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Paul Gascoigne

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English association football player and manager (born 1967)

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Paul John Gascoigne, nicknamed Gazza, is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

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His tears in the national limelight made Gascoigne famous enough to be lampooned on Spitting Image. His puppet, which employed projectile tears, is now on display at the National Football Museum.[139]His tears in the national limelight made Gascoigne famous enough to be lampooned on Spitting Image. His puppet, which employed projectile tears, is now on display at the National Football Museum.[139]Gascoigne playing for England during Soccer Aid in May 2006.Gascoigne playing for England during Soccer Aid in May 2006.Gascoigne speaking at an event in Southampton, 2023Gascoigne speaking at an event in Southampton, 2023Gascoigne at the Memorabilia convention, Birmingham, April 2006.Gascoigne at the Memorabilia convention, Birmingham, April 2006.

Teams 12

Boston United F.C.2004-2004
Gansu Tianma F.C.2003-2003
Burnley F.C.2002-2002
Everton F.C.2000-2002
Middlesbrough F.C.1998-2000
Rangers F.C.1995-1998
SS Lazio1992-1995
England national association football B team1989-1989
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.1988-1992
England men's national association football team1988-1998
England national under-21 association football team1987-1988
Newcastle United F.C.1985-1988

Career record

SpellAppsGoals
2004-200440
2003-200342
2002-200260
2000-2002321
1998-2000414
1995-19987430
1992-1995436
1989-198941
1988-19929219
1988-19985710
1987-1988125
1985-19889221

Awards 1

1990BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

In their orbit 2

Connected to Paul 6

Gary LinekerAlso in Once More for Bobby (2014)Paul MersonAlso in Inside the Mind of Paul Gascoigne (2003)Paul InceAlso in Alan Shearer's Euro 96: When Football Came Home (2016)Terry VenablesAlso in Euro 96: The Summer Football Came Home (2016)Tim HealyAlso in Once More for Bobby (2014)David BaddielAlso in Alan Shearer's Euro 96: When Football Came Home (2016)

About this person

Paul John Gascoigne, nicknamed Gazza, is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Regarded as one of the best playmakers of his generation and one of the best English footballers of all time, Gascoigne is described by the National Football Museum as "widely recognised as the most naturally talented English footballer of his generation". Gascoigne was immensely popular during his playing career, with television broadcaster Terry Wogan calling him "probably the most popular man in Britain today" in September 1990, and public interest in and adoration for him came to be known as "Gazzamania".

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Footballers
Type
Football / Soccer Player
Status
living
Dates
Born 1967 · age 59
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