Gary Speed
| Gary Speed | ||
 Speed as Welsh National Coach (2011)
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Gary Andrew Speed | |
| birthday | September 8, 1969 | |
| place of birth | Mancot , Flintshire , Wales | |
| date of death | November 27, 2011 | |
| Place of death | Huntington , England | |
| size | 181 cm | |
| position | midfield | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1988-1996 | Leeds United | 248 (39) |
| 1996-1998 | Everton FC | 58 (15) |
| 1998-2004 | Newcastle United | 213 (29) |
| 2004-2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 121 (14) |
| 2008-2010 | Sheffield United | 37 (6) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1990-2004 | Wales | 85 (7) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2010 | Sheffield United | |
| 2010-2011 | Wales | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Gary Andrew Speed , MBE (born September 8, 1969 in Mancot , Flintshire - † November 27, 2011 in Huntington , Cheshire ) was a Welsh football player and coach . The long-time midfielder's active career spanned more than two decades. His greatest achievement was winning the English championship with Leeds United in 1992 . Most recently he was the coach of the Welsh national team .
Career
Leeds United (1988-1996)
Gary Speed's long professional playing career began in the late 1980s with Leeds United in northern England . He made his debut on May 6, 1989 against Oldham Athletic (0-0) in the second division and especially at the side of the experienced Scottish international Gordon Strachan , Speed learned at a young age what a life as a professional player should look like. In addition to his sporting skills, he also took his eating habits as a model, which he later stated as an essential factor for his performance, which was comparatively little decline even in advanced athletes.
Equipped with good speed, ball security, game intelligence, athleticism and fitness, the midfielder, who was mostly called up in the center or on the left, made it to the top English league in 1990 and won the English championship there in his second year . He was part of a renowned midfield row that brought him together with Strachan, Gary McAllister , David Batty and Steve Hodge . Behind the strikers Lee Chapman and Rod Wallace , Speed also proved dangerous and he was the club's number 3 with seven league goals together with Hodge. He then played five Champions League games and scored the initial 1-0 in a 4-1 victory against VfB Stuttgart - the game itself became known for Christoph Daum's "error" .
There were no further successes. In the first four years of the Premier League , which began in 1992 , he qualified with Leeds only once again in the 1995/96 season for the UEFA Cup . In addition, he was on March 24, 1996 in the league cup final , which was clearly lost 3-0 to Aston Villa . Shortly afterwards he said goodbye to Leeds United, for which he had played over 300 competitive games, and in July 1996 moved to Everton FC in Liverpool for £ 3.5million.
Everton FC (1996-1998)
Speed signed a five-year contract with the club that he said he had been with since childhood. There were no significant conversion problems. In the 7-1 win against Southampton FC , he netted three times for the first time in his career and at the end of the 1996/97 season he and striker Duncan Ferguson had collected the most competitive goals for the "Toffees" (eleven). This also brought him the club's internal award for "Player of the Year" and shortly before the start of the 1997/98 season, coach Howard Kendall promoted him to team captain.
However, the tide quickly turned. Everton FC had not done particularly well in the Premier League with 15th speed despite their good performance and when the "blues" took the direct route towards the bottom of the table in autumn 1997, their dissatisfaction increased noticeably. Rumors quickly increased about an imminent move to Newcastle United , which had previously won the runner-up, and as a result Speed finally asked for a transfer clearance. The move to Newcastle finally went in February 1998 for a transfer fee of 5.5 million pounds on the stage after Speed allegedly had previously not accompanied his team to the away game against West Ham United on January 31, 1998 .
Newcastle United (1998-2004)
Speed was just one of the many newcomers that the then trainer of the “Magpies” Kenny Dalglish presented at the time, including Shay Given and later Nolberto Solano . Speed quickly wanted to prove himself in Newcastle and his enthusiasm made him a crowd favorite. Already on February 28, 1998 it led him to an away game against FC Everton, which turned into a gauntlet in view of the loud hostility of the Everton supporters. At the end of the 1997/98 season he was in the FA Cup final , in which he lost 2-0 with his new team against the double winners Arsenal FC without a chance.
In total, Speed spent more than six years in Newcastle. Dalglish's engagement, which ended after two league games in the 1998/99 season, was followed by another troubled year under Ruud Gullit . In addition to inconsistent performances in the league, this brought at least the second FA Cup finals in a row, which, however, again resulted in a 2-0 defeat - now against triple winners Manchester United . In September 1999, the signing of former coach Bobby Robson ensured the necessary calm in the club and Speed also found its way back to consistently good form - he was particularly in harmony with Rob Lee in midfield at the time. After a good third place in the 2002/03 season, he returned ten years after his first Champions League experience in the European premier class and scored a second time in a 2-1 away win with a header against Dynamo Kiev .
Although coach Robson in the summer of 2004 predicted several successful years as a Newcastle player in the Premier League for the almost 35-year-old Speed, he accepted an offer from Bolton Wanderers with a contract term of two years. For a transfer fee of 750,000 pounds, he finally hired the league competitor.
Bolton Wanderers (2004-2008)
Under coach Sam Allardyce , an end to his career was out of the question, as Speed played five UEFA Cup games in the 2005/06 season in addition to the Premier League . In December 2006 he was the first footballer to play 500 Premier League appearances and in May 2007 Allardyce's resignation opened up new prospects for him for the first time. The new coach, Sammy Lee , immediately offered him the position of assistant coach, which he should hold as an active player parallel to his assignments. However, he did not have this double function for long and in September 2007 he decided to continue to concentrate on his playing career.
It was only under Gary Megson in the 2007/08 season that his prospects in the first eleven were noticeably reduced, although he also played a number of times in the UEFA Cup . In December 2007 Derby County tried to get a commitment from Gary Speed before the election on January 1, 2008 fell on the second division side Sheffield United . Initially, a loan deal was planned plus a subsequent purchase option for a fixed £ 250,000.
Sheffield United (2008-2010)
On the day of his move he was in the starting line-up of his new club against Wolverhampton Wanderers (0-0). He was a regular player right from the start and, after Chris Morgan, the vice-captain. He also got off to a promising start to the 2008/09 season before he suffered a back injury in November 2008 that virtually ended his active career. Although he still underwent an operation, he then no longer achieved the necessary fitness and instead concentrated on his activities in the coaching staff.
The tendency towards the coaching job did not go unnoticed by other clubs and so the Welsh club Swansea City sought an interview with him in June 2009 to fill the vacant coaching position that Roberto Martínez had left. In May 2010, the almost 41-year-old announced his retirement from active sport, although he was also registered for the 2010/11 season and in August 2010 took place on the bench of the "Blades" in a league cup game.
After only three games in the 2010/11 season, Sheffield United dismissed his coach Kevin Blackwell and offered Speed a few days later his successor. Speed started his first head coach with a three-year contract. His coaching activity at Sheffield ended in mid-December 2010 after he had accepted the offer of the Welsh Federation as the new national coach.
Welsh national team
Speed played a total of 85 times for the Welsh national football team between 1990 and 2004 . He always missed the qualification for the important final tournaments of a world or European championship, but this did not have a lasting effect on his motivation for a long time. In contrast to his role in club football, Speed's position in Wales was clearly more defensive in the direction of “cleaners” and “ball conquerors”. For many years he led the "Dragons" as captain and in 2004 he announced his resignation from the national team after a 2: 3 defeat against Poland .
National team coach
When coach Mark Hughes ended his engagement in 2004 and accepted a permanent position in club football, he strongly recommended Speed as his successor. The team, especially Robbie Savage , spoke out in favor of the long-time team captain as Welsh coach. At first the choice fell on the veteran John Toshack . After Toshack's resignation in 2010, Speed was introduced as the new national coach of the Welsh team on December 14, 2010 and coached the team for the first time at the international game against Ireland on February 8, 2011. Of the total of 10 international games under Gary Speed, Wales won five. There were three wins in qualifying for the European Championship 2012 , but also two defeats (both against England), so that Wales did not qualify for the Euro 2012.
death
Gary Speed committed suicide on the morning of Nov. 27, 2011 for unknown reasons suicide . He left behind his wife and two children.
successes
Web links
- Gary Speed in the soccerbase.com database
- Gary Speed in the soccerbase.com database
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Welsh national coach Gary Speed is dead. Spiegel Online , November 28, 2011, accessed on November 28, 2011 .
- ^ "Life begins at 40 as Speed finally starts to slow down" (The Independent)
- ↑ "GARY SPEED: Left / Central Midfielder" (ToffeeWeb)
- ^ "Gary Speed: Marathon man" (Soccernet)
- ^ "Blades agree deal to sign Speed" (BBC Sport)
- ↑ "Speed career under threat" (The Star)
- ^ "Lessons learned" (The Star)
- ↑ "Match Preview" ( memento of the original from August 5, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (sufc.co.uk)
- ^ "Sheffield United announce Gary Speed as new manager" (BBC Sport)
- ^ "Wales unveiled ex-captain Gary Speed as new manager" (BBC Sport)
- ↑ Games of the Welsh national team 2010/2011 ( Memento of the original from January 7, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at welshfootballonline.com
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Speed, Gary |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Speed, Gary Andrew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Welsh football player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mancot |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 27, 2011 |
| Place of death | Huntington , Cheshire |