Jon Gittens

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jon Gittens
Occupation	English Footballer
Date Of Birth	Jan 22, 1964(1964-01-22)
Age	60
Date Of Death	2019-05-10
Birthplace	Moseley
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Jon Gittens Biography

Jon Gittens is one of the most popular and richest English footballer who was born on January 22, 1964 in Moseley, England, United Kingdom. Jonathan Antoni Gittens (22 January 1964 10 May 2019) was an English professional footballer who played for Swindon Town as well as for Southampton, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Torquay United and Exeter City.

Gittens was a formidable player in the middle of Swindon’s defense He also formed a strong team along with Colin Calderwood. He was known to be rough at times and was always likely be sent off (but was not sent off twice). His two red cards occurred in a loss of 4-0 against Leeds United on 23 September 1989, and the following year when he was beaten 5-1 at Barnsley.

In March 1991, after 126 games for the Robins, Chris Nicholl re-signed him for Southampton, and he returned to The Dell a day before the transfer deadline, this time for a fee of £400,000.

Having again failed to establish himself at The Dell, he joined promotion chasing Middlesbrough on loan in February 1992.

In his four years in Swindon the club made it to playoffs two times (in 1988-89, and in 1989-90) but were unable to make it in the First Division. Swindon Town won the Second Division playoff final in 1989 and 1990 however Sunderland were promoted after the Swindon board acknowledged a string infractions to the financial system.

Jon Gittens Net Worth

Jon Gittens is one of the richest English Footballer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jon Gittens 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Gittens joined Gittens signed with the Saints in the month of October, 1985, for a cost of P10,000. At the time of his signing, the player was not a pro, but he was fast and considered an option to watch in the near future. He made his debut in the league with a 2-0 win against Birmingham City on 19 April

1986. He was able to keep his spot for the following three games. The following season, the player was both on and off the squad, playing 14 appearances, mostly as substitutes for Mark Wright or Kevin Bond.

In July 1987, he became free agents and, finding it difficult to secure an enviable position in the Southampton side, he made the move into Swindon Town for a fee of £40,000. The price was determined through a tribunal, which was which was the first tribunal that Saints were involved as an selling side.

Although he played in the final eight games of the 1990–91 season, replacing the injured Kevin Moore alongside Neil Ruddock, the following season, under new manager Ian Branfoot, he only made eleven appearances, generally as cover for Richard Hall.

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Gittens joined the coaching staff at Fareham Town in December 2001 and was appointed as manager in June 2002. Whilst manager at Fareham, he was charged with misconduct for using “foul” language against a referee’s assistant on Easter Monday 2004. Gittens was sent to the stands for calling the assistant a “chicken nugget”.

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Jon Ranked on the list of most popular English footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Jon Gittens celebrates birthday on January 22 of every year.

After leaving Fareham he Managed and coached the successful Solent University side Team Solent in the Southampton League. In May 2007, he was named as the manager of Wessex League Division 1 team, Blackfield & Langley. They clinched promotion in April 2009 to the Wessex Senior League. His position as manager was terminated in late August 2010.