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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher James Gannon | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Westminster, London, England | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Turks & Caicos | 4 | (0) |
Christopher James Gannon (born 13 May 1969) is a former international footballer. [1]
Gannon was born in Westminster, London and grew up in Chelsea before moving to Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire.
Gannon spent his UK playing career in the semi professional divisions of the Isthmian, Jewson and United Counties Leagues. He also latterly played in the Peterborough Premier League winning titles with both Molins FC and Pearl Assurance FC. [2]
While working in the Turks and Caicos Islands, Gannon was selected to represent the country as a central defender in their FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns in 2004 and 2008, [1] [3] An article published by Bloomberg said that the players had to raise finance for their own travel fees for away games. Gannon later stated that the Turks and Caicos Islands FA were 'strongly encouraged' by FIFA and CONCACAF to field an almost entirely expatriate team in World Cup qualifying games to justify receipt of funds from the FIFA "Goal" programme. [4]
He was Fire Chief of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the British West Indies. [5] In 2009 he founded 'Gannon Emergency Solutions' [6] with offices in London, the United States, South America and Thailand providing specialist Fire Service reviews for Governments, NGO's, private companies and institutions. https://gannonemergencyusa.com/ [7] [8]