonucci levelled the match in the 67th minute. With the scores unaltered after extra prison term, England ultimately lost the match 3–2 on penalties. [ 97 ] In November 2021, Southgate signed a modern sign which mean he would remain as England Manager until December 2024. [ 98 ]
other roles [edit ]
In 2003, Southgate and his airless acquaintance Andy Woodman co-wrote Woody & Nord: A Football Friendship. This bible 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 Sports Book of the Year prize for 2004 from the National Sporting Club ( now the british Sports Book Awards ). [ 99 ] [ 100 ] Southgate was besides a co-commentator for ITV at the 2006 World Cup, covering group games aboard Clive Tyldesley. [ 101 ] due to commitments of managing Middlesbrough, he attended for entirely the first base two weeks of the four-week tournament. [ 102 ] He resumed a role as initiate and co-commentator after he finished his tenure at Middlesbrough in 2010, working on FA Cup and UEFA Champions League matches for ITV ampere well ampere acting as a initiate on England games. [ 103 ] [ 104 ]
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In January 2011, Southgate was appointed as the FA ‘s head of elect growth, to work with Sir Trevor Brooking. [ 105 ] He left the mail in July 2012, and ruled himself out of circumstance for the role of technical director, [ 106 ] for which he had been a lead campaigner. [ 107 ]
personal life [edit ]
Southgate married Alison Bird in July 1997 at St Nicholas ‘s church in Worth ; the couple have two children. [ 108 ] Southgate and his family have resided in the resort hotel town of Harrogate, North Yorkshire since the early 2000s, owning many homes in and around the town, most notably a exalted victorian townhouse on the Duchy Estate, before settling in a £3.75 million nation house 8 miles from the town center. [ 109 ] [ 110 ] Southgate was appointed an Officer of the Order of the british Empire ( OBE ) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to football. [ 111 ] In April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he agreed to take a 30 % wage cut. [ 112 ]
In popular culture [edit ]
Beginning with the 2018 World Cup, England supporters adapted the chorus of the 2001 hit individual “ Whole Again “ by English pop female child group Atomic Kitten as a chant for Southgate. [ 113 ] The song had previously been adapted by celtic fans earlier in the 2017–18 temper in honor of defender Mikael Lustig. [ 114 ]
Looking back on when we first met
I can not escape and I can not forget
Southgate, you ‘re the one – you still turn me on
” Football ‘s coming home again “
During the World Cup before England ‘s quarterfinal against Sweden, Atomic Kitten penis Natasha Hamilton shared a video of herself on Twitter singing the interchange lyrics. [ 115 ] On 3 July 2021, Hamilton and fellow extremity Liz McClarnon then returned to perform the song with rework lyrics including the existing alternate ones before chanting England fans at a watch party at Boxpark Croydon for the Euro 2020 quarterfinal against Ukraine. [ 116 ] [ 117 ] On 6 July 2021, the day before England ‘s semifinal against Denmark, the group released an official full-length version of the adapted song called “ Southgate You ‘re The One ( Football ‘s Coming Home Again ) “ via Columbia Records UK. [ 118 ] Member Jenny Frost rejoined the band for the first time since 2008 for the remix/re-recording. [ 119 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[120]
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Crystal Palace
1990–91
First Division
1
0
0
0
1
0
1[a]
0
3
0
1991–92
First Division
30
0
0
0
6
0
3[a]
0
39
0
1992–93
Premier League
33
3
0
0
6
2
0
0
39
5
1993–94
First Division
46
9
1
0
4
3
2[b]
0
53
12
1994–95
Premier League
42
3
8
0
7
2
0
0
57
5
Total
152
15
9
0
24
7
6
0
191
22
Aston Villa
1995–96
Premier League
31
1
4
0
8
1
0
0
43
2
1996–97
Premier League
28
1
3
0
1
0
2[c]
0
34
1
1997–98
Premier League
32
0
3
0
1
0
7[c]
0
43
0
1998–99
Premier League
38
1
2
0
0
0
4[c]
0
44
2
1999–2000
Premier League
31
2
6
1
6
0
0
0
43
3
2000–01
Premier League
31
2
2
0
1
0
2[d]
0
36
2
Total
191
7
20
1
17
1
15
0
243
8
Middlesbrough
2001–02
Premier League
37
1
6
0
1
0
0
0
44
1
2002–03
Premier League
36
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
37
2
2003–04
Premier League
27
1
1
0
6
0
0
0
34
1
2004–05
Premier League
36
0
1
0
0
0
10[c]
0
47
0
2005–06
Premier League
24
0
7
0
2
0
9[c]
0
42
0
Total
160
4
16
0
9
0
19
0
204
4
Career total
503
26
45
1
50
8
40
0
638
35
International [edit ]
Appearances and goals by national team and year[121]
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
England
1995
1
0
1996
11
0
1997
10
0
1998
8
1
1999
3
0
2000
8
0
2001
3
0
2002
7
0
2003
4
1
2004
2
0
Total
57
2
- Scores and results list England’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Southgate goal.
managerial statistics [edit ]
- As of match played 15 November 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team
From
To
Record
Ref.
P
W
D
L
Win %
Middlesbrough
7 June 2006
21 October 2009
151
45
43
63
0 29.8
[57][123]
England U21
22 August 2013
27 September 2016
37
27
5
5
0 73.0
[123][124][125]
England
27 September 2016
Present
68
44
14
10
0 64.7
[67][123]
Total
256
116
62
78
0 45.3
Honours [edit ]
actor [edit ]
Crystal Palace
Aston Villa
Middlesbrough
Individual
coach [edit ]
England
England U21
Individual
Orders [edit ]
References [edit ]
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