Gary Pallister
Gary Andrew Pallister OBE (* June 30, 1965 in Ramsgate, Kent, England ) is an English former football player and was there the famous 1980s and at the beginning of the 1990s, especially for his nine -year-long time at Manchester United at the end. In addition, the central defender was an England international and graduated Between 1988 and 1996 a total of 22 matches.
Sports career
After Pallister had played in his youth for the amateur club Billingham Town, he was appointed by Middlesbrough FC - the club he had supported since early childhood - committed at the age of 19 years. The tall defender was henceforth to 1989 a total of 156 games in five years - interrupted only by a short loan period at FC Darlington, Middlesbrough complete. Under the reign of coach Bruce Rioch, the above average for its size technically gifted, aerially strong and fast Pallister his center-back partner Tony Mowbray developed after two ascents in series of the third class Third Division in the first-class First Division in 1987 and 1988 on the side to one of the best English defender of his time. On April 27, 1988, he also at an away game against Hungary made his debut in the England team. For England he should deny to 1996, a total of 22 international matches, but none came during major tournament used. Shortly after the club had to go back after one season in the Second Division, he spent a then-record transfer fee in the UK from 2.3 million pounds to Manchester United.
In Manchester he was after a difficult start in which the high transfer fee seemed to be a heavy burden for Pallister, becoming a regular fixture in the team and immediately won in 1990 with the FA Cup his first trophy, also the beginning of a highly successful era of the association founded. In the following year he won the European Cup Winners' Cup - after a 2-1 final win against FC Barcelona - a major European club title, even followed the Supercup. During his time at Manchester, where he mostly played with Steve Bruce in central defense, he won not only the abovementioned title with four championships, two more FA Cups and a League Cup a total of ten major trophies, which for a long time represented a record until it Denis Irwin exceeded. In addition, he was elected in 1992 by the professional players 'union "Professional Footballers' Association " (PFA ) in England's Footballer of the Year.
Pallister ended his time in Manchester with a runner-up in the 1997/98 season and was beaten Arsenal just a point behind it. For £ 2.5 million he then moved back to his former club Middlesbrough FC, where now his former Manchester teammate Bryan Robson exercised as coach. There he spent his last three years as a football player and came up with 55 championship games.
Since his retirement from active competition Pallister is often seen as a football expert on British television.
Achievements
- European Cup Winners Cup Winners: 1991
- European Supercup: 1991
- English Champion: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
- FA Cup Winners: 1990, 1994, 1996
- English League Cup Winners: 1992
- Charity Shield Winner: 1990 *, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997 (* shared items)
- England's Footballer of the Year: 1992