| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Garry Stuart Parker | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-09-07)7 September 1965 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Omonia (assistant coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1986 | Luton Town | 42 | (3) |
| 1986–1988 | Hull City | 84 | (8) |
| 1988–1991 | Nottingham Forest | 103 | (17) |
| 1991–1995 | Aston Villa | 93 | (13) |
| 1995–2001 | Leicester City | 114 | (10) |
| Total | 436 | (51) | |
| International career | |||
| 1983 | England Youth | 1 | (0) |
| 1985 | England U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 1986–1988 | England U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 1989 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001 | Leicester City (caretaker) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Garry Stuart Parker (born 7 September 1965) is an Englishfootball coach and former professional player who is[when?] an assistant coach forOmonia.[needs update]
As a player, he was amidfielder from 1983 to 2001, notably in thePremier League forNottingham Forest,Aston Villa andLeicester City. He also played forLuton Town andHull City.[3] He wascapped by England atunder-21 andB international level.[4][5]
After retiring from playing he has been a coach at several clubs, often working under managerNeil Lennon. In 2001, he became caretaker manager ofLeicester City. He has since worked on the coaching staff atCeltic,Bolton Wanderers andHibernian.
Garry Stuart Parker was born on 7 September 1965 inOxford.[2]
Parker initially played in the First Division for Luton Town. He made his debut aged 17 againstManchester United in May 1983 and played in theFA Cup semi-final defeat toEverton in 1985 as a 19-year-old, before moving to Second Division Hull City, managed by his former Luton captainBrian Horton, the following season.[citation needed]
He was a first-team regular at Hull and attracted the attention ofBrian Clough's Nottingham Forest, who bought him for £260,000 in March 1988. Initially he struggled to make his mark, not debuting for Forest until the end of April 1988. The following season he was brought into the team in late December, and instantly became a regular on the left wing, scoring his fair share of goals, as Forest's slow start to the season gave way to flowing football and excellent results. He helped Forest to finish 3rd in the League, and won aLeague Cup winners' medal with victory over his former club Luton Town. Forest also won theFull Members' Cup that season with a 4–3 win over Everton, with Parker scoring twice, the second of which involved running half the length of Wembley with the ball at his feet. Other important Cup goals that season came in the League Cup semi-final win overBristol City and the only goal of Forest'sFA Cup quarter-final victory over Manchester United atOld Trafford. Parker was in the Forest team at theHillsborough disaster and also in the rescheduled semi-final at Old Trafford, which they lost toLiverpool.[citation needed]
Forest soldEngland midfielderNeil Webb to Manchester United in the summer of 1989, and despite buyingIreland internationalJohn Sheridan, Parker was moved into his favoured central midfield position for the next season and Sheridan was quickly sold on. He received a second League Cup winners' medal as Forest retained the trophy with victory overOldham Athletic in 1990, a team that included Parker's former Luton and Hull teammateFrankie Bunn.[citation needed]
After two losing FA Cup semi-finals in his career, Parker finally reached the final with Forest in1991, where they facedTottenham Hotspur Forest eventually lost the game 2–1 after extra time via aDes Walker own goal.[citation needed]
In November 1991, Parker left Forest to join Aston Villa for £650,000. Villa won the League Cup in 1994 and Parker made three appearances during their cup run,[6] but didn't play in thefinal itself. After falling out of favour withRon Atkinson he then returned to Division Two football to join Leicester City, winning promotion via the play-offs in his first season. Parker scored Leicester's equaliser in the final againstCrystal Palace and was named as Leicester's player of the season. He also played as they won theLeague Cup in 1997, his third winners medal in the competition.[7]
Parker's last game for Leicester was on 30 January 1999 atMiddlesbrough.[8]
Parker played for England at under 21 and B level, and was once put on standby for the senior squad byGraham Taylor in 1992,[9] but never represented his country at full level.[5]
On 1 July 2010, the newCeltic managerNeil Lennon appointed Parker, a former teammate atLeicester City, as a first team coach at Celtic.[10]
On 12 October 2014, Parker joinedBolton Wanderers as a first team coach, again working with former Celtic colleagues Neil Lennon andJohan Mjällby.[11] On 14 April 2016, he left his position at Bolton along withSteve Walford following the club's relegation from theChampionship.[12]
Parker was appointed assistant coach atHibernian on 8 June 2016, again with Lennon.[13] On 30 January 2019, Parker and Lennon left Hibernian by mutual consent.[14]
On 29 August 2019, Parker joinedOxford United as a performance analyst.[15]
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