Gary Charles
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Charles | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Newham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender (retired) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Lincoln City (coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1987–1993 | Nottingham Forest | 56 | (1) |
| 1989 | → Leicester City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Derby County | 61 | (3) |
| 1995–1999 | Aston Villa | 79 | (3) |
| 1999 | Benfica | 4 | (1) |
| 1999–2002 | West Ham United | 5 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 216 | (8) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989–1991 | England U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 1991 | England | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Gary Charles (born 13 April 1970 in Newham, London) is an English former footballer who played at right-back.
Playing career
Charles won two caps for the England team and turned out at club level for Nottingham Forest, Derby County, Aston Villa, S.L. Benfica, and finally West Ham United. Charles was famously fouled by Paul Gascoigne in the 1991 FA Cup Final. This was the challenge that caused Gascoigne's cruciate ligaments to tear, forcing him out of the game for several months.
Coaching career
In October 2011, Charles joined Lincoln City as a coach alongside manager David Holdsworth.
Personal life
After the end of his playing career, Charles struggled with alcoholism. He was twice imprisoned — first for drunken driving and soon afterwards for cutting off his electronic tag to go on holiday to the Costa del Sol. In September 2005, he was arrested and convicted for assaulting a woman in a taxi office in Clay Cross, north east Derbyshire.[1] After the jury was unable to reach a verdict, a retrial was ordered. Between the trials Charles was jailed for turning up to court drunk[2] At the later hearing, he admitted he had an on-going drink problem.[3] He was subsequently fined and given a suspended sentence and a community service order.[4]
Charles was jailed for 12 months in December 2006 after committing a public order offence whilst serving his suspended sentence.[5]
Honours
- Full Members Cup winners: 1992
Aston Villa: Football League Cup (winners) 1996
References
- ↑ BBC NEWS | England | Derbyshire | Ex-player sentenced for assault
- ↑ BBC NEWS | England | Derbyshire | Retrial for ex-England footballer
- ↑ BBC NEWS | England | Derbyshire | Footballer admits to drink battle
- ↑ BBC NEWS | England | Derbyshire | Ex-England player set free again
- ↑ Former England footballer jailed
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