Garry Parker was born on 7 September 1965 and is an English football coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach for Omonia.
15 Facts About Garry Parker
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Garry Parker was capped by England at under-21 and B international level.
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Garry Parker has since worked on the coaching staff at Celtic, Bolton Wanderers and Hibernian.
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Garry Parker made his debut aged 17 against Manchester United in May 1983 and played in the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Everton in 1985 as a 19-year-old, before moving to Second Division Hull City, managed by his former Luton captain Brian Horton, the following season.
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Garry Parker helped Forest to finish 3rd in the League, and won a League Cup winners' medal with victory over his former club Luton Town.
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Garry Parker was in the Forest team at the Hillsborough disaster and in the rescheduled semi-final at Old Trafford, which they lost to Liverpool.
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Forest sold England midfielder Neil Webb to Manchester United in the summer of 1989, and despite buying Ireland international John Sheridan, Garry Parker was moved into his favoured central midfield position for the next season and Sheridan was quickly sold on.
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Garry Parker received a second League Cup winners' medal as Forest retained the trophy with victory over Oldham Athletic in 1990, a team that included Parker's former Luton and Hull teammate Frankie Bunn.
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Villa won the League Cup in 1994 and Garry Parker made three appearances during their cup run, but didn't play in the final itself.
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Garry Parker scored Leicester's equaliser in the final against Crystal Palace and was named as Leicester's player of the season.
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Garry Parker played as they won the League Cup in 1997, his third winners medal in the competition.
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Garry Parker played for England at under 21 and B level, and was once put on standby for the senior squad by Graham Taylor in 1992, but never represented his country at full level.
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On 12 October 2014, Garry Parker joined Bolton Wanderers as a first team coach, again working with former Celtic colleagues Neil Lennon and Johan Mjallby.
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Garry Parker was appointed assistant coach at Hibernian on 8 June 2016, again with Lennon.
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On 29 August 2019, Garry Parker joined Oxford United as a performance analyst.