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Gary Neville

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1975 (49 years old)

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Bury, England

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Gary Alexander Neville (born 18 February 1975) is an English football pundit and former player. He is also a co-owner of English Football League club Salford City. After retiring from football in 2011, Neville went into punditry and was a commentator for Sky Sports, until he took over the head coach position at Valencia in 2015. After being sacked by the club in 2016, he returned to his position as a pundit for Sky Sports later that year. He was also assistant manager for the England national team from 2012 to 2016.
As a player, Neville played as a right-back and spent his entire playing career with Manchester United, making him a one-club man. At the time of his retirement in 2011, he was the second-longest-serving player at the club behind long-time teammate Ryan Giggs, and had served as club captain for five years. He is one of the most decorated English and European footballers of all time, having won a total of 20 trophies, including eight Premier League titles and two Champions League titles.
Neville made his international debut in 1995 and was first-choice right-back for England for more than 10 years, representing the nation at three European Championships and two World Cups. He is England's most-capped right-back with 85 caps.
Neville is the older brother of twin siblings: his brother, Phil Neville, is currently head coach of Inter Miami CF in MLS and is a former player for Manchester United and Everton, and his sister, Tracey Neville, is a retired netball international.
Neville made his first appearance for England in 1995 when he was picked by Terry Venables for the friendly against Japan. On 23 May 1996, he was joined in the England team by his brother Phil Neville for a match against China; they had also appeared together in the 1996 FA Cup Final two weeks earlier and thus were the first pair of brothers to play together in an FA Cup-winning side and for England in the same season since Hubert and Francis Heron in 1877, 119 years earlier.
He was subsequently selected at right-back for his country by five different coaches. The form of Manchester City's Micah Richards, Liverpool's Glen Johnson and Neville's Manchester United teammate Wes Brown placed his position in the England team under threat in the latter years of his career.
Neville had been the youngest first-choice player in the England first team during his debut tournament, Euro 96, playing in each game until the semi-final, for which he was suspended after receiving a yellow card in two separate games. England were knocked out by the eventual winners, Germany, in a penalty shootout. In June 1997, he participated in the Tournoi de France, the friendly international football tournament held in France as a warm-up to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He also played in the 1998 World Cup under the tenure of Glenn Hoddle as manager. As "a bit of a sceptic", Neville did not see Eileen Drewery, the faith healer Hoddle had brought into the England squad. Neville also played at Euro 2000 during the tenure of Kevin Keegan as manager.
A broken foot ruled Neville out of the 2002 World Cup, but he quickly returned to the side after regaining his fitness, and was once again the first-choice right-back by the time of Euro 2004, with the team now being managed by Sven-Göran Eriksson.
Neville missed the latter stages of the qualification campaign for the 2006 World Cup with injury. He returned to the England team in March 2006 for a friendly against Uruguay. Neville was selected for England's 2006 World Cup squad. He played in England's opening Group B game against Paraguay but pulled his calf in training the night before the team's second game and was forced to miss the next three games until playing the full match in England's losing quarter-final against Portugal on 1 July. It was his 81st England cap, bringing him up to ninth in the all-time rankings, ahead of Gary Lineker and teammate Michael Owen, who had briefly drawn level with Neville during the World Cup.
Neville briefly took over the England captaincy during this game after the substitution of David Beckham due to an injury shortly after half-time, despite the previous match's deputy captain John Terry also being on the field.
After the defeat to Portugal, Neville announced that he would continue to be available for selection for his country under new coach Steve McClaren and added that, unlike some former international teammates, he would not ever make the decision to retire from the England set-up, saying, "That decision is not Gary Neville's to make". As one of three club captains (along with Terry and Steven Gerrard) in the first-choice England line-up, he was mentioned as a contender for the England captaincy vacated by Beckham after elimination from the World Cup. However, Terry was given the job and Steven Gerrard made vice-captain.
On 11 October, Neville was involved in a game-changing incident during a Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia when his straightforward backpass took an unfortunate bounce and caused goalkeeper Paul Robinson to miss his kick, which resulted in the ball ending up in the net. Although Robinson was at the centre of the moment, Neville was officially credited with an own goal, the second of his England career; he has scored no goals for England.
On 7 February 2007, Neville won his 85th cap in England's 1–0 friendly defeat to Spain. His appearance took him to within one cap of equalling Sansom's record for an England full-back, and eighth in the all-time appearances list for his country. However, an ankle injury suffered on 17 March 2007 while playing for Manchester United robbed him of the chance to equal Sansom's record, as he was forced to miss the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel and Andorra on 24 March and 28 respectively. Surgery on his ankle ruled him out of two summer matches at the new Wembley Stadium, and then a calf muscle injury delayed his recovery in the autumn. These injury problems together with a perceived decline in ability threatened to put an end to Neville's international playing career.
On 24 May 2009, Neville was given a surprise recall to the England squad by Fabio Capello for the World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Andorra, but did not feature in any of these games.
Neville holds or co-holds a number of England records:
When he came on as a substitute against Italy at Leeds in 2002, he earned his 51st cap, breaking the record for a right-back held previously by Phil Neal
His 11 appearances for England in the European Championship finals (over three tournaments) is a record
With his brother Phil, the Nevilles hold the record of England's most capped brothers, with 142 appearances between them. It was Phil's appearance as a substitute against Israel in 2007, a game for which Gary was injured, which broke a record they had jointly held with Jack and Bobby Charlton
The Nevilles hold outright the record for the most appearances in the same England team by a pair of brothers with 31, although the 31st in 2007 came a whole seven years after the 30th
Neville wrote in his autobiography that, at times, he had reflected on his international career and thought sometimes that it was "a massive waste of time", and that success with United was "always the most important thing".
Neville's father, Neville Neville, was a former league cricketer. His mother Jill used to play netball in the local leagues, and is general manager and club secretary for Football League club Bury.
Neville was a talented cricketer as a schoolboy and played alongside future England captain Michael Vaughan at the Bunbury Cricket Festival and younger brother Phil for Lancashire's Under-14 team, and also for Greenmount Cricket Club in the Bolton Cricket League, for whom on Sunday 19 July 1992 he scored 110 not out in an unbroken partnership of 236 with Australian professional Matthew Hayden in a Hamer Cup tie against Astley Bridge.
In 1999, Neville was best man for the wedding of team-mate David Beckham and Victoria Adams.
Neville married Emma Hadfield on 16 June 2007 and their first child, daughter Molly, was born on 11 January 2009. Their second daughter, Sophie, was born on 25 March 2010.
In July 2009, he was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Bolton for his outstanding contributions to football.
In January 2010, it was reported that Neville has applied for planning permission to build an eco-friendly home, which would be the first zero-carbon house in northwest England. Neville's testimonial game was reported to be the most eco-friendly game in English football history.
Neville endorsed the Labour Party in the 2019 United Kingdom general election. He has since criticised the party for not opposing the Conservative government's lockdown restrictions during the 2020–2021 COVID-19 pandemic, arguing businesses should receive more economic support.
In January 2022, Neville joined the Labour Party.
On 16 April 2022, Neville revealed that he will be banned from driving after reaching 12 penalty points on his licence and issued an apology.



Career Honours

English Football League Cup
2009-2010
Manchester United
English Premier League
2008-2009
Manchester United
English FA Community Shield
2008
Manchester United
FIFA Club World Cup
2008
Manchester United

UEFA Champions League
2007-2008
Manchester United
English Premier League
2006-2007
Manchester United
English Football League Cup
2005-2006
Manchester United
English FA Cup
2003-2004
Manchester United

English Premier League
2002-2003
Manchester United
English Premier League
2000-2001
Manchester United
English Premier League
1999-2000
Manchester United
FIFA Club World Cup
1999
Manchester United

English Premier League
1998-1999
Manchester United
English FA Cup
1998-1999
Manchester United
UEFA Champions League
1998-1999
Manchester United
English FA Community Shield
1997
Manchester United

English Premier League
1996-1997
Manchester United
English FA Community Shield
1996
Manchester United
English Premier League
1995-1996
Manchester United
English FA Cup
1995-1996
Manchester United


Career Milestones


Former Youth Teams

1991-1992


Former Senior Teams

1992-2011
1995-2007


Former Club Staff

2012-2016
Assistant Manager
2015-2016
Manager


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Statistics


Manchester UnitedAppearancesEFL Cup2010-20111

Manchester UnitedAppearancesEnglish Premier League2010-20113

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEFL Cup2010-201116

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEnglish Premier League2010-2011206


Manchester UnitedAppearancesEFL Cup2009-20104

Manchester UnitedAppearancesEnglish Premier League2009-201017

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Cup2009-20101

Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Champions League2009-20106

Manchester UnitedAssistsEnglish Premier League2009-20101

Manchester UnitedAssistsUEFA Champions League2009-20102

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEFL Cup2009-2010267

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEnglish Premier League2009-20101,353

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Cup2009-201090

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2009-2010516


Manchester UnitedAppearancesEFL Cup2008-20093

Manchester UnitedAppearancesEnglish Premier League2008-200916

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Cup2008-20092

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFIFA Club World Cup2008-20092

Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Champions League2008-20094

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEFL Cup2008-2009245

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEnglish Premier League2008-20091,075

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Cup2008-2009210

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFIFA Club World Cup2008-200995

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2008-2009245


EnglandAppearancesEuropean Championships20082

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Community Shield20081

Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Super Cup20081

EnglandMins PlayedEuropean Championships2008180

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Community Shield200867

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Super Cup200876


Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Champions League2007-20081

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2007-200810


EnglandAppearancesInternational Friendlies20071

EnglandMins PlayedInternational Friendlies200764


Manchester UnitedAppearancesEnglish Premier League2006-200724

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Cup2006-20073

Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Champions League2006-20076

Manchester UnitedAssistsEnglish Premier League2006-20074

Manchester UnitedAssistsFA Cup2006-20071

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEnglish Premier League2006-20071,979

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Cup2006-2007270

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2006-2007540


EnglandAppearancesFIFA World Cup20068

EnglandAppearancesInternational Friendlies20063

EnglandMins PlayedFIFA World Cup2006692

EnglandMins PlayedInternational Friendlies2006213


Manchester UnitedAppearancesEFL Cup2005-20065

Manchester UnitedAppearancesEnglish Premier League2005-200625

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Cup2005-20063

Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Champions League2005-20064

Manchester UnitedAssistsEFL Cup2005-20061

Manchester UnitedAssistsEnglish Premier League2005-20061

Manchester UnitedAssistsUEFA Champions League2005-20061

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEFL Cup2005-2006450

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEnglish Premier League2005-20062,164

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Cup2005-2006208

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2005-2006213


EnglandAppearancesInternational Friendlies20052

EnglandMins PlayedInternational Friendlies2005135


Manchester UnitedAppearancesEFL Cup2004-20051

Manchester UnitedAppearancesEnglish Premier League2004-200522

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Cup2004-20054

Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Champions League2004-20057

Manchester UnitedAssistsEFL Cup2004-20051

Manchester UnitedAssistsEnglish Premier League2004-20053

Manchester UnitedAssistsUEFA Champions League2004-20051

Manchester UnitedGoalsUEFA Champions League2004-20051

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEFL Cup2004-200590

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEnglish Premier League2004-20051,890

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Cup2004-2005390

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2004-2005540


EnglandAppearancesEuropean Championships200411

EnglandAppearancesInternational Friendlies20044

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Community Shield20041

EnglandAssistsEuropean Championships20041

EnglandAssistsInternational Friendlies20041

EnglandMins PlayedEuropean Championships20041,020

EnglandMins PlayedInternational Friendlies2004266

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Community Shield200490


Manchester UnitedAppearancesEFL Cup2003-20041

Manchester UnitedAppearancesEnglish Premier League2003-200431

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Cup2003-20044

Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Champions League2003-20047

Manchester UnitedAssistsEnglish Premier League2003-20044

Manchester UnitedAssistsFA Cup2003-20041

Manchester UnitedAssistsUEFA Champions League2003-20041

Manchester UnitedGoalsEnglish Premier League2003-20042

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEFL Cup2003-2004120

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEnglish Premier League2003-20042,735

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Cup2003-2004309

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2003-2004630


EnglandAppearancesInternational Friendlies20032

EnglandMins PlayedInternational Friendlies200361


Manchester UnitedAppearancesEFL Cup2002-20035

Manchester UnitedAppearancesEnglish Premier League2002-200326

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Cup2002-20033

Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Champions League2002-200310

Manchester UnitedAssistsEnglish Premier League2002-20033

Manchester UnitedGoalsUEFA Champions League2002-20031

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEFL Cup2002-2003450

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEnglish Premier League2002-20031,822

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Cup2002-2003270

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2002-2003774


EnglandAppearancesFIFA World Cup20026

EnglandAppearancesInternational Friendlies20023

EnglandMins PlayedFIFA World Cup2002495

EnglandMins PlayedInternational Friendlies2002150


Manchester UnitedAppearancesEnglish Premier League2001-200234

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Cup2001-20022

Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Champions League2001-200214

Manchester UnitedAssistsEnglish Premier League2001-20022

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEnglish Premier League2001-20022,793

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Cup2001-2002180

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2001-20021,097


EnglandAppearancesInternational Friendlies20013

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Community Shield20011

EnglandMins PlayedInternational Friendlies2001115

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Community Shield200190


Manchester UnitedAppearancesEnglish Premier League2000-200132

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Cup2000-20012

Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Champions League2000-200114

Manchester UnitedGoalsEnglish Premier League2000-20011

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEnglish Premier League2000-20012,849

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Cup2000-2001180

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2000-20011,260


EnglandAppearancesEuropean Championships20007

EnglandAppearancesInternational Friendlies20003

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Community Shield20001

EnglandMins PlayedEuropean Championships2000507

EnglandMins PlayedInternational Friendlies2000270

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Community Shield200090


Manchester UnitedAppearancesEnglish Premier League1999-200022

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFIFA Club World Cup1999-20003

Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Champions League1999-20009

Manchester UnitedAssistsEnglish Premier League1999-20003

Manchester UnitedAssistsUEFA Champions League1999-20001

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEnglish Premier League1999-20001,892

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFIFA Club World Cup1999-2000270

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Champions League1999-2000810


Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Super Cup19991

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Super Cup199990


Manchester UnitedAppearancesEnglish Premier League1998-199932

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Cup1998-19997

Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Champions League1998-199913

Manchester UnitedAssistsEnglish Premier League1998-19993

Manchester UnitedGoalsEnglish Premier League1998-19991

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEnglish Premier League1998-19992,768

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Cup1998-1999681

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Champions League1998-19991,170


EnglandAppearancesFIFA World Cup19989

EnglandAppearancesInternational Friendlies19984

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Community Shield19981

EnglandMins PlayedFIFA World Cup1998840

EnglandMins PlayedInternational Friendlies1998306

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Community Shield199890


Manchester UnitedAppearancesEnglish Premier League1997-199834

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Cup1997-19984

Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Champions League1997-19988

Manchester UnitedAssistsEnglish Premier League1997-19983

Manchester UnitedAssistsUEFA Champions League1997-19981

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEnglish Premier League1997-19982,992

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Cup1997-1998282

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Champions League1997-1998663


EnglandAppearancesInternational Friendlies19973

EnglandMins PlayedInternational Friendlies1997206


Manchester UnitedAppearancesEnglish Premier League1996-199731

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Cup1996-19973

Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Champions League1996-199710

Manchester UnitedAssistsEnglish Premier League1996-19973

Manchester UnitedGoalsEnglish Premier League1996-19971

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEnglish Premier League1996-19972,719

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Cup1996-1997270

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Champions League1996-1997892


EnglandAppearancesEuropean Championships19964

EnglandAppearancesInternational Friendlies19964

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Community Shield19961

EnglandAssistsEuropean Championships19961

EnglandMins PlayedEuropean Championships1996390

EnglandMins PlayedInternational Friendlies1996360

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Community Shield199644


Manchester UnitedAppearancesEFL Cup1995-19961

Manchester UnitedAppearancesEnglish Premier League1995-199630

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Cup1995-19966

Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Cup1995-19961

Manchester UnitedAssistsEnglish Premier League1995-19963

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEFL Cup1995-199690

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEnglish Premier League1995-19962,585

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Cup1995-1996450

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Cup1995-199690


EnglandAppearancesInternational Friendlies19956

EnglandMins PlayedInternational Friendlies1995540


Manchester UnitedAppearancesEnglish Premier League1994-199518

Manchester UnitedAppearancesFA Cup1994-19954

Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Champions League1994-19952

Manchester UnitedAssistsEnglish Premier League1994-19951

Manchester UnitedAssistsFA Cup1994-19951

Manchester UnitedAssistsUEFA Champions League1994-19951

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEnglish Premier League1994-19951,449

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedFA Cup1994-1995390

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Champions League1994-1995111


Manchester UnitedAppearancesEnglish Premier League1993-19941

Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Champions League1993-19941

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedEnglish Premier League1993-199490

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Champions League1993-19947


Manchester UnitedAppearancesUEFA Cup1992-19931

Manchester UnitedMins PlayedUEFA Cup1992-19933



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