Gary Mabbutt
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gary Vincent Mabbutt[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 23 August 1961||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1982 | Bristol Rovers | 131 | (10) |
1982–1998 | Tottenham Hotspur | 477 | (27) |
Total | 608 | (37) | |
International career | |||
1982–1992 | England | 16 | (1) |
1982–1986 |
England U21 | 7 | (2) |
1984–1992[2] | England B | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gary Vincent Mabbutt
Career
Mabbutt is best remembered for his 16-year spell at Tottenham Hotspur, where he played from 1982 until 1998, and was the club captain for 11 years from 1987 to 1998.[citation needed]
He became one of the best known defenders in English football in the 1980s, playing initially for
He scored on his Tottenham debut in a 2-2 draw with
Having sustained a
Personal life
Mabbutt was born in Bristol.[1] His father was Ray Mabbutt and his brother is Kevin Mabbutt.[12] He is married to Kathy, and has two daughters. Mabbutt has
Mabbutt was appointed a
In 2018, Mabbutt had part of his foot eaten by a rat. While on holiday with his daughter in the Kruger National Park, in South Africa, Mabbutt, who has little feeling in his feet due to diabetic neuropathy, awoke to find a rat had eaten part of his foot and had bitten one toe to the bone. He was forced to fly back to the UK for surgery and spent a week in hospital.[17]
Honours
Tottenham Hotspur
Orders
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85291-588-9.
- ^ a b "England Players – Gary Mabbutt". England Football Online.
- ^ "How to Control Diabetes: Tips From 5 Famous Footballers". Abbott. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Gary Mabbutt". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ "Celebrity Health – Gary Mabbutt". BBC News. 6 February 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ About Gary Mabbutt's Knee, The Guardian, 1 February 2001
- ^ Coventry City GMK Gary Mabbutts Knee football supporters fanzine Issue 55 Aug 2006, Amazon
- ^ Gary Mabbutt: The most famous knee in football, Coventry Telegraph, 4 January 2013
- ^ Football: Mabbutt's skull fractured in Fashanu clash: Referee asks to view the match video, The Independent, 26 November 1993
- ^ "Football: Masked Mabbutt excels for reserves on the way back from". The Independent. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Lansley, Peter (10 May 1998). "Klinsmann takes bouquets on a day of farewells at Spurs". The Independent. London. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ^ This Is Your Life - Gary Mabbutt MBE, retrieved 27 October 2023
- ^ "Gary Mabbutt". Diabetes.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Gary Mabbutt: Former Spurs and England defender almost lost leg". BBC Sport. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ a b "No. 53527". The London Gazette. 30 December 1993. p. 20.
- ^ "Gary Mabbutt MBE: oration". www.bath.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Gary Mabbutt: Rat ate part of my foot while I slept". BBC Sport. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Final, 1st leg: Anderlecht 1–1 Tottenham: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
"Final, 2nd leg: Tottenham 1–1 Anderlecht: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 5 January 2019. - ^ "Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest, 18 May 1991". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur, 16 May 1987". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ISBN 978-0-7472-7905-1.
External links
- Gary Mabbutt at Soccerbase