Gary Charles
Gary Charles ( born April 13, 1970 in London ) is a former English footballer.
Career
Nottingham Forest (1987-1993)
The 18 -year-old Gary Charles debuted in the Football League First Division 1988/89 for Nottingham Forest. From March to May 1989, he played on loan at second division Leicester City and played eight league games. After another season with only one league appearance for Forest, Charles came in the second half of the First Division in 1990/91 ten times for Nottingham used. The table Eighth moved thanks to a 4-0 in the semifinals over West Ham United to the final of the FA Cup in 1990/91. The Charles already used in this game was brought forward by coach Brian Clough in the finals experienced Brian Laws and played over the full distance. However, Forest lost the game 1:2 after extra time against Tottenham Hotspur and thus missed the first title in this competition since 1959. Already at the beginning of the game Charles was fouled violently Tottenham star Paul Gascoigne. The subsequent free kick led to leadership by Stuart Pearce and Gascoigne had to leave the pitch injured. The 1991/92 season graduated from Gary Charles as a regular player and put in the League Cup 1991/92 one already in his second final. Forest went to the final against Manchester United and lost the match by an early goal from Brian McClair 0:1. In the course of the Premier League 1992/93 Brian Clough sat back more on Brian Laws as a right-back and Gary Charles played only fourteen league games. Forest rose from the end of the season from the first division and Charles left the club.
Derby County (1993-1995)
On July 29, 1993, he joined for £ 750,000 to the second division Derby County and contested the 1993/94 season as a regular player (43 league games / 1 goal). Derby finished the season in sixth and missed in the subsequent play-off climb. Gary Charles was chosen at the end of the season into the PFA Team of the Year the second division. After another eighteen missions in the first round of the 1994/95 season he moved on 6 January 1995 for £ 1.45 million for first division club Aston Villa.
Aston Villa (1995-1999)
With his new team reached Charles ( 16 games) as Eighteenth just avoid relegation. Much better acted the team with him as a regular in the Premier League 1995 /96 in fourth. This success was boosted by winning the League Awards 1995 /96 apply. Villa beat Leeds United in the final 3-0 and won for the fifth time this competition. The subsequent 1996/97 season due to injury completely missed Charles. After another 1 1/ 2 years and twenty-nine league games, he moved on 14 January 1999 at Benfica.
Benfica Lisbon ( 1999)
Benfica was managed by the Scottish coach Graeme Souness since 1997, the previously inter alia, Michael Thomas, Mark Pembridge and Dean Saunders had committed from the island. Benfica finished the 1998/99 season only in third place behind FC Porto and Boavista Porto and broke up in the first round of the Primeira Liga 1999/2000 of Souness. Thus ended also the residence of Portugal Gary Charles and the other British players.
Charles then moved to West Ham United, but was due to an injury to June 2002, only five league games for use before he had to end his career prematurely.
English national team ( 1991)
On 8 June 1991, the 21 -year-old Gary Charles made his debut in the England national team in a 2-0 win in New Zealand. Four days later, he played in a 4-2 success in Malaysia his second international match. After the international travel in Oceania and Asia sat coach Graham Taylor returned to Lee Dixon as a right-back and Gary Charles played no further international match.
Achievements
- FA Cup finalist: 1991 (1:2 nV against Tottenham Hotspur )
- League Cup Runners-up: 1992 ( 0-1 against Manchester United)
- League Cup Winners: 1996 (3-0 against Leeds United)