Gary Naysmith
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Andrew Naysmith | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left back/Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Queen of the South (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1996 | Whitehill Welfare Colts | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | Heart of Midlothian | 96 | (3) |
| 2000–2007 | Everton | 134 | (6) |
| 2007–2010 | Sheffield United | 79 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Huddersfield Town | 36 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Aberdeen | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | East Fife | 44 | (0) |
| Total | 398 | (9) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–1999 | Scotland U21 | 22 | (0) |
| 2000–2009 | Scotland | 46 | (1) |
| 2003 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2016 | East Fife | ||
| 2016– | Queen of the South | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gary Andrew Naysmith (born 16 November 1978) is a Scottish former footballer and current manager of Scottish Championship club Queen of the South. Naysmith played as a left-sided defender or midfielder.
Born in Edinburgh, and raised in Loanhead, Naysmith started his senior career with Hearts. Naysmith moved to England to sign with Premier League club Everton, where he stayed for seven seasons. He was capped 46 times by the Scotland national team between 2000 and 2009. After spells with Sheffield United and Huddersfield Town, Naysmith returned to Scotland with Aberdeen.
In the summer of 2013, Naysmith signed with part-time club East Fife, and was appointed the player-manager of the club on 18 December 2013, having been caretaker manager for a short spell beforehand. His second managerial position was with full-time club Queen of the South, where he signed a contract on 1 December 2016.
Naysmith started his senior career with Hearts, whom he joined from local side Whitehill's Colts team. He made his professional debut, aged only 17, several months later in a League Cup tie with Celtic. His opportunity arose from a suspension crisis, the Maroons having no fewer than four defenders (Bruno, Weir, Ritchie and Pointon) sent off in their previous match at Rangers. Despite the patchwork nature of their defence, Hearts defeated Celtic 1–0, with Naysmith earning plaudits for his mature display. Within a year he had established himself as the side's first-choice left back, displacing Neil Pointon, and in 1998 helped the Tynecastle club end their 36-year trophy drought by lifting the Scottish Cup. That season he was also named Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year.
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