13 Facts About Paul Gerrard

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Paul William Gerrard was born on 22 January 1973 and is an English football goalkeeping coach and retired player.

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Paul Gerrard is currently employed by Football League Two side Carlisle United as a goalkeeping coach, having previously been employed as a player-goalkeeping coach at Oldham Athletic and goalkeeping coach at Doncaster Rovers.

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Paul Gerrard is a former England Under 21 international, having made 18 appearances between 1993 and 1996, but he never made an appearance for the full national side.

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When Royle left Everton, Southall returned as first choice goalkeeper for Everton, and Paul Gerrard decided to go on loan to Oxford United in 1997 for regular first team action.

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Paul Gerrard played a total of 16 games for the Blades, before joining Nottingham Forest on loan in March 2004 for the final two months of the season.

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Paul Gerrard was again dropped from the first team when manager Gary Megson signed Russell Hoult on loan from West Bromwich Albion.

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Paul Gerrard played only one game under Ian McParland and Frank Barlow due to a knee injury.

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On 1 January 2007, Paul Gerrard made his Premiership debut for Sheffield United against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.

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Paul Gerrard was released by the Blades when his contract expired at the end of the season.

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Paul Gerrard never played for England at full international level, but he was capped 18 times by the under-21 side between 1993 and 1996.

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Paul Gerrard was confirmed Oldham Athletic's goalkeeping coach on a part-time basis on 30 June 2010.

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Paul Gerrard left Oldham on 21 June 2013, with his former club claiming that he was moving to Doncaster Rovers, following former Oldham boss Paul Dickov.

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Paul Gerrard left the club on 29 November 2021 by mutual agreement, having worked with seven different managers.