Gary Alexander Neville (born 18 February 1975) is an
English former
footballer. He is
England's most
cap right-back and was
Manchester United's
club captain for five years.
Neville spent his entire playing career at
Old Trafford, making him a rare
one-club man. At the time of his retirement in 2011, he was United's second longest serving player in the squad, behind his long-time team-mate
Ryan Giggs.
He made his international debut in 1995 and was first-choice right-back for club and country for more than ten years.
He is the brother of
Premier League footballer and
Everton captain
Phil Neville, who was also a Manchester United player (from 1993 until 2005). His sister
Tracey Neville plays
netball for England, his mother Jill is a receptionist for
Bury.
Manchester United
The older of the Neville brothers joined Manchester United as an apprentice upon leaving school in 1991, and captained the youth side to
FA Youth Cup glory in
his first season. He made his senior debut for United in September 1992 against
Torpedo Moscow in the
UEFA Cup. Neville emerged as part of
Alex Ferguson's youth-oriented side of the 1990s (nicknamed
Fergie's Fledglings, an updated take on the 1950s equivalent
Busby Babes) that included his brother
Phil,
Ryan Giggs,
David Beckham,
Nicky Butt and
Paul Scholes. In the
1994–95 season, he became first-choice right-back when
Paul Parker was ruled out by injury, and has remained so ever since, although in his first season as a regular...
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