A former defender with international pedigree, Gareth Southgate moved into the dugout after his playing career ended and took England to the final of two European Championships.
As a player Southgate made over 500 appearances across just three teams - Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Middlesbrough.
Southgate began his managerial career in 2006 with Middlesbrough, who he kept in the Premier League until the 2008/09 season. But he was sacked in October 2009 with the club in fourth place in the Championship.
In 2013, he was named as England Under-21 manager, and led them to victory in the Toulon Tournament in 2016 - a prestigious annual friendly tournament between the best international youth teams.
After a subsequent caretaker period managing England's senior team, Southgate was later given the job on a permanent basis and guided the Three Lions to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, third place in the inaugural UEFA Nations League in 2019 and were beaten finalists in the delayed Euro 2020 and Euro 2024.
A couple of days after England lost in the Euro 2024 final, Southgate stepped down from his role of manager.
He had been in charge for eight years and managed England for 102 matches.
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