Gary Lineker
English association football player
Gary Lineker (born 30 November 1960) is an English retired footballer. He has played for the English national team. He scored 48 goals for the English national team. He is now on television on the BBC on Match of the Day.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Winston Lineker | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1978 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1985 1985–1986 1986–1989 1989–1992 1993–1994 |
Leicester City Everton Barcelona Tottenham Hotspur Nagoya Grampus Eight | ||
| National team | |||
| 1984–1992 | England | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career statisticsEdit
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1978/79 | Leicester City | Second Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 1 | |
| 1979/80 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 20 | 3 | |||
| 1980/81 | First Division | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 3 | ||
| 1981/82 | Second Division | 39 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 47 | 19 | ||
| 1982/83 | 40 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 43 | 26 | |||
| 1983/84 | First Division | 39 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 41 | 22 | ||
| 1984/85 | 41 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 48 | 29 | |||
| 1985/86 | Everton | First Division | 41 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | - | 52 | 38 | |
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1986/87 | Barcelona | La Liga | 41 | 21 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 | 0 | 50 | 22 | |
| 1987/88 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 2 | - | 9 | 2 | 50 | 20 | |||
| 1988/89 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | 8 | 4 | 38 | 11 | |||
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1989/90 | Tottenham Hotspur | First Division | 38 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - | 45 | 26 | |
| 1990/91 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 43 | 19 | |||
| 1991/92 | 35 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 35 | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 1993 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J. League 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | 3 | |||
| Country | England | 340 | 192 | 28 | 14 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 406 | 221 | |
| Spain | 103 | 43 | 10 | 4 | - | 25 | 6 | 138 | 53 | |||
| Japan | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | 3 | |||
| Total | 461 | 238 | 38 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 33 | 8 | 562 | 277 | ||
International career statisticsEdit
| England national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 6 |
| 1986 | 10 | 8 |
| 1987 | 7 | 9 |
| 1988 | 10 | 3 |
| 1989 | 9 | 3 |
| 1990 | 15 | 8 |
| 1991 | 11 | 10 |
| 1992 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 80 | 48 |
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