Gary A. Stevens

Gary Andrew Stevens ( born March 30, 1962 in London ) is a former English footballer. Between 1984 and 1986, he played seven times for England and was in the England squad the soccer World Cup 1986 in Mexico.

Career

Brighton & Hove Albion (1979-1983)

Gary A. Stevens made ​​his debut on 15 September 1979 at the age of 17 for the English first division club Brighton & Hove Albion. Later in the season 1979/80 he played twenty-five league matches and scored one goal. In the following three Erstligaspielzeiten he distinguished himself as a regular in Brighton and ended the First Division resistant in the lower middle of the table. In the First Division 1982/83 he went with his team as Table in the second division from. For the outsiders moved into the final of the FA Cup 1982/83 and reached the final against Manchester United a 2-2 draw. Gary Stevens scored the late equalizer in the 87th minute. Five days later, Brighton lost the replay game clearly with 0:4.

Tottenham Hotspur (1983-1990)

After the descent with Brighton Stevens moved in June 1983 to Tottenham Hotspur. With last year's fourth he reached the finals of the UEFA Cup in 1983/84 and defeated after two close games against RSC Anderlecht on penalties 4-3. Stevens came here as a third shooter for the Hotspurs and perfect for intermediate 3:1. In the league, the team only reached the eighth place, pulled as the defending champion but again in the UEFA Cup in 1984/85 and failed in the quarterfinals at the later champions Real Madrid ( 0:1 and 0:0). Much better than last year the team played by Gary Stevens ( 28 league games) 1984/85 by reaching the third table space. Through the international ban of all English clubs as a result of the Heysel disaster but Tottenham missed the re- entry into the European Cup. A good league placing, the team at the scorer Clive Allen in the First Division 1986/87 in third place. In addition, the club moved into the final of the FA Cup 1986/87 a, velor this game but with 2:3 after extra time against Coventry City. Gary Stevens was brought on at the start of the extension for Osvaldo Ardiles. In subsequent seasons, the inserts of Stevens reduced significantly after a serious injury in 1988.

Portsmouth FC (1990-1992)

In January 1990, the 27 -year-old Gary Stevens moved to second division side FC Portsmouth. After two and a half years in the Football League Second Division, he finished at the age of only 30 years due to an injury prematurely his career.

English national team (1984-1986)

Gary Stevens debuted on October 17, 1984 in qualifying for the 1986 World Cup for England in the 5-0 home win over Finland. He played two more games in qualifying and was appointed coach Bobby Robson in the English World Cup squad. His first World Cup game he played in the second round match 0-0 against Morocco. His second and last mission in this tournament he won in the second round 3-0 against Paraguay. England failed in the quarter-finals with 1:2 at eventual champions Argentina. A peculiar feature is the fact that there was another player of the same name in the English World Cup squad with Gary Stevens Everton. After the tournament, Stevens denied any further international match.

Achievements

  • FA Cup finalist: 1983
  • UEFA Cup winners: 1984
  • FA Cup finalist: 1987
Defender (association football) Portsmouth F.C. 1979–80 in English football 1982–83 in English football 1982–83 FA Cup Manchester United F.C. 1983–84 UEFA Cup 1984–85 UEFA Cup 1984–85 in English football Heysel Stadium disaster 1986–87 in English football 1986–87 FA Cup Coventry City F.C. Gary M. Stevens
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