Football: What to know about former England manager Gareth Southgate

Factbox on Gareth Southgate, who left his role as the manager of England on Tuesday, days after defeat in the European Championship final to Spain.

CLUB CAREER

* Born on Sept. 3, 1970, in Watford, Southgate played as a defender and midfielder.

* Played for Southampton youth before moving to Crystal Palace in 1988, with his debut coming as a substitute against Southend United in the League Cup two years later.

* Named as the Palace captain at the age of 23, he led them to the First Division title in the 1993-94 season and went on to make 117 appearances for the London-based club.

* Joined Aston Villa in 1995, where he won the League Cup in the 1995-96 campaign.

* Switched to Middlesbrough in 2001 and was the first signing under Steve McClaren.

* Also captained Middlesbrough, winning the League Cup in the 2003-04 season and finishing as the UEFA Cup runner-up in 2005-06.

* Finished his career at Middlesbrough, having made 204 appearances for them.

INTERNATIONAL CAREER

* Capped 57 times for England between 1995-2004. During that period, he missed a penalty in the Euro 1996 semi-final against Germany, which sent hosts England out of the competition.

MANAGERIAL CAREER

* Named as Middlesbrough manager in 2006 but was sacked in 2009.

* He was appointed as England manager in September 2016 after stints with the England under-21s from 2013–2016.

* Guided England to the 2018 World Cup semi-finals for the first time in 28 years.

* Followed up that success by reaching the final of Euro 2020, but lost to Italy on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

* England went on to suffer a quarter-final exit at the 2022 World Cup after losing to eventual runners-up France.

* Despite underwhelming performances in the Euro 2024 group stage, England reached the final but suffered a 2-1 defeat by Spain.

* The 53-year-old left his role as England manager after 102 games. REUTERS