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Gary Speed was born on September 8, 1969 in Mancot, United Kingdom. Gary Speed was an association football player and association football coach. Death is recorded on November 27, 2011, at the age of 42. Education on record includes Hawarden High School. Recorded honors include Member of the Order of the British Empire (2010).
My Take
Gary Speed's story sits heavy with me. As a Welsh footballer he was relentlessly durable, a Leeds United product who became a fixture across a long career, and as Wales manager he's widely credited with sparking the national team's revival. That makes his death in 2011 all the harder to process. I find myself dwelling on the gap between his outward steadiness and whatever he carried privately. His legacy, to me, is twofold: the pathway he laid for later Welsh success, and the way his loss pushed conversations about mental health in football into the open. Both feel important, and inseparable.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gary Speed
- Name (Japanese)
- ガリー・スピード
- Reading
- がりー・すぴーど
- Born
- September 8, 1969 – November 27, 2011
- Origin
- Mancot, United Kingdom
- Height
- 178 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rooster
2. Background
- High school
- Hawarden High School
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Member of the Order of the British Empire
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary%20Speed
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202153
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Gary Speed born?
Gary Speed was born on September 8, 1969.
When did Gary Speed die?
Gary Speed died on November 27, 2011, aged 42.
Where was Gary Speed from?
Gary Speed was from Mancot, United Kingdom.
What did Gary Speed do?
Gary Speed worked as association football player, association football coach.
How tall was Gary Speed?
Gary Speed was 178 cm tall.
Which high school did Gary Speed attend?
Gary Speed attended Hawarden High School.
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