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Gareth Ainsworth
Gareth Ainsworth is an English football manager and former winger, born 1973 in Blackburn, who led Wycombe Wanderers for over a decade and now manages Gillingham.
Gareth Bale
Gareth Bale (born 1989, Cardiff) is a Welsh former footballer, Wales men's record holder with 111 caps and 41 goals, who won five Champions Leagues with Real Madrid and retired in January 2023.
Gareth Barry
Gareth Barry (born 1981, Hastings) is an English former midfielder with 653 Premier League appearances, the record from 2017 until James Milner passed it in 2026; 53 England caps, FA Cup 2011 and Premier League 2012 with Manchester City.
Gareth Seddon
Gareth Jonathan Seddon, born in 1980, is an English retired footballer and agent who played as a striker, chiefly in non-league football, and scored prolifically for Hyde United, Fleetwood Town, and Salford City.
Gareth Southgate
Gareth Southgate, English football manager and former defender, managed England 2016-2024: 102 games, 61 wins, 59.8% win rate, 2018 World Cup semi-final and Euro 2020 and 2024 finals, both lost; knighted 2025.
Garrincha
Garrincha (Manuel Francisco dos Santos, 1933–1983), Brazilian right winger and dribbling genius, Botafogo 1953–1965, World Cup winner 1958 and 1962 and best player of 1962; never lost alongside Pelé.
Garry Monk
Garry Monk (Garry Alan Monk, born 1979) is an English football manager and former defender who captained Swansea City to the 2013 League Cup and managed Swansea, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Birmingham, Sheffield Wednesday, and Cambridge United.
Garth Crooks
Garth Crooks, an English former professional footballer and broadcaster, was a striker known for his years at Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur and his later work as a BBC pundit.
Garudayaksa F.C.
Garudayaksa F.C. is an Indonesian professional football club based in Cikarang Selatan, West Java, formed in 2025 and promoted to the top-tier BRI Super League in its debut season.
Gary Cahill
Gary Cahill (born 1985, Dronfield) is an English former centre-back who won eight major honours at Chelsea, including the 2012 Champions League and two Premier League titles, captained the club from 2017, and earned 61 England caps before retiring in November 2022.
Gary Hooper
Gary Hooper (born 1988, Loughton, Essex) is an English retired striker; Celtic 2010-13 (63 league goals, two titles), then Norwich, Sheffield Wednesday, Wellington Phoenix, Kerala Blasters, retiring in 2025.
Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker (born 1960, Leicester), English striker for Leicester, Everton, Barcelona, Tottenham, and Nagoya Grampus Eight; 80 England caps, 48 goals, 1986 World Cup Golden Boot; later BBC Match of the Day host until 2025.
Gary McAllister
Gary McAllister (born 1964, Motherwell) is a Scottish former midfielder and manager; clubs Motherwell, Leicester, Leeds (1992 champions), Coventry, Liverpool (2001 treble); 57 Scotland caps; MBE.
Gary Medel
Gary Medel (Gary Alexis Medel Soto), nicknamed El Pitbull, Chilean defensive midfielder and centre-back born 1987; 161 caps, Copa América winner 2015 and 2016; clubs include Sevilla, Cardiff, Inter, Bologna; now at Universidad Católica.
Gary Neville
Gary Neville, born 1975 in Bury, is an English former footballer who spent his whole career as Manchester United's right-back, winning eight Premier League titles and the 1999 Treble.
Gary O'Neil
Gary O'Neil (Gary Paul O'Neil, born 1983) is an English football manager and former midfielder, Ipswich Town manager since June 2026, known for keeping Bournemouth and Wolves in the Premier League.
Gary Pallister
Gary Pallister (born 1965, Ramsgate), English centre-back; 437 games and 15 goals for Manchester United 1989-98, four Premier League titles, three FA Cups, 22 England caps, record £2.3m 1989 transfer.
Gary Rowett
Gary Rowett (born 1974), English football manager and former defender; managed Burton Albion, Birmingham City, Derby County, Stoke City, Millwall, Oxford United, and Leicester City, being relegated with Leicester in 2026.
Gary Speed
Gary Speed (1969-2011), Welsh footballer and manager; Leeds 1992 league champion, 535 Premier League appearances, 85 Wales caps (44 as captain), Wales national manager December 2010 to his death in November 2011.
Gáspár Orbán
Gáspár Orbán, son of Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán, is a former footballer who played for Puskás Akadémia FC and appeared in the Hungarian top division after its 2013 promotion; later linked by Direkt36 and Le Monde to a Chad military project.
Gastón Ramírez
Gastón Exequiel Ramírez Pereyra, Uruguayan attacking midfielder born 1990 in Fray Bentos; Peñarol, Bologna, then club-record €15.2M move to Southampton (2012), Middlesbrough, Sampdoria, 43 Uruguay caps, now Boston River.
Gateshead F.C.
Gateshead F.C., a Tyneside club in the fifth-tier National League, formed 1977 after predecessors from South Shields (1930) and Gateshead United; blocked EFL promotion in 2024, won the FA Trophy, then survived a 16-game losing run in 2026.
Gavi (footballer)
Gavi (Pablo Martín Páez Gavira, born 2004) is a Spanish central midfielder and Barcelona number 6, La Masia graduate, 2022 Kopa Trophy and Golden Boy winner, and 2026 World Cup winner with Spain.
Gavin Bazunu
Gavin Bazunu, Dublin-born Republic of Ireland goalkeeper (22 caps); Shamrock Rovers to Manchester City 2019, Southampton 2022 (£12m), Achilles rupture 2024, permanent Bolton move 2026.
Gavin Gerhardt
Gavin Gerhardt (born 2002) is an NFL center from Xenia, Ohio; Cincinnati Bearcats 2020-2025, 49 starts, three-year captain; drafted 235th overall in 2026 by Minnesota, now on the Houston Texans practice squad.
Gedion Zelalem
Gedion Zelalem, born 1997 in Berlin, is a German-American midfielder, ex-Arsenal wonderkid and youngest Arsenal FA Cup player, later at Rangers, Sporting KC, NYCFC, and New Mexico United.
Gedson Fernandes
Gedson Carvalho Fernandes (born 1999, São Tomé) is a Portuguese midfielder from Benfica's academy; Primeira Liga 2019 winner, Tottenham loanee, Beşiktaş midfielder, now Spartak Moscow with 2 Portugal caps.
Gefle
Gefle IF is a Swedish sports club from Gävle, founded in 1882 and described as Sweden's oldest multi-section sports club. Its football section played in Allsvenskan from 2005 to 2016.
Gelson Martins
Gelson Martins (Gelson Dany Batalha Martins, born 1995, Praia, Cape Verde) is a Portuguese right winger at Olympiacos; ex-Sporting CP, Atlético Madrid, and AS Monaco, Portugal international at the 2018 World Cup.
Gençlerbirliği S.K.
Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü, Ankara football club founded 14 March 1923 at Taş Mektep; two Turkish championships (1941, 1946), two Turkish Cups (1987, 2001), record ten Ankara League titles, and a 2003-04 UEFA Cup run eliminating Blackburn Rovers, Sporting Lisbon, and Parma.