Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker

actor, writer, additional crew

Gary Lineker was born on Nov 30, 1960 in UK. Gary Lineker's big-screen debut came with Bernard and the Genie directed by Paul Weiland in 1991, strarring Gary Lineker. Gary Lineker is known for Marvellous directed by Julian Farino, Toby Jones stars as Neil Baldwin and Gemma Jones as Mary. Gary Lineker has got 5 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Gary Lineker achieved is Television and Radio Industries Club Awards. The upcoming new tvshow Gary Lineker plays is The First Team - Season 1 which will be released on Sep 15, 2021.

Gary Winston Lineker OBE was English football's most famous striker in the 1980s and early 1990s. A unique blend of skill, intelligence and charm, he was venomous up front and yet also a superb professional, who rarely lost his temper. During his 14 year long professional career, Lineker was never cautioned, let alone sent off - very few footballers have achieved this feat.He achieved stardom with Everton F.C., after initially playing for Leicester City F.C. He then had spells with F.C. Barcelona and other big clubs before returning to Tottenham Hotspur. After this, he played two years in Japan for Nagoya Grampus Eight before a foot injury finished his career and he returned to England, to become a TV pundit and presenter for the BBC. Through all these years, he was England's man up front, saving them more than once during the big matches. He has captained them for a few years too.As an example of his value: in the 1986 World Cup, England had a lousy 1 point from the first two matches against Portugal and Morocco. Lineker's hat-trick saw England win 3-0 against Poland, and on England went into the quarter-finals, where they beat Paraguay 3-0 as well, before crashing out to Argentina, thanks to one of the greatest goals of all-time scored by Diego Maradona. Guess who scored England's only goal of the match...When England was trailing 1-2 to Cameroon in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Lineker produced two penalties by his dazzling runs, and scored from both, securing England's 3-2 victory. In the next match, he became one of only three England men's players ever to have scored in a World Cup semi-final (the others being Bobby Charlton against Portugal in 1966 and Kieran Trippier against Croatia in 2018) when he capitalized on a rare mistake by the West German defence and equalized for England with an extremely cold-blooded strike when England were trailing 1-0. The equalizer in the 80th minute sent the game into extra time and then penalties, making it one of the most epic and memorable games in England's history.

  • Birthday

    Nov 30, 1960
  • Place of Birth

    Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK

Known For

Awards

5 wins & 1 nominations

Television and Radio Industries Club Awards
2011
Sports Presenter
Winner - TRIC Award
2009
Sports Presenter
Winner - TRIC Award
2007
Sports Presenter
Winner - TRIC Award
2006
Sports Presenter
Winner - TRIC Award