Gareth Owen (footballer, born 1982)
Owen at Vale Park in September 2010.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gareth David Owen | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Cheadle, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Stoke City | 5 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2004 | → Torquay United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → (loan) | 39 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | 44 | (0) | |
| 2008 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Port Vale (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Port Vale | 110 | (2) |
| Total | 255 | (3) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Wales under-19s | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gareth David Owen (born 21 September 1982) is an English-born Welsh former footballer, now working as under-12 coach at the Stoke City Academy.
A defender, he represented Wales at under-19 level. He began his career at Stoke City, signing as a professional in August 2001. He made his first team debut in the 2003–04 season, also spending time on loan at Oldham Athletic. He spent part of 2004–05 on loan at Torquay United, before returning on loan at Oldham. His loan deal was made permanent in the summer for a £50,000 fee, though he did not find success in the 2005–06 campaign. He spent the 2006–07 season on loan at , and was voted the club's Player of the Season, after which he joined Stockport permanently, and was installed as club captain. Following a successful 2007–08 season, he joined Yeovil Town on loan in October 2008, having fallen out with the management at Stockport. He then joined Port Vale on a loan deal that was made permanent in January 2009. He was a key member of the first team in 2009–10 and 2010–11, and was also appointed as the club's reserve team manager for the 2011–12 season. He retired from playing in January 2013, and began coaching at the Stoke City Academy.
Born and raised in Cheadle, Staffordshire (just outside Stoke-on-Trent), Owen attended Painsley High School in his youth. He was in the same school year as future Port Vale teammate Adam Yates. Owen began his career as a trainee with his local club, Stoke City, turning professional in August 2001. However, in March 2002 he broke his leg in a youth team match against Leeds United; this meant two ankle operations which cost Owen fifteen months out of action.
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