Kevin Gibbens (born 4 November 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Playing career
Southampton
Gibbens made his debut for
Southampton
Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...
on 4 April 1998 against
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...
, coming on in the 58th minute for
Matt Le Tissier
Matthew Paul Le Tissier (; born 14 October 1968) is a former professional footballer. Born in Guernsey, he won eight caps for the England national team.
Le Tissier spent his entire professional club career with Southampton before turning to non ...
.
Sholing
Gibbens joined
Sholing
Sholing, previously Scholing, is a district on the eastern side of the city of Southampton in Southern England. It is located between the districts of Bitterne, Thornhill and Woolston.
Various explanations from where the name derives b ...
(then VTFC) in August 2004, staying at the club for eight years.
Blackfield & Langley
Gibbens joined
Wessex League
The Wessex Football League is an English association football league formed in 1986, with its premier division currently at the fifth step of the National League System, or the ninth tier of the overall English football league system. The par ...
side
Blackfield & Langley in July 2012.
Andover Town
After leaving Blackfield, Gibbens signed for
Andover Town in August 2015.
Managerial career
On 17 December 2013, it was announced that Gibbens was to become player-manager of
Blackfield & Langley, following the departure of Glenn Burnett.
References
External links
Kevin Gibbens Basingstoke Town ProfileKevin Gibbens Wessex League Profile
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1979 births
Living people
Footballers from Southampton
English footballers
Association football midfielders
Southampton F.C. players
Stockport County F.C. players
Oxford United F.C. players
Basingstoke Town F.C. players
Sholing F.C. players
Blackfield & Langley F.C. players
Andover Town F.C. players
Premier League players
English Football League players
English football managers
Blackfield & Langley F.C. managers
Wessex Football League players
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