Gavin Wilkinson

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Gavin Wilkinson
Personal information
Full name	Gavin Brian Wilkinson
Date of birth	November 5, 1973 (1973-11-05) (age 34)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	6ft 0in
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Portland Timbers
Number	Manager
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2001-2006	Perth Glory Instant-Dict Geylang Kilkenny City F.C. Portland Timbers	68 (4) ?? (?) ?? (?) ?? (?) 124 (4)
National team2
	New Zealand	38 (1)
Teams managed
2007-	Portland Timbers
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10/22/2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 10/22/2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Gavin Wilkinson (born November 5, 1973) is a former New Zealand soccer player and current coach and General Manager of the USL First Division Portland Timbers. As a player, he was known as a strong leader and Defender.

He played for the New Zealand national soccer team, the All Whites and collected 38 caps in official FIFA internationals, scoring 1 goal.

Gavin played defense for six seasons with the USL Portland Timbers. As of 2006 Gavin has retired from soccer and is the head coach and General Manager for the Portland Timbers. Wilkinson also runs the EastSide United FC. Gavin is married to Heather Wilkinson, Nee Shanks, and Heather's cousin Andrew Barry is one of his noted supporters.

[edit] Club history

• Perth Glory, Australia (1996-1999) Perth Glory Most Glorious Player Award 1996/1997 season
• Instant-Dict, Hong Kong (1999-2000)
• Geylang, Singapore (2000-2001)
• Kilkenny City F.C., Ireland (2001-2002)
• Portland Timbers, USA (2001-2006)

[edit] Managerial stats

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	L	D	Win %
Portland Timbers		September 26, 2006	Present	33	17	5	11	51.51

Preceded by Chris Agnello

Portland Timbers Manager 2007-Present

Succeeded by Incumbent

Awards
Preceded by Inaugural	Perth Glory Most Glorious Player Award 1996/97	Succeeded by Danny Hay