Gary Alexander Neville

nickname

Red Nev, Busy Busy, Gaz, Captain Courageous

Sun sign

Aquarius

Place of birth

Bury, Greater Manchester, England

nationality

training

Gary Neville attended co-educational secondary school in Greater Manchester. Elton High School , which is in Bury town centre. First, he refined his football skills with his sports teacher on the school grounds in Bury.

He joined Manchester United’s famous youth academy at the age of 11 and eventually left school in 1991 to sign an apprenticeship contract with Manchester youth side as he wanted to focus on only promotion to the senior team.

occupation

Professional soccer player (now retired), assistant coach, television pundit, businessman, hotelier

family

• Father – Neville Neville (former professional cricketer)
• Mother – Jill Neville (former netball player and General Manager and Club Secretary of Football League club Bury)
• Siblings – Phil Neville (younger brother) (former footballer) (football coach, television pundit), Tracey Neville (sister) (retired England netball player)

Manager

During his playing career, he was represented by his father, Neville Neville .

Position

Right defender

Shirt Number

While playing for Manchester United , Gary Neville used to wear shirt number 2. He wore the same squad number for the England National Club .

To build

Athletic

Height

5 feet 10 inches or 178 cm

weight

82 kg or 181 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Gary Neville dated –

• Hannah Thornley (1996-2002) – Gary Neville first started dating Hannah Thornley in 1996 after meeting at a party at the Ritz nightclub through friends. They were about six years old, and they were reportedly even engaged. However, Hannah dumped Gary in 2002 for Lee Howard, who was her old schoolmate.
• Emma Hadfield (2004 – Present) – Gary dated Emma Hadfield after his national team was sacked from the 2004 UEFA Euro competition. In July 2005, The Sun newspaper published a report that Emma cheated on Gary while he was away with the national team. However, the reports proved false and Emma was awarded damages. Gary proposed to Emma while on holiday in Malta and they were married on 16 June 2007 at Manchester Cathedral. Gary’s younger brother Phil was the best man at the wedding and was attended by Gary’s Manchester United team-mates including Wayne Rooney, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

Hellbraun

eye color

Braun

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• High hairline
• crow’s foot eyes

measurements

Gary Neville’s body specification could be:

• Chest – 104 cm or 41 inches
• Arms/biceps – 14 inches or 35.5 cm
• Waist – 86 cm or 34 inches

shoe size

unknown

brand promotion

As one of the best right-backs in Manchester United history, Gary Neville has helped land cool endorsement deals. First up is his brand endorsement deal with his former club Manchester United . In April 2011, he was inducted into the club’s ambassador role. The deal required him to attend local promotional events and work on campaigns designed by United’s business partners.

He also had an endorsement deal with telecoms giant Vodafone . He appeared in a TV commercial alongside his brother Phil for the brand.

In 2016 he also appeared in a cool advert for Sky Sports .

Besides that, he has worked for the EA sports FIFA 16 advertising campaign as well. He appeared in a TV ad with Jamie Carragher for FIFA 16’s ultimate team feature. In another ad, he joined his former Manchester United team-mate Ryan Giggs.

Religion

Christianity

Known for

• I play for Manchester United
• To be one of the best TV analysts
• Former assistant manager of the England national team

First football game

Gary Neville made his senior debut for Manchester United against Torpedo Moskva in the UEFA Cup first leg on 16 September 1992 at Old Trafford. Neville came on as a second-half substitute for Lee A Martin.

On June 3, 1995, Gary made his first start for England national team against Japan in a friendly match at Wembley Stadium. England won the game 2-1.

Strengthen

• tackle
• Focus
• positioning
• Strength
• Crossing
• mark

weaknesses

• speed
• acceleration

first movie

Gary Neville’s first film appearance was in the sports-romantic film Goal! III as himself in 2009.

First TV show

Aside from appearing at football games and documentaries, Gary appeared on sports news programs Game of the Day as himself in the 4th episode of season 39.

Personal trainer

The information on Gary Neville’s gym workouts is not available. However, he disclosed his eating habits and diet plan in an interview during his playing time. The day before the game, he ate cereal and juice for breakfast. Lunch consisted of potatoes, fish and vegetables. The evening snack consisted of cereal and toast. We had noodles with soup for dinner.

On game days the breakfast was the same. At noon he ate spaghetti with sauce, yoghurt and Ribena in the canteen. Sometimes there was also mashed potatoes for lunch. When traveling, he carried Weetabix and Jaffa as a healthy snack.

Gary Neville favorite things

• Food – Steak Pudding, Fries, Peas, Gravy
• Pandit – Jamie Carragher
• Manchester United player – Michael Carrick

Gary Neville Facts

1. Gary Neville is very environmentally conscious and drives a hybrid car to work. He even arranged a friendly match between Manchester United and Forest Green Rovers, which is considered one of the greenest clubs in England.
2. Gary and his brother Phil have earned a total of 142 caps for the England national team, making them the best brothers for England.
3. Gary Neville has played 85 games for the England national team. This makes him the most capped player in the England national team.
4. He co-owns Café Football Restaurant, a 140-seat football venue in London, with Ryan Giggs.
5. As a schoolboy he was a very talented cricketer and played for Lancashire’s under-14 team alongside former England captain Michael Vaughan and his brother Phil Neville.
6. He went 110 unbeaten runs in a Hammer Cup tie and had a 236 run straight partnership with former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden for Greenmount Cricket Club against Astley Bridge on 19 July 1992.
7. The University of Bolton awarded Neville an honorary degree for his contributions to football in July 2009.
8. In January 2006, he sparked controversy by goading Liverpool fans after Manchester United scored a winning goal in 90 ^th minute. He was fined $5,000 for his behavior.
9. His first tenure as manager of La Liga side Valencia lasted just four months when he was sacked by the club in March 2016, ^putting him in the points table.
10. In 2014 he bought non-league side Salford City FC alongside his former Manchester United team-mates – Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt.
11. He owns a property consultancy firm called Zerum, which acted as agent when he applied for planning permission to convert the former Manchester Stock Exchange into a boutique hotel.
12. He played 19 seasons for Manchester United before hanging up the boots in 2011. He made 602 appearances for the English giants.
13. Neville has won eight Premier League titles with Manchester United, winning two UEFA Champions League triumphs and three cups in the process.
14. He was named Premier League of the Year five times in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005 and 2007 for his outstanding performances for Manchester United.
15. In April 2003 he was named Overall Team of the Decade and selected as part of the Premier League 10 Seasons Awards announced to mark the league’s first decade.
16. In 2015 he was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame, which is housed in Manchester at the National Football Museum.
17. In his 85 appearances for the England national team, he did not score a single goal for his side but managed to score two own goals against his side.
18. Unable to win a major tournament in his international career, he described his career in England in his book as a waste of time.
19. As a Manchester United man, he has repeatedly expressed his intense hatred for Liverpool as well as his dislike for Manchester City.
20. You can follow Gary Neville on Twitter and Instagram.