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Ricardo Gardner
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| Ricardo Gardner | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Gardner | |
| Date of birth | September 25, 1978 (age 28) | |
| Place of birth | Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (176cm) | |
| Nickname | Bibi | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Bolton Wanderers | |
| Number | 11 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997-1998 1998- |
Harbour View Bolton Wanderers |
? (?) 245 (38) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1998- | Jamaica | 58 (4) [1] |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ricardo 'Bibi' Gardner (born September 25, 1978 in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica) is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays as a left defender or midfielder for Bolton Wanderers of the English Premier League.
Gardner began his professional career with Harbour View F.C., where he debuted as a starter at only 14 years old. He also, representing Wolmer's Boys' High School, dominated the local high school football leagues and has gained legendary status. Gardner is today recognised as one of the greatest high school football players ever in Jamaica.
Gardner rose to international prominence following the 1998 World Cup, where his performances for Jamaica induced Bolton, then playing in the Football League Championship to offer Harbour View one million pounds for his services.
Gardner immediately established himself a place with the first team, making 22 appearances, half of them starts, in his first year while scoring three goals. In his second season, 1999-00, he established a place in the starting eleven, starting 23 of 26 games, that he has held on to since. Although Gardner suffered a cruciate ligament injury that took him out of action at the end of the season, he made a full recovery, and was able to return to the starting lineup in 2000-01, playing with the promoted Wanderers in the English Premier League. Due to a knee injury, Gardner did not make his first appearance in the 2006-07 season until December.
Gardner has also been an important player for the Jamaican national team for much of the last decade and has earned his place as the team's captain.
Gardner is involved in dancehall music, he promotes for the artist Erup.
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Jamaica squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Barrett | 2 Malcolm | 3 Dawes | 4 Dixon | 5 Goodison | 6 Simpson | 7 Cargill | 8 Gayle | 9 Williams | 10 Boyd | 11 Whitmore | 12 Sewell | 13 Lawrence | 14 Ricketts | 15 Gardner | 16 Earle | 17 Lowe | 18 Burton | 19 Sinclair | 20 Powell | 21 Brown | 22 Hall | Coach: Simões |
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| Bolton Wanderers F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Al Habsi | 2 Hunt | 4 Nolan | 5 Méïté | 6 Speed | 7 Stelios | 8 Campo | 9 Pedersen | 11 Gardner | 12 Walker | 14 Davies | 15 Thompson | 16 Andranik | 17 Fortune | 21 Diouf | 22 Jääskeläinen | 23 Tal | 24 O'Brien | 25 Faye | 26 Ben Haim | 27 César | 29 Harsányi | 31 Sinclair | 39 Anelka | 41 Fojut | 46 Jamieson | Manager: Allardyce |