<Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only </Td> </Tr> <P> Gareth Southgate (born 3 September 1970) is an English football manager and former player who played as a defender or as a midfielder . He is the manager of the England national team . </P> <P> He won the League Cup with both Aston Villa and Middlesbrough (in 1995--96 and 2003--04 respectively), and captained Crystal Palace to win the First Division championship in 1993--94 . He also played in the 2000 FA Cup Final for Villa and the 2006 UEFA Cup Final for Middlesbrough . Internationally, Southgate made 57 appearances for the England national team between 1995 and 2004, featuring in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and both the 1996 and 2000 European Championships . His playing career ended in May 2006 at the age of 35, and after more than 500 league appearances . </P> <P> He served as manager of Middlesbrough from June 2006 until October 2009, managed the England U21 team from 2013 to 2016, before becoming the England national team manager in 2016 . </P>

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