Gary Speed MBE 1969-2011: The Football Association of Wales confirms on Sunday that their national team manager has died at the age of 42. Speed was capped 85 times and enjoyed a 22-year playing career
Speed came through the ranks at Leeds United and made his debut at 19. He was also part of the side that won the First Division title in 1992, the season before the introduction of the Premier League
Speed made his Wales debut as a 20-year-old in the 1-0 win over Costa Rica in May 1990. Here, he is in action against Belgium in 1993 in a World Cup qualifier, but Wales lost out to Romania for a place in the 1994 finals
Speed left Leeds for Everton in 1996 in a £3.4m move after making 312 appearances. He went on to captain the Goodison Park club
Newcastle was the next destination in a £5.5m switch in 1998. During his six years with the Magpies, he suffered two FA Cup final defeats (including to Manchester United) but enjoyed a taste of Champions League football
Speed returned across the Pennines in 2004 and spent four years with Bolton Wanderers after agreeing a £750,000 move. He became the first player to reach 500 Premier League appearances
Speed retired from international duty in 2004, the same time Wales manager Mark Hughes stepped down
Speed's final Wales appearance came in the 3-2 World Cup qualifying defeat by Poland in October 2004. His tally of 85 caps is a record for an outfield player. He scored seven goals and was captain 44 times
Speed's goal for Bolton against Reading in 2007 saw him become the first player to score in every Premier League season
In January 2008, Speed joined Sheffield United for £250,000 but retired from playing in 2009 at the age of 40
He was also part of the coaching staff under manager Kevin Blackwell at Bramall Lane and was wanted by Swansea City in July 2010, but the Blades fought to keep him
Speed was given his managerial break by the Blades in August 2010 following the sacking of Blackwell, but won just six of his 18 games in charge
In December 2010, he left his job at Sheffield United to take charge of Wales on a three-and-a-half year deal, succeeding John Toshack
Speed named his first Wales squad at their Vale of Glamorgan HQ in January 2011 for the match with Republic of Ireland
On 8 February this year he took his first Wales training session ahead of their Carling Nations Cup opener with Republic of Ireland in Dublin
In February Speed spoke at a press conference in Dublin before his first game as Wales manager at the Aviva Stadium against Republic of Ireland. Wales lost 3-0
Speed's last game in charge of Wales came as they beat Norway 4-1 on 12 November, a result which added to the belief that the manager was making impressive progress with the national side
Footballers, managers, politicians and members of the public were quick to pay tribute to Speed, one of Wales' greatest players, after hearing the news of his death
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