- Gary Charles
Football player infobox2
playername = Gary Charles
fullname = Gary Charles
height =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|4|13|df=y
cityofbirth = Newham
countryofbirth =England
currentclub =
position = Defender (retired)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1987–1993
1989
1993–1995
1995–1999
1999
1999–2002
2000
clubs = Nottingham Forest
→ Leicester City (loan)
Derby County
Aston Villa
Benfica
West Ham United
→ Birmingham City (loan)
Total
caps(goals) = 056 (1)
008 (0)
061 (3)
079 (3)
004 (1)
005 (0)
003 (0)
216 (8)
nationalyears = 1989–1991
1991
nationalteam = England U21
England
nationalcaps(goals) = 006 (0)
002 (0)Gary Charles (born
13 April 1970 in Newham,London ) is a English former footballer who played atright-back .Playing career
Charles won two caps for the England team and turned out at club level for Nottingham Forest, Derby County, Aston Villa,
SL Benfica , and finally West Ham United. Charles was famously fouled byPaul Gascoigne in the 1991 FA Cup Final. This was the challenge that caused Gascoigne'scruciate ligament s to tear, forcing him out of the game for several months.Personal life
After the end of his playing career, Charles struggled with alcoholism. He was twice imprisoned — first for drunken driving and soon afterwards for cutting off his electronic tag to go on holiday to the Costa del Sol. In September 2005, he was arrested and convicted for assaulting a woman in a taxi office in Clay Cross , north east Derbyshire. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/5214738.stm BBC NEWS | England | Derbyshire | Ex-player sentenced for assault ] ] After the jury was unable to reach a verdict, a retrial was ordered. Between the trials Charles was jailed for turning up to court drunk [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/5110230.stm BBC NEWS | England | Derbyshire | Retrial for ex-England footballer ] ] At the later hearing, he admitted he had an on-going drink problem. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/5146238.stm BBC NEWS | England | Derbyshire | Footballer admits to drink battle ] ] He was subsequently fined and given a suspended sentence and a community service order. [ [http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/5403408.stm BBC NEWS | England | Derbyshire | Ex-England player set free again ] ]
Charles was jailed for 12 months in December 2006 after committing a public order offence whilst serving his suspended sentence. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/6190873.stm Former England footballer jailed] ]
In 2005, it was reported that Charles was in the process of writing his autobiography [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,1541725,00.html Observer Sport Monthly profile] . However, as of March 2008, this book has not been published.
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