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Gary Andrew Speed MBE (8 September 1969 – 27 November 2011) was a Welsh professional footballer and manager. As manager of Wales, Speed is often credited as being the catalyst for the change in fortunes of the national team and as setting the pathway to future successes.
Jul 24, 2023 · Tony Quaglia, a former Wales kit-man and friend of Gary Speed, shares his memories and grief of the late manager's suicide in 2011. He also reveals his charity project to raise awareness and funds for mental health research.
Speed, the much-loved Wales manager, a midfield great of the Premier League era, had taken his own life. His body was found by his wife Louise at their home. That morning, the Football...
Nov 27, 2018 · Gary, her childhood sweetheart, beloved husband, father of her two sons and a footballing icon, had hanged himself with a cable, and on the instructions of the emergency services she walked in...
Jul 12, 2022 · Carol Speed, the mother of the former Wales manager who took his own life in 2011, shares her grief and memories of her son. She urges people to talk about mental health and get help, and praises his legacy for Welsh football.
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Nov 27, 2021 · Gary Speed pictured on the touchline at Wembley watching his Wales side take on England in a Euro 2012 qualifier only weeks before he tragically died aged just 42 (Image: The FA via Getty Images)
Nov 27, 2021 · Ten years after his suicide, Gary Speed is remembered as a kind and inspirational person and manager who transformed the Wales national team. He instilled pride, togetherness and ambition in the players, and helped them rise 64 places in the Fifa rankings.
