Gareth Evans (footballer, born 1981)

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Gareth Evans
Personal information
Full name Gareth Joseph Evans
Date of birth (1981-02-15) 15 February 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Leeds, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
Leeds United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2001 Leeds United 1 (0)
2001–2003 Huddersfield Town 35 (0)
2003–2006 Blackpool 45 (0)
Total81(0)
International career
England U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gareth Joseph Evans (born 15 February 1981) [1] is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a full back for Leeds United, [2] Huddersfield Town [3] and Blackpool. [4] He was forced to retire at the age of 24 because of a longstanding knee injury. [5]

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Career

Evans started his career as a trainee at his hometown club Leeds United. In 1997, he was an unused substitute as a Leeds side including future internationals Jonathan Woodgate, Paul Robinson and Harry Kewell won the FA Youth Cup, [6] and he went on to be capped by England at under-18 level. [7] He made his first-team debut in the Olympic Stadium in Munich, as a substitute in a Champions League qualifier against 1860 Munich in August 2000, [8] but made only one more first-team appearance for Leeds before leaving to join Huddersfield Town on a free transfer in August 2001. [9] He assisted the Terriers in finishing in sixth place in Division Two, thus reaching the play-offs. [10] Injury kept him out for the whole of the 2002–03 season, [11] [12] at the end of which he was released. [13]

After a trial with the club, Evans then signed for Blackpool, initially on a monthly contract, then on a one-year deal with an option for a further year. [14] He missed the Seasiders' victory in the 2004 Football League Trophy with a broken foot which cut short his season, but the club still took up the option on his contract. [15] Once he regained his place in the 2004–05 season, he played in a 10-match unbeaten run, but in February 2005 he sustained a knee injury which required surgery. His contract was extended for another year in May 2005, [15] but he never played again for the club, and retired from the professional game in 2006. [5] He went on to work in marketing for electronics distributor Premier Farnell.[ citation needed ]

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