Gareth Southgate

503||26|||||||||||||||

International career

Southgate made his debut for England as a substitute against Portugal in December 1995. He was then named in Terry Venables' squad for Euro 1996 on home soil. At the European championship, Southgate played a towering role in England's charge to the semi-finals. However, Southgate's saved penalty against Germany in the semi-final sent the hosts crashing out. The song "Southgate (Euro '96)" by The Business is a reference to this famous sporting event. Southgate managed to make light of his blunder by appearing in an advert for Pizza Hut which also featured Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle who had also missed crucial penalties.

Southgate also played in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. He had won 57 England caps and was disappointed not to add to the figure during the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals in Japan and South Korea. However, in the penultimate warm-up game ahead of the finals he captained England for the second half of a 1–1 draw with South Korea. His 50th cap came in a 1–1 draw with Portugal at Villa Park in September 2002.

International Goals

:"Scores and results list England's goal tally first."

Management career

Southgate was handed his first managerial role at Middlesbrough in June 2006 after McClaren had left to manage England. His appointment drew controversy as he did not have the required coaching qualifications (the UEFA Pro Licence) to manage a top-flight club. [cite news
title = Southgate appointed as Boro boss
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/5052126.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2006-06-07
accessdate = 2008-02-26] He was allowed to stay on as manager, despite not possessing the required qualifications, by the Premier League in November 2006; Middlesbrough successfully argued that, because Southgate had recently been an international player, he did not have the opportunity to undertake the coaching courses. [cite news
title = Southgate wins coaching reprieve
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/6110858.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2006-11-22
accessdate = 2008-02-26]

In his first season in charge, Southgate guided Middlesbrough to finish 12^th in the Premier League. His biggest win so far as a manager was a 8–1 victory against fc|Manchester City in May 2008. He was also rated by fc|Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger as being "good enough" to be England manager in December 2007. [cite news
title = Wenger - The candidates for the England job
url = http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=485082&cpid=703&title=Wenger+-+The+candidates+for+the+England+job
publisher = Arsenal F.C.
date = 2007-12-07
accessdate = 2008-02-26] He faced some criticism early in the 2007–08 season after Boro had a spell in the relegation zone but they later pulled clear of the bottom three. Gareth Southgate became the first Middlesbrough Manager since Terry Venables in 2001 to win the English Premier Leagues manager of the month award, for August 2008, this was awarded to Southgate on 12th September 2008. [cite news
title = Gareth Southgate is keen to prove doubters wrong
url = http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2008/02/23/gareth-pledge-to-chief-gibson-89520-20328743/
publisher = "Daily Mirror"
date = 2008-02-23
accessdate = 2008-02-26]

Managerial stats

Other roles

During the 2003–04 season he became an author, penning "Woody & Nord: A Football Friendship" with close friend and former West Ham goalkeeping coach Andy Woodman. This book 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 Sporting Book of the Year Award for 2004 from the National Sporting Club.

Southgate was also a co-commentator for ITV at the 2006 World Cup, covering group games alongside Clive Tyldesley. His appointment as Middlesbrough manager two days before the start of the tournament meant that he left Germany before the knockout phase commenced, with David Pleat replacing him as Tyldesley's co-commentator.

In 2005 Southgate became a published poet, with a contribution to the collection "Roary & Friends". [Citation
editor-last = Brady
editor-first = A B
title = Roary & Friends
publisher = Safe & Sound Publishing
date = 2005-11-01
isbn = 0955168007]

Personal life

Southgate is the father of two children with his wife Allison. [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/sport/2006/10/16/sfnmid16.xml Southgate's new look has desired effect - Football News - Telegraph ] ] [ [http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2003/06/50763.htm?WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished TheFA.com - Father figure ] ]

Controversy

In 1998 Southgate endorsed Bull Boys Shoes in a television advertisement. The advert caused controversy by implying that Gareth had personally autographed every free football received as part of purchase, when in fact the autographs were printed. Complaints about the advert being misleading to youngsters were upheld. [ [http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/itc/itc_publications/complaints_reports/advertising_complaints/show_complaint.asp-ad_complaint_id=15.html Television Advertising Complaints Reports] ] The advert also claimed that Southgate was "Champion of the English National Football Team" although no criteria for why he personally held this title above other teamates was ever supplied.

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=7497|name=Gareth Southgate
*soccerbase (manager)|id=2034|name=Gareth Southgate
*imdb name|1351943|Gareth Southgate