Gary Hamilton (footballer, Born 1965)
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Gary Hamilton is a Scottish former
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player, who spent almost his entire career at
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. Born in
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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
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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
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, 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 Craig Peter Johnston (born 25 June 1960) is an Australian former professional football player. He played as a midfielder in the English Football League between 1977 and 1988, for Middlesbrough and Liverpool. Nicknamed "Skippy", Johnston was a cr ...
, 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 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-stub