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My Take
Gareth McAuley is exactly my kind of defender. A towering 191 cm centre back who earned 80 caps for Northern Ireland and still managed nine goals is a rare thing: a wall that occasionally turns scorer. The MBE feels well earned. I've always preferred the players who win it ugly, who throw their bodies in front of shots and head clear in their own box, and McAuley clearly built a career on that grit. The flashy goals get the clips, but a brave header at the right moment wins matches. Now coaching Northern Ireland's under-19s, he strikes me as a man passing on exactly the right values.
Overview
Gareth Gerald McAuley ( mə-KAW-lee; born 5 December 1979) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He represented Northern Ireland at senior international level, being capped on 80 occasions and scoring nine times. He is the manager of the Northern Ireland national under-19 football team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gareth McAuley
- Name (Japanese)
- ガレス・マコーリー
- Reading
- がれす・まこーりー
- Born
- December 5, 1979 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Goat
- Origin
- Larne, County Antrim, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 191 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Member of the Order of the British Empire
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.