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词条 Andy Gray (footballer, born 1964)
释义

  1. Playing career

  2. Coaching career

  3. References

  4. External links

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|2|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lambeth, England
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}
| position = Midfielder, Striker
| youthyears1 = 1980–81
| youthclubs1 = Crystal Palace
| years1 = 198?–198?
| years2 = 198?–1984
| years3 = 1984–1987
| years4 = 1987–1989
| years5 = 1989
| years6 = 1989–1992
| years7 = 1992–1994
| years8 = 1992
| years9 = 1994–1995
| years10 = 1995–1997
| years11 = 1997–1998
| years12 = 1998
| clubs1 = Corinthian Casuals
| clubs2 = Dulwich Hamlet
| clubs3 = Crystal Palace
| clubs4 = Aston Villa
| clubs5 = Queens Park Rangers
| clubs6 = Crystal Palace
| clubs7 = Tottenham Hotspur
| clubs8 = → Swindon Town (loan)
| clubs9 = CA Marbella
| clubs10 = Falkirk
| clubs11 = Bury
| clubs12 = Millwall
| caps1 = 34
| caps2 = ?
| caps3 = 98
| caps4 = 37
| caps5 = 11
| caps6 = 90
| caps7 = 33
| caps8 = 3
| caps9 = 33
| caps10 = 34
| caps11 = 21
| caps12 = 12
| totalcaps = 305
| goals1 = 1
| goals2 = ?
| goals3 = 27
| goals4 = 4
| goals5 = 2
| goals6 = 12
| goals7 = 3
| goals8 = 0
| goals9 = 2
| goals10 = 1
| goals11 = 1
| goals12 = 1
| totalgoals = 50
| nationalyears1 = 1988
| nationalyears2 = 1991
| nationalteam1 = England U21
| nationalteam2 = England
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2006
| manageryears2 = 2007
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Andrew Arthur Gray (born 22 February 1964) is an English former footballer who played in the centre of midfield or as a striker during his career, before going into International management. He is a former coach of the Sierra Leone national football team.

Gray made over 300 appearances in his senior career, with his longest stays being with Crystal Palace and Aston Villa. Gray totaled 50 goals in his career.

Playing career

After playing for Crystal Palace's youth team in 1980–81, Gray moved into non-league football with Corinthian Casuals and Dulwich Hamlet where he was spotted by Crystal Palace manager Steve Coppell.

Gray moved to Palace and quickly became a regular in the team, playing in the forward positions. In the 1985–86 season, Gray top-scored with 11 goals. However, after the signings of Ian Wright and Mark Bright, Gray moved into central-midfield, and his career came alight.

Gray then achieved promotion with Aston Villa and had a spell at Queens Park Rangers, before returning to Selhurst Park for the 1989–90 season. This proved to be a remarkable season, and Gray managed to secure himself a legacy that will survive in Palace fans' hearts forever. In the league Palace survived comfortably, and they found themselves in an FA Cup Semi-final against champions Liverpool, who were gunning for a league and cup double. Having led 2–1 at one point, Palace were 2–3 down, and were on the verge of leaving Villa Park with their heads down, before Gray jumped forward to head an 87th-minute equaliser. Alan Pardew's goal in extra-time ensured that Gray and his Palace teammates would get to play in the FA Cup Final.

The final would be against Manchester United, and in the match Gray played well as Palace secured a 3–3 draw. In the replay, Palace were beaten by a single goal: 1-0.

The following season, Palace achieved far more than even the biggest optimists expected. The Eagles chased Liverpool and Arsenal until the end, but had to settle for third place in the First Division. As well as this, they picked up silverware, in winning the Zenith Data Systems Cup.

In November 1991, Gray's play was rewarded with a call-up to the England team, and he made his solitary international appearance against Poland in a crucial qualifier for the EURO '92.

Gray left Palace at the end of that season, after their form slumped following the sale of Ian Wright, and went to Tottenham Hotspur for £900,000. Whilst at Tottenham he was involved in a dramatic game against Chelsea; he scored a penalty to level the game at 3-3 and moments later Spurs were awarded another penalty but this time Dmitri Kharine saved Gray's effort. Chelsea went on to win 4-3.[2] His spell at Spurs would be less successful and, following a loan move to Swindon Town, he was sold to CA Marbella for an undisclosed fee. He would round out his career with short spells at Falkirk, where he played in the 1997 Scottish Cup Final, Bury, and Millwall.

Coaching career

After finishing playing, Gray later went into management. He was appointed as the head coach of Sierra Leone in 2006. He stated he believed Sierra Leone could qualify for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, which they did not. One of the methods for achieving this was to tempt British-born players such as Nigel Reo-Coker, Liam Rosenior and Steve Kabba to accept call-ups to the Sierra Leone team.

In 2005, Andy was voted in Palace's Centenary XI.

References

1. ^{{Hugman|7631|accessdate=14 April 2017}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/10261422/sky-sport-vault-chelsea-4-3-tottenham-premier-league-1994|title=Sky Sports Vault: Chelsea 4-3 Tottenham - Premier League 1994 |publisher=Sky Sports |date=1 May 2016 |accessdate=2 August 2016}}

External links

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 before= John Sherington| title=Sierra Leone Head Coach | years=2006 | after=James Peters

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23 : 1964 births|Living people|English footballers|English football managers|England international footballers|England under-21 international footballers|Aston Villa F.C. players|Bury F.C. players|Corinthian-Casuals F.C. players|Crystal Palace F.C. players|Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players|Falkirk F.C. players|Millwall F.C. players|Queens Park Rangers F.C. players|Swindon Town F.C. players|Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players|CA Marbella footballers|Expatriate football managers in Sierra Leone|Sierra Leone national football team managers|Premier League players|Scottish Football League players|Association football midfielders|Association football forwards

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