Paul Gascoigne

Also known as Paul John Gascoigne, Gazza

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

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Paul Gascoigne is an English footballer and manager born in 1967 who played during a notable era of English football. He is a significant figure in the sport's history, though specific details about his career achievements and impact would require additional information to describe accurately.

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Soccer Skills with Gazza
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Acting · Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

English former international footballer known simply as "Gazza".

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Gazza - All The Best, Paul2025
Rooney 2004: World At His Feet — Self (archive photo)2024
Scared of the Dark — Self - Contestant2023
Vinnie Jones in the Country2023
Gazza2022
Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager — Self2018
Alan Shearer's Euro 96: When Football Came Home — Himself2016
Euro 96: The Summer Football Came Home — Himself2016
Bobby — Self2016

Article

Paul John Gascoigne (/ˈɡæskɔɪn/ GASK-oyn; born 27 May 1967), nicknamed Gazza, is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Regarded as one of the best playmakers of his generation and one of the best English footballers of all time, Gascoigne is described by the National Football Museum as "widely recognised as the most naturally talented English footballer of his generation". Gascoigne was immensely popular during his playing career, with television broadcaster Terry Wogan calling him "probably the most popular man in Britain today" in September 1990, and public interest in and adoration for him came to be known as "Gazzamania".

Born and raised in Gateshead, Gascoigne signed schoolboy terms with Newcastle United before turning professional with the club in 1984. Three years later, he was sold to Tottenham Hotspur for £2.2 million. He won the FA Cup with Spurs in 1991 before being sold to Italian club Lazio for £5.5 million. In 1995, he was transferred to Rangers for £4.3 million and helped the club to two league titles, a Scottish Cup and a Scottish League Cup. He returned to England in a £3.4 million move to Middlesbrough in 1998. He debuted in the Premier League in the 1998–99 season, having already featured in the 1998 Football League Cup final. He switched to Everton in 2000 and later had spells with Burnley, Gansu Tianma and Boston United.