Ricardo Gardner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Wayne Gardner | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left winger, left wingback | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1997 | Harbour View | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Harbour View | 10 | (2) |
| 1998–2012 | Bolton Wanderers | 347 | (21) |
| 2011 | → Preston North End (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997–2012 | Jamaica | 112 | (9) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015– | Jamaica U-20 | ||
| 2015– | Harbour View (Assistant Manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:00, 29 October 2011 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:53, 12 December 2012 (UTC) |
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Ricardo Wayne Gardner (born 25 September 1978, in Saint Andrew, Jamaica), commonly known as Bibi, is a retired Jamaican footballer. Now the head coach of the Jamaica U-20 mens National team and the Assistant Coach at Harbour View. He was a left winger but could also play in the centre of midfield or at left wingback. He last played for Bolton Wanderers in May 2012, completing a 14-year spell at the club, of which 11 were spent in the Premier League. Gardner earned 112 caps for the Jamaica national football team, scoring 9 goals and playing at four CONCACAF Gold Cups and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Gardner began his professional career with Harbour View, where he debuted as a starter at the age of only 14 years. He also, representing Wolmer's Boys' High School, dominated the local high school football leagues and was considered outstanding. His performances for Jamaica during the 1998 World Cup attracted English First Division side Bolton Wanderers to offer Harbour View £1 million for his services.
Gardner immediately established himself a place in the first team for Bolton. He came on as a substitute to make his debut against Hartlepool in the League Cup on 25 August 1998, and made his league debut as a substitute again against West Bromwich Albion on 8 September 1998. In this game, Bolton were reduced to 10 men after the sending off of Guðni Bergsson shortly after Gardner came on, but he scored a late winner to give his team a memorable 3–2 victory over West Brom. He made 22 appearances, half of them starts, in his first year while scoring three goals. In his second season, 1999–2000, 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 line-up in 2000–01 (scoring in the 2001 Division One Play off Final), playing with the promoted Bolton in the Premier League. Due to a knee injury, Gardner did not make his first appearance in the 2006–07 season until December.
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