Gary Lineker
| Gary Lineker OBE |
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Lineker in 2011
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| Born |
Gary Winston Lineker 30 November 1960 Leicester, England |
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| Occupation | Sports broadcaster, former professional footballer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) |
Michelle Cockayne (m. 1986; div. 2006) Danielle Bux (m. 2009; div. 2016) |
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| Children | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Barry Lineker Margaret Abbs |
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Association football career
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| Playing position | Striker | ||
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| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1978 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1985 | Leicester City | 194 | (95) |
| 1985–1986 | Everton | 41 | (30) |
| 1986–1989 | Barcelona | 103 | (42) |
| 1989–1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | 105 | (67) |
| 1992–1994 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 18 | (4) |
| Total | 460 | (238) | |
| National team | |||
| 1984 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 1984–1992 | England | 80 | (48) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (/ˈlɪnᵻkər/; born 30 November 1960) is an English retired footballer and current sports broadcaster. He holds England's record for goals in FIFA World Cup finals, with 10 scored. Lineker's media career began with the BBC, where he has presented the flagship programme Match of the Day since the late 1990s. He has also worked for Al Jazeera Sports, Eredivisie Live, NBC Sports Network and currently hosts BT Sport's coverage of the UEFA Champions League.
Lineker began his football career at Leicester City. and finished as the First Division's joint top goalscorer in 1984–85. He then moved to League Champions Everton where he developed as a clinical finisher, scoring 30 goals in 41 games. His first team honours came at Barcelona, where he won the Copa del Rey in 1988 and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1989. He returned to England in 1989, joining Tottenham Hotspur, and over three seasons he scored 67 goals in 105 games and won the FA Cup. Lineker's final club was Nagoya Grampus Eight and he retired in 1994 after two seasons at the Japanese side.
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