On 21st September 2004 he was playing for Nagoya Grampus Eight, finishing a successful career as an England striker, who had kept his "nose" clean and set a fine example to any young lads (or lasses) who wanted to be a respected footballer. he retired having injured a toe in a league game.
From humble beginnings in Leicester, we all know his career time line although he might have gone down the cricket path at one stage. So successful was he at football and cricket that his school report read "Must devote less of his time to sport if he wants to be a success"!!!
Well Gary was lucky that he did what he did and that he was in the right place at the right time to get a contract, even if the BBC didn't bank on his presenting MOTD in his underpants to pay back a "bet" when his old club, Leicester City, won the Premier League Championship against all odds in 2016!
Gary holds many records but the most goals (10) for England in FIFA World Cup Finals might be the most treasured.
At 58, he is in good shape, despite the concern that his second son, Harry, was involved in a "football riot" recently. Harry was always likely to be involved with a bit of "theatre".
What ever, Gary has a book published recently on shelves called "Behind Closed Doors: Life, Laughs, and Football" by GL and Danny Baker (Penguin).
He is associated with humorous Walkers' Crisps adverts in the 1990s, especially a brand known as "Salt and Lineker". On Channel 4 the adverts rated 9th best in a "100 Great Adverts" in 2000. He also set up Goalhanger Films Ltd in 2014 and has many other irons in the fire in the media.
His club career lasted nearly 570 games with 281 goals and 80 apps for England for 48 goals. Born in Leicester with parents who ran a stall in the City market, Lineker's "Who do you think you are?" revealed an ancestor who was a poacher and another who was a legal clerk.
Here's an other blog with GL starring:
https://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.com/2018/06/lineker-needed-izal-roll.html
and his best goals,,,,,,,,,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMzqN4T0JKI
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