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Gary Stevens

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Footballer for Tottenham Hotspur and England.
Now media pundit.
League career: Ipswich Town; Brighton & Hove Albion; Tottenham Hotspur (147 appearances); Portsmouth.
England internationals: 7 Full Caps; 7 Under 21s Caps.
Other highlights: Brighton Player of the Year (1983); FA Cup finalist (1983); UEFA Cup winner (1984); member of 1986 World Cup Finals squad (two sub appearances).

Summary
Gary started his career as a youngster at Ipswich Town, but was released by then manger Bobby Robson. However, Alan Mullery, the manager at Brighton & Hove Albion, snapped him up and Gary made his Seagulls debut in a division one game versus Ipswich in September 1979, following an injury to Mark Lawrenson.

In the 1982-83 season Gary was Albion's Player of the Year and man of the match in first game of the FA Cup final against Manchester United (2-2), scoring Albion's late equaliser. Unfortunately Brighton went on to lose the replay 4-0.

After that disappointment Brighton were then relegated in 1983 and Gary moved to Spurs for £300,000 that summer. He went on to play for Spurs 147 times and in his game there he played in Spurs' 1984 UEFA Cup winning team.

His performances for Tottenham led to Bobby Robson giving him his senior England debut against Finland in October 1984 - the first of seven full caps. And Gary was also a member of England's 1986 World Cup finals squad and made two substitute appearances.

However Gary's playing career for Spurs was cut short in November 1986 after he suffered a serious knee injury in a tackle from Wimbledon's Vinnie Jones. He moved from Spurs to Portsmouth in Jan 1990 but has never fully recovered.

Gary has gone on to forge a successful career in television and radio with regular appearances on Talksport , and Sky Sports. He is also a partner in a company that specialises in helping people buy property abroad and he set up a successful sports insurance business. More recently he was reserve team coach at Charlton FC.


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