Gary Speed

Gary Speed
MBE

Speed managing Wales in 2011
Personal information
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(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1984–1988	Leeds United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1996	Leeds United	248	(39)
1996–1998	Everton	58	(16)
1998–2004	Newcastle United	213	(29)
2004–2008	Bolton Wanderers	121	(14)
2008–2010	Sheffield United	37	(6)
Total		677	(104)
International career
1990–1991	Wales U21	3	(2)
1990–2004	Wales	85	(7)
Managerial career
2010	Sheffield United
2010–2011	Wales
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary Andrew Speed MBE (8 September 1969 – 27 November 2011) was a Welsh footballer and manager. He played mainly as a midfielder. He was born in Mancot, Flintshire.

Speed played for Leeds United from 1988 to 1996 winning the 1991–92 Football League First Division. He also played for Everton from 1996 to 1998, Newcastle United from 1998 to 2004, Bolton Wanderers from 2004 to 2008 and Sheffield United from 2008 to 2010. After playing, he managed Sheffield United for a short time in 2010. At the time of his death in 2011, Speed was manager of Wales since 2010.

Speed killed himself by hanging on 27 November 2011 in the garage of his home in Huntington, Cheshire, England. He was 42. He was outlived by his wife and their two sons, Ed and Tom.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Wales	1990	3	0
	1991	6	0
	1992	8	0
	1993	6	0
	1994	6	1
	1995	4	1
	1996	6	0
	1997	5	1
	1998	5	0
	1999	5	0
	2000	7	1
	2001	5	0
	2002	5	1
	2003	8	1
	2004	6	1
Total		85	7

Scores and results list Wales' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Speed goal.

List of international goals scored by Gary Speed

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	12 October 1994	Stadionul Republican, Chișinău, Moldova	27	Moldova	1–0	2–3	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
2	6 September 1995	National Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	32	Moldova	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
3	29 March 1997	National Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	41	Belgium	1–2	1–2	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	2 September 2000	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus	59	Belarus	1–2	1–2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	20 November 2002	Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	71	Azerbaijan	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
6	29 March 2003	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	73	Azerbaijan	2–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
7	4 September 2004	Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	82	Azerbaijan	1–0	1–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics

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Honours

References

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