Who did Gareth Southgate play for and what teams has the England boss managed?
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GARETH SOUTHGATE is all set to lead England at Euro 2024 this summer - and the journey gets underway this weekend.
It's the fourth major tournament that the England boss has taken charge of and he will be hoping to get things off to a strong start when facing Serbia on Sunday night.
The former Three Lions defender first stepped in following the departure of Sam Allardyce in 2017 and delivered with semi-final and final finishes at the World Cup in 2018 and at Euro 2020.
Last time out he took England to the quarter-finals where his brave lions crashed out to France in a 2-1 defeat.
Now he want to finally get over the line and lead England to their first major trophy since 1966 this summer in Germany.
Who did Gareth Southgate play for?
Starting out as a midfielder or at right-back, Southgate began his playing career at Crystal Palace.
He came through the youth setup at Selhurst Park and quickly rose through the ranks, being appointed captain for the 1993/94 season.
The Eagles won promotion to the Premier League as champions that year but yoyo'd between the top two-tiers, with another relegation in 1995.
Aston Villa came calling and snapped up Southgate for £2.5million - before converting him to a centre-back.
He won the League Cup during his time in the Midlands, where he spent six seasons and was a near ever-present.
A move to Middlesborough followed in 2001 and Southgate would end his playing days in the North East, making 160 appearances for Boro over a five-year period.
The England defender earned 57 caps during his international career and scored twice, whilst he hung up his boots after 638 domestic games.
What teams has the England World Cup boss managed?
Southgate wasted no time heading into management, being appointed Middlesbrough boss in 2006.
Boro were relegated from the top-flight under his leadership, before he was dismissed in October 2009 with the club sitting fourth in the Championship.
After a period away from management, Southgate was appointed as the FA's head of elite development.
He looked set for a director role, but returned to coaching as the England under-21 boss in 2013.
After three years with the Young Lions, he was given the full-time role in November 2016 after a successful interim period.
And following a superb campaign in Euro 2020, leading the nation to the final, he was offered a new deal in 2021 that keeps him in charge of the nation until December 2024.