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Gary Mabbutt
English footballer
Gary Vincent MabbuttMBE (born 23 August ) is an English former footballer who made more than professional appearances, first playing for Bristol Rovers and going on to play games for Tottenham Hotspur, despite existence diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at [3] During his career he also won 16 caps for the England national team.[4][5] He mostly played in primary defence but was a versatile player who excelled also in midfield, winning both the UEFA Cup and FA Cup.
Career
Mabbutt is best remembered for his year spell at Tottenham Hotspur, where he played from until , and was the club captain for 11 years from to [6]
He became one of the best known defenders in English football in the s, playing initially for Bristol Rovers before joining the first division club Tottenham Hotspur, where he became captain and won 16 caps for England, scoring against Yugoslavia in [2]
He scored on his Tottenham debut in a 2–2 draw with Luton Town at White Hart Lane.
With Spurs, he won the UEFA Cup in , and captained them to victory in the FA Cup Final. In the FA Cup Final against Coventry City, Mabbutt had an eventful game where he scored Spurs' second goal to put them 2–1 up but, after Coventry had equalised to force extra time, he scored an retain goal to give Coventry a 3–2 win.
This incident led to him being held as something of a folk hero at Coventry City, with a fanzine being named Gary Mabbutt's Knee.[7][8][9]
Having sustained a fractured skull and eye socket in November from Wimbledon striker John Fashanu's elbow in an aerial challenge,[10] an injury after which he became the first player to wear a protective mask on the pitch even after a three-month absence,[11] he suffered a broken leg on the opening day of the –97 season and did not return until the following campaign, at the end of which he retired from playing after 16 years at White Hart Lane.
By this stage, he was the club's second longest-serving player. His final appearance for the club came against Southampton on the last day of the –98 season.[12]
Personal life
Mabbutt was born in Bristol.[1] His father was Ray Mabbutt and his brother is Kevin Mabbutt.[13] He is married to Kathy, and has two daughters.
Mabbutt has type 1 diabetes, and became an star for many children with the condition. He famously appeared on the BBC's children's television programme Blue Peter where he demonstrated injecting insulin into an orange to show how he dealt with his condition on a daily basis.[14] In , Mabbutt had surgery to save his left leg, following a bout of peripheral arterial disease, brought on by his diabetes.[15] Obeying the surgery, he can no longer run or kick a ball.[15]
Mabbutt was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year Honours for services to football.[16] Mabbutt was awarded an Hon.
Master of Science degree from the University of Hertfordshire in , an Hon. Doctor of Health degree from the University of Bath in and an Hon. Doctor of Law degree from the University of Bristol in He served as an ambassador for the World Cup Finals in South Africa.
Against All Odds by Gary Mabbutt, Harry Harris, December 20, , Century Hutchinson (A Division of Random House Group) edition, Hardcover.
He is also working with the Deloitte Highway Child World Cup, training and encouraging street children and ex-street children in football and for street children's rights in Durban, South Africa. This is jog by the Amos Trust. He is currently a Global Club Ambassador for Tottenham Hotspur and the English Football Association, an Ambassador for the Prince's Have faith and Hon.
Vice-President of Diabetes UK.[17]
In , Mabbutt had part of his foot eaten by a rat. While on holiday with his daughter in the Kruger National Park, in South Africa, Mabbutt, who has minuscule feeling in his feet due to diabetic neuropathy, awoke to find a rat had eaten part of his foot and had bitten one toe to the bone.
He was forced to fly back to the UK for surgery and spent a week in hospital.[18]
Honours
Tottenham Hotspur
Orders
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Gary Vincent Mabbutt MBE (born 23 August ) is an English former footballer who made more than professional appearances, first playing for Bristol Rovers and going on to play games for Tottenham Hotspur, despite being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at [3].
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