Gary Caldwell
Caldwell lining up for Celtic in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gary Robert Caldwell | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Chesterfield (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Celtic | ||
| 1997–2001 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Darlington (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Hibernian (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Coventry City (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Derby County (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Hibernian | 88 | (5) |
| 2006–2010 | Celtic | 106 | (5) |
| 2010–2015 | Wigan Athletic | 102 | (6) |
| Total | 356 | (16) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2003 | Scotland U21 | 19 | (2) |
| 2002–2013 | Scotland | 55 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015–2016 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 2017– | Chesterfield | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2014. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2013 |
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Gary Robert Caldwell (born 12 April 1982) is a Scottish former professional footballer and coach who is the manager of League One club Chesterfield. Caldwell played for Newcastle United, Darlington, Coventry City, Derby County, Hibernian, Celtic, Wigan Athletic and won over 50 international caps for Scotland.
Primarily considered a central defender, Caldwell was a versatile player. He was deployed as a right back, defensive midfielder at various spells in his career. His elder brother, Steven, was also a footballer and they were at Wigan concurrently.
Caldwell started his career with Celtic Boys Club. At 16 he went to England, alongside his elder brother Steven at Newcastle United. Breaking through from the reserves proved difficult, however, and in search of first team football, he went on loan to other clubs on several occasions: Darlington and Hibernian in 2001–02, then Coventry and Derby County the following season.
During the 2003–04 season, Caldwell was given a free transfer by Newcastle. He signed a short-term contract with Hibs for the second half of the season, and during this period he played in their defeat by Livingston in the 2004 League Cup Final. After going on trial with Vitesse Arnhem in the summer of 2004, he signed a two-year contract with Hibs. During the 2005–06 season, rumours circulated that he had signed a pre-contract agreement to join Celtic in the summer of 2006. This prompted Hibs fans to jeer Caldwell when he made a mistake in a game against Aberdeen. After this, the deal was confirmed by Gordon Strachan.
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