Nigel Gibbs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Nigel Gibbs

English association football player and coach

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1965

Place of Birth: St Albans, England, United Kingdom

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Nigel Gibbs

  • Nigel James Gibbs (born 20 November 1965) is an English professional football manager and former player.
  • He has been an assistant coach at Swansea City and has previously worked as a coach with the Under-19 squad of Tottenham Hotspur.
  • A Watford supporter, as well as a product of their youth system, Gibbs spent his entire professional career as a right back for the club.
  • He was assistant manager of Leeds United after being appointed on 12 April 2013 alongside Brian McDermott, whom he assisted at Reading.
  • He departed from Leeds United in August 2014.Gibbs made his Watford debut in 1983, in front of 38,000 spectators in a UEFA Cup match against Sparta Prague.
  • In his early career Gibbs also played nine times for the England youth team, and five times for England under-21s.
  • Under the management of Graham Taylor, Gibbs eventually established himself as a first-team player at Watford, making 100 Football League appearances before the club's relegation from the First Division in 1988.
  • Gibbs remained a key player for the team in the Second Division, and was voted Watford F.C.
  • Player of the Season in 1992. Manager Glenn Roeder appointed Gibbs as club captain for the 1992–93 season, but a series of serious injuries restricted him to 33 appearances over the following four seasons.
  • When his contract expired in 1996, Gibbs considered retirement, but he went on to earn a new contract and make the most appearances of any Watford player in 1996–97.
  • Gibbs featured regularly in Watford's rise from the Second Division to the Premier League between 1997 and 1999, and went on to play a further 17 games at the top level of English football.
  • Watford were relegated in 2000, and Gibbs made eight further appearances before retiring in 2002. Gibbs remained at Watford as a coach, primarily working with the youth and reserve teams.
  • He took charge of the first team for a week following Ray Lewington's sacking as manager in 2005, but in turn was dismissed by incoming manager Aidy Boothroyd just before the start of the following season.
  • After taking a year off to acquire the UEFA Pro Licence, Gibbs joined Reading as youth team manager in 2006, and became assistant manager in 2009–10.
  • He continued in this role, and in 2011–12 Reading won the Football League Championship title, earning promotion to the Premier League.

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