Gareth Southgate OBE (born 3 September 1970) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a defender and midfielder. He has been the manager of the England national team since 2016.
Southgate began his career with Crystal Palace, making his debut in 1990, and was appointed club captain in 1993, winning the First Division championship that season. Having made over 150 appearances for Palace, he was signed by Aston Villa in 1995, winning the League Cup in 1996 and reaching the 2000 FA Cup final, before departing for Middlesbrough, where he won another League Cup in 2004 and reached the 2006 UEFA Cup final. Internationally, Southgate made 57 appearances for the England team between 1995 and 2004. He played every game of England's campaign in UEFA Euro 1996, though his penalty miss sent England out in the semi-final; he also featured in both the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. He retired in 2006 at the age of 35, having made more than 500 league appearances across his three clubs.
Immediately following his retirement, Southgate was appointed manager of Middlesbrough, staying in the role until his dismissal in 2009. He also managed the England under-21 team from 2013 to 2016, before succeeding Sam Allardyce as the senior team's manager in 2016. In his first tournament as England manager, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Southgate became the third manager (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 manager to reach the final of a European Championship and to reach any major tournament final since 1966; England eventually lost to Italy in a penalty shootout. He also led England to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where they reached the quarter-finals.<\/P>","C403D9D9F071ACF5":"74","4039037DD85D60421E356E7B3EA31BE5":"Middlesbrough,Crystal Palace","797F91F0051E8E7502912D1DDA7DF5C1":"England","BFA4903D06441BD5032C18CFE9B50683":"
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Football League First Division:
1993–94
Aston Villa
<\/STRONG>FA Cup runner-up: 1999–2000
Football League Cup: 1995–96
Middlesbrough<\/STRONG>
Football League Cup: 2003–04
UEFA Cup runner-up: 2005–06
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Tournoi de France: 1997
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January 2000
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England U21
<\/STRONG>Toulon Tournament: 2016
England<\/STRONG>
UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2020
UEFA Nations League third place: 2018–19
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Premier League Manager of the Month:
<\/STRONG>August 2008
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2018 and 2021
FWA Tribute Award:
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