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Gary Neville

Full Name	Gary Alexander Neville
Position	Right Back
Squad Number	2
Date of Birth	18th February 1975
Place of Birth	Bury Lancashire
Height	5' 10''
Weight	12st 7
United Debut	16/9/1992 (H) Torpedo Moscow
Transfer	Fee N/A
International	44 Caps - 0 goals

Career History
After playing for both Bury and Greater Manchester Schoolboys, Gary Neville joined Manchester United on schoolboy forms in July 1991 and signed as a professional eighteen months later in January 1993.

He was a part of the successful Youth team of 1992 and 1993 which produced several players for the senior squad. Gary made his first appearance for United in the UEFA Cup in September 1992 against Torpedo Moscow. During the 1994-95 season, Neville became a regular in United's first team, replacing the injured Paul Parker at full-back. He then suffered disappointment playing in the 1995 FA Cup Final in which United lost 1- 0 to Everton.

However, the following season Neville collected both 1996 League Championship and FA Cup medals. A member of England's Euro '96 squad he played in every game apart from the semi-final when he was suspended. Neville added another League Championship medal in 1997, but the 1998 season was to prove a disappointment, the title going to Arsenal. In the summer of 1998, Neville was played in the World Cup in France, playing in three of England's four matches.

A local lad who supported the team as a boy, Neville represents the die-hard spirit. You can see how much he loves Manchester United by the way he kisses his badge after any successful victory or goal scored.

Recent History
After starting the 1998-99 season in central defence, mainly because of injuries to Johnsen and Berg, United's defence was decidedly dodgy. When Neville assumed his usual position of right-back United soon began to tighten up the defence and mount a surge towards the treble. He has a great relationship with best friend David Beckham in which he puts in crosses on the overlap while Beckham moves into central midfield on attacks. Lets not forget of course, his long throw-in technique, which is almost as good as a corner.

Neville is a great ball-winner who has become an invaluable member of the United first team. A very reliable, composed player who is rarely injured, Neville is always one of the players with the highest total appearances every season. That year, he even managed to score against Everton, the second goal of his career.

Like the United defence as a whole Neville had a mixed season in 1999-2000. His usual solid reliability came into question on numerous occasions, most prominently during the World Club Championship in Brazil when his blunders gifted Vasco Da Gama two goals. However Neville accepted his errors and worked hard to regain his form and help United to the title. 2000-2001 saw a much improved United defence that conceded less goals than any other Premiership team. In Jaap Stam's absence through injury, Gary played with assurance in central defence and made more appearances than any other player during the season.