Gary Hamilton is a Scottish former
football
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player, who spent almost his entire career at
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area.
Until the early 1800s, the a ...
. Born in
Glasgow
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, Hamilton started his career at Middlesbrough as an apprentice, making his first team debut in 1983 aged 17. He went on to play over 200 games for Middlesbrough, his last being against
Sheffield Wednesday
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in May 1989.
Hamilton officially retired from playing in 1992 after several attempts at a comeback from a knee injury, and now has a successful coaching career in the United States. He is currently the head coach of the Houston Dynamo Juniors in McAllen, TX. He also is the Director of the McAllen Youth Soccer Association where he trains young footballers to become professionals.
Hamilton has a brick in the 'Boro Brick Road' outside the
Riverside Stadium, having won a fans' poll for best player in the period 1966–1986. He came first with 15.1% of the votes, beating
Craig Johnston, with 14.5%, into second place.
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1965 births
Living people
Footballers from Glasgow
Men's association football midfielders
Middlesbrough F.C. players
Darlington F.C. players
English Football League players
Scottish men's footballers
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