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Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker is known for English football pundit and former player. Gary Lineker's nationality is British. Gary Lineker was born on 30 November 1960.

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Who is Gary Lineker?

Gary Lineker is best known for English football pundit and former player. Gary Lineker is a British public figure. Gary Lineker was born on 30 November 1960, which places Gary Lineker among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1960s. On Dead or Alive, Gary Lineker is listed in the World Cup Soccer Legends and Sports Legends categories, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Gary Lineker is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

Facts

Known for: English football pundit and former player
Nationality: British
Born: 30 November 1960
Listed under: World Cup Soccer Legends and Sports Legends

About Gary Lineker

He also played for Barcelona in Spain, and won 80 caps for England. Lineker began his football career at Leicester City in 1978, and finished as the First Division's joint top goalscorer in 1984–85. He then moved to league champions Everton, where he won both the PFA Players' Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year awards in his debut season, before moving to Spanish club Barcelona, where he won the 1987–88 Copa del Rey and the 1989 European Cup Winners' Cup. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1989, and won his second FWA Footballer of the Year and the FA Cup, his only major trophy in English football. His six goals in the 1986 World Cup made him the tournament's top scorer, receiving the Golden Boot, and he came second in the 1986 Ballon d'Or. Lineker was again integral to England's progress to the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup, scoring another four goals. Lineker never received a yellow or red card during his career, and he also never won a top-flight league title. He was honoured in 1990 with the FIFA Fair Play Award. In a senior career which spanned 16 years and 654 competitive games, Lineker scored a total of 331 goals, including 283 goals at club level.

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What is Gary Lineker known for?

Gary Lineker is known for English football pundit and former player.

When was Gary Lineker born?

Gary Lineker was born on 30 November 1960.

What nationality is Gary Lineker?

Gary Lineker's nationality is British.

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Gary Lineker appears in World Cup Soccer Legends, Sports Legends.

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