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My Take
Jonathan Woodgate's career is a study in resilience that I find quietly admirable. A gifted Middlesbrough-born center-back, he rose fast at Leeds and commanded a nine-million-pound move to Newcastle, only to be hounded by injuries that kept his ceiling forever out of reach. Plenty of players would have grown bitter. Instead he reinvented himself, moving into coaching and now working at Manchester United's first team. There is something fitting about a player who knew frustration intimately passing his hard-won lessons to the next generation. To me, Woodgate embodies the northern English grit of refusing to be defined by bad luck.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jonathan Woodgate
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョナサン・ウッドゲート
- Reading
- じょなさん・うっどげーと
- Born
- January 22, 1980 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 188 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Jonathan Woodgate born?
Born January 22, 1980 (age 46).
Where is Jonathan Woodgate from?
Jonathan Woodgate is from Middlesbrough, United Kingdom.
What does Jonathan Woodgate do?
Jonathan Woodgate works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Jonathan Woodgate?
Jonathan Woodgate is 188 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
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.