Gascoigne developed an addiction to gaming machines, frequently spending all his money on them, and also began shoplifting to fund his addiction. Gascoigne began developing obsessions and twitches, and was taken into therapy, but soon quit the therapy sessions after his father expressed doubts over the treatment methods. Around this time, his father began to experience seizures. When he was ten, Gascoigne witnessed the death of Steven Spraggon, the younger brother of a friend, who was killed in a traffic collision. Initially, his family lived in a single upstairs room in a council house with a shared bathroom, and moved several times during his early life. While Gascoigne was successful on the football field, his childhood was marked by instability and tragedy. described Gascoigne as " George Best without brains". The pair were even taken to court and fined over a hit and run incident. Gascoigne frequently got into trouble with his friend, Jimmy "Five Bellies" Gardner. ![]() Former Ipswich and Newcastle scout Charlie Woods has claimed Ipswich were keen on signing Gascoigne, but once Newcastle got wind they quickly signed up the youngster. Further trials at Middlesbrough and Southampton also proved unsuccessful, before the team he supported, Newcastle United, signed him as a schoolboy in 1980. He was noticed by football scouts while playing for Gateshead Boys, though failed to impress in a trial at Ipswich Town. He attended Breckenbeds Junior High School, then the Heathfield Senior High School, both in the Low Fell area of Gateshead. He is of Irish descent through his grandparents. He was named Paul John Gascoigne in tribute to Paul McCartney and John Lennon of the Beatles. His father, John (1946–2018), was a hod carrier, and his mother, Carol, worked in a factory. Gascoigne was born in Gateshead, County Durham, on. His personal issues ended his coaching career, and he has not worked in football since being dismissed as the manager of Kettering Town in 2005. He has frequently attempted to live without alcohol, though rehabilitation programmes have provided only temporary relief. He has been jailed or sectioned on numerous occasions and his struggles receive regular coverage in the British press. In the later part of his career, and especially following retirement, Gascoigne's life became dominated by severe mental and emotional problems, particularly alcoholism. He has been involved in a number of high-profile goal celebrations at both club and international level, including the "dentist's chair" celebration from Euro 96, and mimicking playing the flute with Rangers in 1998, a reference to the Protestant Orange Order. He also helped the team to the semi-finals of Euro 96, which included scoring a goal against Scotland, described in 2013 as "one of the most iconic goals in the game's recent history". He was part of the England team that reached fourth place in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where he famously cried after receiving a yellow card in the semi-final with West Germany, which meant he would have been suspended for the final had England won the game. Gascoigne represented the England national team from 1988 to 1998, in which he was capped 57 times and scored ten goals. He switched to Everton in 2000, and later had spells with Burnley, Gansu Tianma and Boston United. ![]() ![]() He made his debut in the Premier League in the 1998–99 season, having already featured in the 1998 Football League Cup Final. He returned to England in a £3.4 million move to Middlesbrough in 1998. In 1995, he was transferred to Rangers for £4.3 million and helped the club to two league titles, a Scottish Cup and a Scottish League Cup. He won the FA Cup with Spurs in 1991, before being sold to Italian club Lazio for £5.5 million. Three years later, he was sold to Tottenham Hotspur for £2.2 million. īorn and raised in Gateshead, Gascoigne signed schoolboy terms with Newcastle United, before turning professional with the club in 1984. He is described by the National Football Museum as "widely recognised as the most naturally talented English footballer of his generation". Paul John Gascoigne ( / ˈ ɡ æ s k ɔɪ n/, born ), nicknamed Gazza, is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. *Club domestic league appearances and goals
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