Matthew Gilks was born on 4 June 1982 and is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
22 Facts About Matt Gilks
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Matt Gilks is the goalkeeping coach for Bolton Wanderers, the last team he played for.
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Matt Gilks played for Blackpool, Burnley, Norwich City, Rochdale, Rangers, Wigan Athletic, Shrewsbury Town, Scunthorpe United, Lincoln City, Fleetwood Town, and Bolton Wanderers.
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Matt Gilks was first selected for the Scotland national team in August 2010 and made his international debut in August 2012.
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Matt Gilks was promoted from their youth team in 2001.
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Matt Gilks made a total of 198 appearances for the club in league and cup competitions, and by the time he was 24, he was the longest-serving player at Rochdale.
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On 1 July 2007, Matt Gilks signed a two-year contract with Championship club Norwich City, moving on a free transfer due to his contract with Rochdale having expired.
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Matt Gilks made his debut the following day in a goalless draw with Lincoln City at Sincil Bank.
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Matt Gilks left the club to sign for Burnley, despite being offered a new contract with Blackpool.
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Matt Gilks signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Premier League club Burnley in July 2014.
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Matt Gilks made his first appearance for Burnley in a League Cup tie; Gilks initially served as a backup to established first choice goalkeeper Tom Heaton.
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On 24 June 2016, Matt Gilks signed for Rangers on a two-year deal.
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Matt Gilks played in all five of Rangers' League Cup ties, keeping clean sheets in the first four.
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On 31 January 2019, Matt Gilks signed for Lincoln City on a free transfer, and would go on to make 12 League appearances as the Imps won League Two.
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On 6 August 2020, Matt Gilks signed for Bolton Wanderers, as a player-goalkeeping coach.
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Matt Gilks played a total of 35 matches as Bolton won promotion to League One and finished second in Bolton's Player of the Season award voting.
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On 10 January 2022, Matt Gilks retired as a player to focus on being the full time goalkeeping coach.
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Matt Gilks comes highly recommended, is playing regularly for his club and the next logical step is for our goalkeeping coach to work closely with him.
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In November 2010, Matt Gilks had to withdraw from the Scotland squad through injury.
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Matt Gilks again withdrew on 10 August 2011, hours before kick-off in a friendly against Denmark, with an ankle injury.
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On 6 August 2020, Matt Gilks signed for Bolton Wanderers as a player-goalkeeping coach.
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On 10 January 2022, Matt Gilks retired as a player to focus on being the full time goalkeeping coach.