Gary Caldwell
Gary Caldwell (born 12 April 1982) is a Scottish former professional footballer and coach who is the current manager of Exeter City. Caldwell played for Newcastle United, Darlington, Coventry City, Derby County, Hibernian, Celtic, Wigan Athletic and won 55 international caps for Scotland.
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Caldwell lining up for Celtic in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Caldwell | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Exeter City (manager ) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Celtic Boys Club | ||
| 1996–1997 | Hutchison Vale | ||
| 1997–2001 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Darlington (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Hibernian (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Coventry City (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Derby County (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Hibernian | 88 | (5) |
| 2006–2010 | Celtic | 106 | (5) |
| 2010–2015 | Wigan Athletic | 102 | (6) |
| Total | 356 | (16) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Scotland U21 | 19 | (2) |
| 2002–2013 | Scotland | 55 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | Scotland B | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 2017 | Chesterfield | ||
| 2018–2019 | Partick Thistle | ||
| 2022– | Exeter City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Primarily considered a centre back, Caldwell was a versatile player; he was also deployed as a right back and defensive midfielder at various spells in his career. His elder brother, Steven, was also a footballer and they were at Wigan concurrently. As an international, he earned a place in the Scottish FA International Roll of Honour after gaining over 50 caps.
After retirement he went into coaching, and has managed Wigan Athletic, Chesterfield, Partick Thistle and Exeter City.