18 Facts About Gary Caldwell

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Gary Caldwell was born on 12 April 1982 and is a Scottish former professional footballer and coach who is the current manager of Exeter City.

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Primarily considered a centre back, Gary Caldwell was a versatile player; he was deployed as a right back and defensive midfielder at various spells in his career.

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Gary Caldwell's elder brother, Steven, was a footballer and they were at Wigan concurrently.

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Gary Caldwell signed a short-term contract with Hibs for the second half of the season, and during this period he played in their defeat by Livingston in the 2004 League Cup Final.

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Gary Caldwell apologised to Fernandez after the game, protesting that he had never intentionally hurt an opponent.

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Gary Caldwell subsequently gained recognition and respect from the fans, becoming something of a cult hero, as shown by the chants of "heid" when he was in possession of the football.

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Gary Caldwell eventually signed for Wigan Athletic on a four-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 13 January 2010.

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Gary Caldwell signed a one-year contract with Wigan in July 2014.

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Gary Caldwell announced his retirement from playing on 28 February 2015 after being unable to recover from a long term hip injury.

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Gary Caldwell was sent off in a key 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Norway.

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Gary Caldwell played alongside his brother Steven in five matches; they were the first siblings to play together for the national team since the 1940s.

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Gary Caldwell was appointed the new manager of Wigan Athletic on 7 April 2015 after the dismissal of Malky Mackay with the club 23rd in the Championship with five games remaining.

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Gary Caldwell was unable to halt the club's relegation to League One but was assured by club chairman David Sharpe that he would remain in charge.

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On 25 October 2016, after 18 months in charge, Gary Caldwell was dismissed by Wigan, with the club in 23rd position and winless in four games.

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Gary Caldwell was appointed manager of Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle in October 2018.

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In 2021 Gary Caldwell was named interim manager of Newcastle United's U23s team.

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Gary Caldwell re-joined Hibernian as their assistant manager in December 2021, working alongside Shaun Maloney.

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On 24 October 2022, Gary Caldwell was appointed manager of League One club Exeter City.