Gary Lineker
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 then went on television on the BBC on Match of the Day. He was the highest paid presenter at the BBC. In 2020 he was paid £1.75 million.[2]
 Lineker in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Gary Winston Lineker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1978 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1985 | Leicester City | 194 | (95) |
| 1985–1986 | Everton | 41 | (30) |
| 1986–1989 | Barcelona | 103 | (42) |
| 1989–1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | 105 | (67) |
| 1992–1994 | Nagoya Grampus | 18 | (4) |
| Total | 461 | (238) | |
| National team | |||
| 1984 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 1984–1992 | England | 80 | (48) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
In March 2023 he tweeted about the proposed Illegal Migration Bill: "This is just an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the '30s, and I'm out of order?". The BBC wanted him to apologise for making a political comment, but he wouldnt. They then took him off Match of the Day. The other people from the show all supported him.[3] So did many other sport presenters.[4]
Club career statistics change
| Club statistics | 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 statistics change
| 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 |
References change
- ↑ "Gary Lineker". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ "How much is Gary Lineker paid as the BBC's highest earning presenter?". The Independent. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ↑ "How Match of the Day fell apart within 'minutes'". The Independent. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ↑ Fitzgerald, Todd (11 March 2023). "People who have joined the BBC boycott in solidarity with Gary Lineker". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 11 March 2023.