Gareth Evans (footballer born 1967)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gareth John Evans | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Scotland U19 women (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | Coventry City | 7 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | Rotherham United | 63 | (13) |
| 1988–1996 | Hibernian | 257 | (30) |
| 1990 | → Stoke City (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1990–1991 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Partick Thistle | 49 | (14) |
| 1998–2000 | Airdrieonians | 54 | (10) |
| 2000–2004 | Alloa Athletic | 52 | (4) |
| Total | 489 | (72) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011 | Hibernian (caretaker) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Livingston (caretaker) | ||
| 2013– | Scotland U19 women | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gareth John Evans (born 14 January 1967) is an English football player and coach. He has been head coach of the Scotland women's under-19 national team since 2013. He played for Coventry City, Rotherham United, Hibernian, Stoke City, Northampton Town, Partick Thistle, Airdrie and Alloa Athletic. and has been caretaker manager of Hibernian and Livingston.
Evans was born in Coventry and played for his local club Coventry City making ten appearances for the "Sky Blues" in two seasons before dropping down to the Third Division to play for Rotherham United. At Millmoor Evans played 39 times in 1986–87 scoring 11 goals as the "Millers" finished in a mid-table position of 14th however a poor season under John Breckin and Dave . saw Rotherham relegated to the Fourth Division. With Rotherham heading for relegation Evans moved to Scottish Scottish Premier Division side Hibernian.
It was at Easter Road where Evans enjoyed the most success in his career where he spent nine seasons. In total he played 301 matches for Hibs scoring 37 goals helping the Edinburgh side to lift the Scottish League Cup in 1991. In the 1990–91 season Evans spent time out on loan at Stoke City where he played seven times scoring twice, which came in a 1–0 win over Bolton Wanderers and in a 2–1 defeat against West Ham United in the Football League Cup. In the same season he also played twice for Northampton Town.
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