Ricardo Gardner

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Ricardo Gardner
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Gardner
Date of birth September 25, 1978 (1978-09-25) (age 29)
Place of birth    Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Height 5 ft 9 in (175cm)
Playing position Defender/Midfielder
Club information
Current club Bolton Wanderers
Number 11
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1997–1998
1998–		 Harbour View
Bolton Wanderers		 010 0(2)
283 (15)   
National team2
1998– Jamaica 058 0(4)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18:55, 26 March 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of August 1, 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Ricardo 'Bibi' Gardner (born September 25, 1978 in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica) is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays as a left defender or midfielder for Bolton Wanderers of the English Premier League.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Gardner began his professional career with Harbour View F.C., where he debuted as a starter at only 14 years old. He also, representing Wolmer's Boys' High School, dominated the local high school football leagues and has gained legendary status[citation needed]. Gardner is today recognised as one of the greatest high school football players ever in Jamaica[citation needed].

His good performances for Jamaica during the 1998 World Cup attracted Bolton, then playing in what is now known as the Football League Championship to offer Harbour View £1 million for his services.

[edit] Bolton

Gardner immediately established himself a place in the first team for Bolton, making 22 appearances, half of them starts, in his first year while scoring three goals. In his second season, 1999-00, he established a place in the starting eleven, starting 23 of 26 games, that he has held on to since. Although Gardner suffered a cruciate ligament injury that took him out of action at the end of the season, he made a full recovery, and was able to return to the starting lineup in 2000-01, playing with the promoted Bolton in the English Premier League. Due to a knee injury, Gardner did not make his first appearance in the 2006-07 season until December.

[edit] International career

Gardner rose to international prominence following the 1998 World Cup. Gardner has also been an important player for the Jamaican national team for much of the last decade and has earned his place as the team's captain. He captains every match for the team whenever he plays and he has been from 2005.

[edit] Personal life

Gardner is involved in dancehall music, he promotes for his record label Heart of Love Productions.

[edit] External links

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Jamaica squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Barrett • 2 Malcolm • 3 Dawes • 4 Dixon • 5 Goodison • 6 Simpson • 7 Cargill • 8 Gayle • 9 Williams • 10 Boyd • 11 Whitmore • 12 Sewell • 13 Lawrence • 14 Ricketts • 15 Gardner • 16 Earle • 17 Lowe • 18 Burton • 19 Sinclair • 20 Powell • 21 Brown • 22 Hall • Coach: Simões
 Flag of Jamaica
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Bolton Wanderers F.C. – current squad

2 Hunt • 3 Samuel • 4 Nolan • 5 Méïté • 9 Helguson • 11 Gardner • 12 Walker • 14 Davies • 15 Steinsson • 19 McCann • 20 Vaz Té • 21 Diouf • 22 Jääskeläinen • 23 Džemaili • 24 J. O'Brien • 25 Cohen • 26 Al Habsi • 27 Braaten • 29 Harsányi • 31 A. O'Brien • 32 Taylor • 33 Cahill • 37 Sinclair • 38 Sissons • 41 Fojut • 43 Woolfe • Manager: Megson
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