Ricardo Gardner

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ricardo Gardner
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 25, 1978(1978-09-25)
Age	46
Birthplace	Saint Andrew Parish
Country	Jamaica
Horoscope	Virgo

Ricardo Gardner Biography

Ricardo Gardner is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on September 25, 1978 in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica. Ricardo Wayne Gardner, also known as Bibi (born 25 September 1978), is a former Jamaican footballer. He is an assistant coach at Portmore United. He is a left winger and could also play at the left wingback or in the middle of midfield. In May 2012, Gardner played his last match for Bolton Wanderers. He had a 14-year stint at the club, 11 of which were in the Premier League. Gardner played in 111 Jamaican football caps, scoring 9 goals, and was a part of four CONCACAF Gold Cups as well as the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

He scored his first club goal in almost five years in November 2007 when he opened scoring in Bolton’s 2-2 draw with German giants Bayern Munich at Allianz Arena. This was in the UEFA Cup group stage. He scored the Wanderers’ 2-0 victory over Manchester City a year later, after being promoted from wingback to midfield.

Gardner made his 400th appearance for Bolton in a 3–0 defeat to Fulham on 27 April 2011. On 24 May 2011, he was in discussions to extend his Bolton contract into a fourteenth year. Gardner rejected a move to West Ham United favouring to sign a new one-year contract at Bolton, which he signed on 5 August. He made four league appearances at the beginning of the next season but was sent off for two bookable offences in Bolton’s 3–1 defeat at Swansea City on 29 October and then suffered an injury, making no further appearances that year.

At the close of the January 2012 transfer window, he wasn’t named in Bolton’s twenty five man Premier League squad for the second half of the season meaning he would play no further part in the league campaign. It was later revealed that he had been omitted due to having had an operation on his knee that the Bolton medical staff could not guarantee he would recover from in time to play again that season. It was announced on 18 May 2012 that Ricardo had left the club in line with the expiration of his contract. At the time, Gardner was the second longest serving foreign player in Premier League history after serving fourteen years at Bolton, only beaten by his former Bolton teammate Jussi Jääskeläinen.

Gardner was born in Saint Andrew, Jamaica. He began his professional career at Harbour View where he made his debut as a starter at age 14. He was also a Wolmer’s Boys High School player and was regarded as an outstanding figure in the local high school football leagues. His performance for Jamaica in the 1998 World Cup attracted Bolton Wanderers, an English First Division side, to offer Harbour View PS1million for his services.

Ricardo Gardner Net Worth

Ricardo Gardner is one of the richest Association Football Player from Jamaica. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ricardo Gardner 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After the 1998 World Cup, Gardner rose to international fame. Gardner was also a key player for Jamaica’s national team over the past decade, and he has been elected the team’s captain. Between 2005 and 2009, he was the team’s captain. He was also the captain of the team in 2005 and 2009.

Gardner was immediately promoted to the Bolton first team. On 25 August 1998, he was substituted for Hartlepool and made his League Cup debut on 8 September

1998. He also made his league debut against West Bromwich Albion. Bolton was reduced to 10 players after Gardner’s dismissal, but Gardner scored a late winner for a memorable win of 3-2 over West Brom. In his first year, he made 22 appearances and scored three goals. He earned a spot in the starting eleven by starting 23 of 26 games during his second season (1999-2000), which he has maintained since. Gardner sustained a cruciate ligament injury at the end of the season that kept him out of action for the remainder of the season. However, he was able to make a complete recovery and was able return to the starting lineup in 2000-01. He played with Bolton in Premier League. Gardner was unable to make his debut in 2006-07 due to a knee injury. He made his debut in 2007-08 season.

On 8 March 2011, Gardner went to Preston North End on an emergency one-month loan as cover for Phil Brown’s side. Bolton manager Owen Coyle said it was a great chance for Gardner to improve his match fitness after only just recovering from injury.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Ricardo Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Jamaica. Ricardo Gardner celebrates birthday on September 25 of every year.