SOCCER PLAYER

Gary Speed

1969 - 2011

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Gary Andrew Speed (8 September 1969 – 27 November 2011) was a Welsh professional footballer and manager. As manager of Wales, Speed is 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, he 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Speed is the 5,020th most popular soccer player (down from 2,448th in 2024), the 5,005th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,257th in 2019) and the 278th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Gary Speed ranks 5,020 out of 21,273. Before him are Andres Oper, Alfons Van Brandt, Marko Simeunovič, Damiano Tommasi, Mark Viduka, and Niclas Alexandersson. After him are Bernabé Rivera, Philippe Senderos, Francisco Fernández, Hans Pulver, Ángel Ortiz, and Albert Heremans.

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Among people born in 1969, Gary Speed ranks 378. Before him are Olivier Beretta, Meja, Naomi Kawase, Rana Hussein, Maher Al-Mu'aiqly, and Matthew Settle. After him are Lucero, Óscar Ruiz, Tony Cetinski, Colin Greenwood, Davor Dujmović, and Natalia Gherman. Among people deceased in 2011, Gary Speed ranks 409. Before him are Jaime Salazar, Yoshiko Tanaka, Gordon Tootoosis, Frank Buckles, Jack Layton, and Alfons Van Brandt. After him are Annalisa Ericson, Flemming Jørgensen, François Nourissier, Paul Motian, Lennart Magnusson, and Jiří Pešek.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gary Speed ranks 5,006 out of 8,785. Before him are Daisy Ridley (1992), Michael Keane (1993), The Proclaimers (1962), Richard Ashcroft (1971), Benjamin Vulliamy (1747), and Lionel Tertis (1876). After him are Jemima Goldsmith (1974), George Russell (1998), William Paterson (1745), Sharon Small (1967), Frank Swift (1913), and Sheila Lerwill (1928).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Gary Speed ranks 278. Before him are Scott Carson (1985), Phil Foden (2000), Joe Hart (1987), Dennis Wise (1966), Emlyn Hughes (1947), and Michael Keane (1993). After him are Frank Swift (1913), Conor Coady (1993), John Byrne (1961), Bill Nicholson (1919), Terry McDermott (1951), and Jack Rowley (1920).

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