Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker is an English sports broadcaster, born on 30 November 1960 in Leicester, England. Lineker played as a striker for Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur. Lineker scored 286 goals in 541 league and international games and won 6 trophies, including 1 league title.

Lineker's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, league games461238
England8048
Total541286

Goals per game: 0.53.

Lineker's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 6
  • League titles: 1
  • Domestic cups: 4
  • Other international club trophies: 1
  • Individual awards: 22

Leicester City

  • Football League Second Division: 1 (1979–80)

Everton

  • FA Charity Shield: 1 (1985)

Barcelona

  • Copa del Rey: 1 (1987–88)
  • European Cup Winners' Cup: 1 (1988–89)

Tottenham Hotspur

  • FA Cup: 1 (1990–91)
  • FA Charity Shield: 1 (1991)

Individual

  • English Football Hall of Fame: 1 (2003)
  • PFA Team of the Century (1977–1996): 1 (2007)
  • PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1 (1985–86)
  • FWA Footballer of the Year: 2 (1985–86, 1991–92)
  • PFA Team of the Year: 2 (1989–90, 1991–92)
  • English First Division top scorer: 3 (1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90)
  • English Second Division top scorer: 1 (1982–83)
  • FIFA 100: 1
  • FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 1 (1986)
  • FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1 (1986)
  • Onze de Bronze: 1 (1986)
  • Onze Mondial: 2 (1986, 1987)
  • and 4 more

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 1978–1985: Leicester City, 194 games, 95 goals
  2. 1985–1986: Everton, 41 games, 30 goals
  3. 1986–1989: Barcelona, 103 games, 42 goals
  4. 1989–1992: Tottenham Hotspur, 105 games, 67 goals
  5. 1992–1994: Nagoya Grampus, 18 games, 4 goals

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