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Gary Richard Bailey (born 9 August 1958) is a former footballer who made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Manchester United. Born in Ipswich, Suffolk, he grew up in South Africa, but went on to be capped twice for England.[1][2]

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Gary Bailey

Personal information
Full name	Gary Richard Bailey
Date of birth	(1958-08-09) 9 August 1958 (age 64)
Place of birth	Ipswich, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975	Cape Town City	0	(0)
1976–1979	Wits University
1978–1987	Manchester United	294	(0)
1988–1990	Kaizer Chiefs
National team
1979–1984	England U21	14	(0)
1985	England	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Although born in England, Bailey grew up in South Africa and started his career with Wits University in Johannesburg. In the late 1970s, Bailey paid his own fare to Manchester for a trial with Manchester United. He made his debut against Ipswich Town (who his father, Roy Bailey, had played for, and also his birthplace), on 18 November 1978. He went on to play 294 games for the Red Devils between 1978–1987.[3]

The 6' 2" player established himself as United goalkeeper in the late 1970s following the retirement of Alex Stepney. He was considered to be one of the best goalkeepers in England in the early to mid-1980s. During his time with Manchester United, Bailey won FA Cup medals in 1983 and 1985. He played under three United managers: Dave Sexton, Ron Atkinson, and Alex Ferguson.

He represented the England national team twice at senior level, but was unable to establish himself in the first XI due to the form of the more-experienced Peter Shilton and Ray Clemence. He was first capped against the Republic of Ireland on 26 March 1985, won by England 2–1, with his other international appearance coming on 9 June that year in a 1–0 loss against Mexico.[4]

However, he developed a serious knee injury during training at the 1986 FIFA World Cup[5] and missed most of the 1986–87 season, after which he retired and returned to South Africa where he subsequently resumed his career with Kaizer Chiefs, before retiring in 1990.[6]

Peter Schmeichel said on BBC Match of the Day 3 that Gary Bailey was his favourite goalkeeper of all time and he idolised him as a youngster growing up in Denmark.[7]

Post-playing career

After retiring in the UK, Gary Bailey returned to South Africa, and after resting his knee, decided to return to play for glamour club Kaizer Chiefs with whom he won the league in 1989 and amassed five trophies in two years.

He retired for a final time, and became a radio presenter on Talk Radio 702. He worked as a TV analyst and football presenter at SuperSport, where he spent 25 years as the face of English football to the continent of Africa.

At the same time as living the dream of playing professional football, Gary completed a BSc in Physics at Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester Metropolitan University). Whilst working full-time at SuperSport, he managed to complete an MBA from Henley in Oxford.^{[citation needed]} [8]

He was an ambassador in South Africa's successful bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Besides being a TV soccer expert, he was also a top keynote speaker[9] on the subject of "Success under Pressure"[10] and travelled the world speaking to many of the top companies such as Microsoft, IBM, Nike, Coca-Cola, Mercedes Benz and many more. He was recognized for his speaking success by being inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame in 2010.^{[citation needed]}

He has written two books – Success under Pressure, with the foreword written by former manager Sir Alex Ferguson, and a personal book to help society on divorce called "Putting the Kids first".^{[citation needed]}

He currently works for BeIN sports TV in Miami, Florida covering Spanish and French football, and also does commentary for USL games (USA 2nd division).

Personal life

He is the son of former Ipswich Town goalkeeper Roy Bailey.[11]

On returning to South Africa in 1987, Bailey married Kate Saunders in 1990 and had three children, Lara, Jenna and Ross. The couple divorced in 2006.

He met his current wife Michelle McLean (Miss Universe 1992) in 2010, married in March 2013, and then emigrated in December 2013 to USA and currently lives on Miami Beach in Florida.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Manchester United

• FA Cup: 1982–83, 1984–85
• FA Charity Shield: 1983

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Gary Bailey

Gary Richard Bailey (* 9. August 1958 in Ipswich) ist ein ehemaliger englischer Fußballspieler. 1985 bestritt er zwei Länderspiele für England und stand im englischen Kader der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 1986 in Mexiko. Mit Manchester United gewann er 1983 und 1985 den prestigeträchtigen FA Cup. Er ist seit 9. März 2013 mit der ehemaligen namibischen Miss Universe Michelle McLean verheiratet.[1]

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- [en] Gary Bailey

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[fr] Gary Bailey

Gary Richard Bailey (né le 9 août 1958 à Ipswich, Royaume-Uni) est un ancien footballeur anglais, évoluant au poste de gardien de but (1,86 m, 83 kg).

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[it] Gary Bailey

Gary Bailey (Ipswich, 9 agosto 1958) è un ex calciatore inglese, di ruolo portiere.

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[ru] Бейли, Гари

Га́ри Ри́чард Бе́йли (англ. Gary Richard Bailey; родился 9 августа 1958 года в Ипсуиче, Англия) — английский футболист, вратарь. Сын бывшего вратаря «Ипсвич Таун» Роя Бейли[en].

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