Nigel Gibbs

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Nigel Gibbs
Full name	Nigel James Gibbs
Date of birth	November 20, 1965 (1965-11-20) (age 42)
Place of birth	St Albans, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Right-Back
Club information
Current club	Reading (coach)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1983–2002	Watford	407 (5)
National team
1987–1988	England U21	005 (0)
Teams managed
2005 2006–	Watford (caretaker) Reading (coach)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Nigel James Gibbs (born November 20, 1965 in St Albans), was an English footballer, who played for Watford and England U21 during his playing career. He played as a right-back.

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Gibbs made his Watford debut in 1983, at the age of 17. Gibbs also played in 5 England Under 21 matches in the 1980s. A dependable and loyal right-back, and a fans favourite, Gibbs suffered a career-threatening injury in 1993 and was released in 1996, but stayed with the club, joining them for pre-season training and signed a new contract. Gibbs served Watford as a player for 20 years, making his final appearance for the club in April 2002.

After retiring, Gibbs served Watford as a coach for three years, managing on a caretaker basis in March 2005, although his reign did not include a single game. He was sacked from the coaching staff in the summer of 2006, which led to much protest from fans. In 2006, Gibbs received his UEFA Pro Licence, which means he can manage any football club in England on a full time basis. At the beginning of the 2006-07 season Gibbs joined the management team at Reading, where his main responsibility is working with the younger players at the club.

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Preceded by Terry Bullivant (caretaker)	Watford F.C. Caretaker Manager 2005	Succeeded by Aidy Boothroyd

Persondata
NAME	Gibbs, Nigel James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gibbs, Nigel
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Football (soccer) player
DATE OF BIRTH	November 20, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH