Gary Andrew Naysmith was born on 16 November 1978 and is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is the manager of Scottish League One side Stenhousemuir.
29 Facts About Gary Naysmith
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Gary Naysmith moved to England to sign with Premier League club Everton, where he stayed for seven seasons.
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Gary Naysmith was capped 46 times by the Scotland national team between 2000 and 2009.
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Gary Naysmith managed Championship club Queen of the South from December 2016 to May 2019.
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Gary Naysmith was appointed manager of Edinburgh City in March 2021, but was sacked a year later.
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Gary Naysmith started his senior career with Hearts, whom he joined from local side Whitehill's Colts team.
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Gary Naysmith made his professional debut, aged only 17, several months later in a League Cup tie with Celtic.
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Gary Naysmith's opportunity arose from a suspension crisis, the Maroons having no fewer than four defenders sent off in their previous match at Rangers.
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Gary Naysmith himself had to adapt to a change in the levels of expectation placed upon him, no longer allowed the defence of youthful naivete.
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Financial concerns at the club heightened these and in October 2000 it appeared that Gary Naysmith was bound for the West Midlands when Coventry City bid for him.
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Gary Naysmith first became a regular under Walter Smith and then remained under his successor David Moyes.
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Gary Naysmith made 152 appearances for Everton, scoring six goals, although his Everton career was disrupted by injury.
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Gary Naysmith kept his place after Valente returned to fitness, however it was not long before injury befell him again, a medial ligament strain in the game against Newcastle United on 24 September 2006 keeping him out for two months.
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Gary Naysmith was signed by The Blades and agreed a three-year deal at Bramall Lane, thus ending a six-and-half-year stay with Everton.
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Gary Naysmith started 42 games in his first season, 38 of them in the league.
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Gary Naysmith started 37 league games and made a further two appearances from the bench.
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Gary Naysmith rejected a new deal at Bramall Lane, opting to sign a two-year deal with Yorkshire neighbours Huddersfield Town on 4 June 2010 on a free transfer.
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Gary Naysmith revealed that he turned down offers from Premier League clubs where he would have had the chance to be a squad player to move to the Galpharm Stadium.
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Gary Naysmith departed the club in June 2012 after not being offered a new contract by the Terriers manager, Simon Grayson.
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Gary Naysmith returned to Scotland to train with Aberdeen in July 2012, joining the club on a pre-season tour of Germany.
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Gary Naysmith represented Scotland at under-21, B and full international levels.
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On 31 October 2013 Gary Naysmith agreed to stay with League One East Fife until the end of the season in a player-assistant manager role.
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On 1 December 2016 and after three and a half seasons as player-manager of part-time club East Fife, Gary Naysmith signed for Scottish Championship club Queen of the South as their new manager to go full-time in Dumfries.
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Gary Naysmith's intention was to finish his playing career and his time as the Methil club's player-manager by taking charge of the club's Scottish Cup replay against Edinburgh City on 5 December 2016.
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However, as the match was postponed until 7 December 2016, Gary Naysmith departed East Fife earlier than planned to be in charge of Queens' league match versus St Mirren on 6 December 2016 instead.
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Gary Naysmith signed a contract with Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on 1 December 2016.
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Gary Naysmith was named Scottish Championship Manager of the Month for January 2019.
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Gary Naysmith was appointed manager of Scottish League Two club Edinburgh City in March 2021.
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On 3 January 2023, Gary Naysmith was named as the new manager of Scottish League Two side Stenhousemuir.