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Also known as Gary Andrew Speed

Welsh association football player and manager (1969–2011)

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Gary Andrew Speed (1969–2011) was a Welsh association football player and coach. Born in Mancot, he played as a wing half for clubs including Sheffield United F.C., Leeds United F.C., Newcastle United F.C., and Everton F.C. in the Premier League. Speed also served as a coach for Sheffield United F.C. He represented Wales in international competition and was a citizen of the United Kingdom.

Speed received the Member of the Order of the British Empire award. He died on 27 November 2011 in Huntington. His manner of death was suicide, with the cause listed as hanging to death.

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Origin
Japan
Active from
1996
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Total plays
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Key facts

2010
Sheffield United
Full name
Gary Andrew Speed
Date of birth
( 1969-09-08 ) 8 September 1969
Place of birth
Mancot, Flintshire , Wales
Date of death
27 November 2011 (2011-11-27) (aged 42)
Place of death
Huntington, Cheshire , England
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position
Midfielder
1984 1988
Leeds United
Years
Team
1988 1996
Leeds United
1996 1998
Everton
1998 2004
Newcastle United
2004 2008
Bolton Wanderers
2008 2010
Sheffield United
1990 1991
Wales U21
1990 2004
Wales
2010 2011
Wales

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Deceased Soccer
Position
Central Midfield
Nationality
Wales

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Andrew
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Mancot
Place of death
Huntington
Languages spoken
English language
Position played
wing half
Country for sport
Wales
Image
Gary Speed 2011.jpg
Height
178
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Commons category
Gary Speed
date of birth
1969-09-08
date of death
2011-11-27
manner of death
Suicide
cause of death
hanging to death
name in native language
Gary Speed
birth name
Gary Andrew Speed
coach of sports team
Sheffield United F.C.
start of work period
1988-00-00
end of work period
2010-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Gary Andrew Speed MBE (8 September 1969 – 27 November 2011) was a Welsh professional footballer and manager. As manager of Wales, he was often credited as being the catalyst for the change in fortunes of the national team and as setting the pathway to future successes.

Having played for the Leeds United youth team, Speed began his professional career with the club in 1988. With Leeds, he won the English First Division championship in 1991–92, and later played for Everton, Newcastle United, Bolton Wanderers and Sheffield United. He captained the Wales national football team until retiring from international football in 2004. He was the most capped outfield player for Wales and the second overall with 85 caps between 1990 and 2004 until being overtaken by Chris Gunter in 2018, playing mainly as a left-sided attacking midfielder. Speed was appointed manager of Sheffield United in 2010, but left the club after a few months in December 2010 to manage the Wales national team, remaining in this role until his death 11 months later.

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