Gardner, C

Craig Gardner (born 25 November 1986) is an English professional football coach and former player who made 260 appearances in the Premier League and a further 67 in the Championship. He joined the coaching staff at Birmingham City in January 2021 and was appointed technical director in June. A versatile midfielder, Gardner was able to play in many different positions, although he preferred central midfield. He began his career at Aston Villa before spending the 2010–11 season with city rivals Birmingham City, with whom he won the 2011 League Cup. After three seasons with Sunderland, he joined West Bromwich Albion in 2014 before rejoining Birmingham City in 2017. He retired from playing in 2020 to take up a position as first-team coach at the club. He moved on to a similar role at Sheffield Wednesday in November 2020, before leaving a month later when Tony Pulis' contract was terminated and returning to Birmingham. Internationally, Gardner represented England at under-21 level, and was a member of the team that finished as runners-up on the 2009 European Championships. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article

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Aston Villa Tournament Lineups This player + FA Premier League 2005/2006 38 8 - - FA Premier League 2006/2007 38 13 2 - FA Premier League 2007/2008 38 23 3 - FA Cup 2007/2008 1 1 - - UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008 2 2 - - UEFA Cup Qualifying 2008/2009 2 2 - - League Cup 2008/2009 1 1 - - FA Cup 2008/2009 2 2 - - FA Premier League 2008/2009 38 14 - - UEFA Cup 2008/2009 8 7 - - Europa League Qualifying 2009/2010 2 1 - - League Cup 2009/2010 6 1 - - FA Premier League 2009/2010 38 1 - - Birmingham City Tournament Lineups This player + FA Cup 2009/2010 5 2 - - FA Premier League 2009/2010 38 13 1 - League Cup 2010/2011 7 6 2 - FA Premier League 2010/2011 38 29 7 1 FA Cup 2010/2011 4 2 - - The Championship 2016/2017 46 20 1 1 The Championship 2017/2018 46 26 1 1 League Cup 2017/2018 2 1 - - FA Cup 2017/2018 3 3 - - The Championship 2018/2019 46 21 - 1 FA Cup 2018/2019 1 1 - - League Cup 2019/2020 1 1 - - West Bromwich Albion Tournament Lineups This player + FA Premier League 2014/2015 38 35 3 - FA Cup 2014/2015 4 3 - - FA Premier League 2015/2016 38 34 3 - League Cup 2015/2016 2 1 - - FA Cup 2015/2016 5 3 - - FA Premier League 2016/2017 38 9 - - League Trophy 2016/2017 3 1 - - Sunderland Tournament Lineups This player + League Cup 2011/2012 1 1 - - FA Premier League 2011/2012 38 30 3 - FA Cup 2011/2012 6 6 - - League Cup 2012/2013 3 2 1 - FA Premier League 2012/2013 38 33 2 4 FA Cup 2012/2013 2 2 1 - League Cup 2013/2014 7 5 - - FA Premier League 2013/2014 38 18 1 1 FA Cup 2013/2014 4 3 1 - England (National Team) Tournament Lineups This player + UEFA U-21 Qualifying 2009 2 1 - - UEFA U-21 2009 5 3 - -