SOCCER PLAYER

Craig Gardner

1986 - Today

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Craig Gardner (born 25 November 1986) is an English professional football coach and former player who made 260 appearances in the Premier League and a further 67 in the Championship. He joined the coaching staff at Birmingham City in January 2021, was appointed technical director in June, and was promoted to director of football in February 2025. A versatile midfielder, Gardner was able to play in many different positions, although he preferred central midfield. He began his career at Aston Villa before spending the 2010–11 season with city rivals Birmingham City, with whom he won the 2011 League Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Craig Gardner is the 19,718th most popular soccer player (down from 18,377th in 2019), the 8,215th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,152nd in 2019) and the 1,066th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Craig Gardner ranks 19,718 out of 21,273. Before him are Kevin Álvarez, Danny Graham, Sergei Parshivlyuk, Claude Gonçalves, Mateo Ponte, and Jonas Bager. After him are Gu Sung-yun, Jack Colback, Daniel Royer, Shohei Yanagizaki, Tom Cairney, and Dávid Ďuriš.

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Among people born in 1986, Craig Gardner ranks 1,626. Before him are Kristina Bröring-Sprehe, DeMarre Carroll, Matt Derbyshire, Yūya Satō, Kazuya Myodo, and Christoph Stephan. After him are Ally Maki, Garrett Temple, Niko Bungert, Masahiro Nasukawa, Tomoyasu Naito, and Nathan Cohen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Craig Gardner ranks 8,222 out of 8,785. Before him are Leon Britton (1982), Jordon Ibe (1995), Jordan Zemura (1999), Joe Rodon (1997), Tyrone Mears (1983), Nathan Delfouneso (1991), Leah Williamson (1997), Andrew Hogg (1985), Iain Turner (1984), Danny Graham (1985), and Josh Taylor (1991). After him are Jack Colback (1989).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Craig Gardner ranks 1,066. Before him are Tyrone Mears (1983), Nathan Delfouneso (1991), Leah Williamson (1997), Andrew Hogg (1985), Iain Turner (1984), and Danny Graham (1985). After him are Jack Colback (1989), Tom Cairney (1991), Peter Whittingham (1984), Kerrea Gilbert (1987), Darryl Powell (1971), and Ben Hamer (1987).

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