Paul Gascoigne Net Worth, Salary, Career, Wife, Jersey Number & Facts
Paul Gascoigne’s Intro
Paul John Gascoigne is a former English football player who played as an attacking midfielder. During his football years, Gascoigne was considered the most naturally talented English footballer of his generation. He was most renowned for playing in the Premier League with Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur. Paul Gascoigne’s net worth was a result of his amazing football career which he also played in the Italian Serie A with Lazio and Rangers. He also played for Middlesbrough, Everton, Burnley, Gansu Tianma (China League One) and Boston United, where he retired his football boots. In this article, we will be talking about the net worth of the former English footballer.
Paul Gascoigne’s Net Worth & Salary
Although he was considered one of the most talented footballers of his time, Gascoigne wasn’t as popular as other legendary footballers of his time. Paul Gascoigne’s net worth is estimated to be around $100k, as the footballer had troubles with addictions and several legal troubles that led to him paying many fines over the years.
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Paul Gascoigne Age & Career
Before we discuss Paul Gascoigne’s net worth, let’s share a brief history of his early days. Paul Gascoigne was born on 27 May 1967 in Gateshead, County Durham to John, who was a hod carrier, and Carol, who worked in the factory. His name “Paul John Gascoigne”, was in tribute to Paul McCartney and John Lennon of the Beatles. Growing up, Paul went to Breckenbeds Junior High School, and then Heathfield Senior High School, which were both located in the Low Fell area of Gateshead. After failing to impress in trials at Ipswich Town, Middlesbrough and Southampton, he was signed as a schoolboy to Newcastle United in 1980. This was where Paul Gascoigne’s net worth began its rise.
His first team debut happened as a substitute in a 1-0 victory against Queens Park Rangers on 13 April 1985. He went on to impress the manager, which led to him signing a new contract with Newcastle United with a two-year option clause. In 1988, Newcastle’s Jackie Milburn claimed that Gascoigne was the “best player in the world” on the BBC programme Football Focus. In the same year, he was named the PFA Young Player of the Year and was named the PFA Team of the Year.
However, he had to leave Newcastle United as the club became quite unstable due to the financial crisis. He was signed by Tottenham Hotspur for a then-British record fee of £2.2 million. Gascoigne only spent three seasons with the Spurs in the First Division winning one FA Cup with them before being sold to Serie A’s Lazio for £5.5 million. He played for the Italian club for three campaigns as well before moving to Scotland to join Rangers. He won four trophies with the Scottish club, including two Scottish Premier Division titles. He also played for Middlesbrough, Everton, Burnley, Gansu Tianma (Chinese League One), and Boston United, where he finally hung his football boots for retirement in 2004.
Paul Gascoigne’s Wife & Family
Paul Gascoigne tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend Sheryl Failes on July 1996, in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. However, the couple didn’t stay together for long as they divorced in 1999, with Gascoigne admitting to his violence towards his ex-wife during their marriage. 
The couple has a son, Regan, together, and Gascoigne adopted Mason and Bianca, both from Sheryl’s first marriage.
Paul Gascoigne Jersey Number
Throughout his football career, club and country, Paul Gascoigne wore several jersey numbers, but he was mostly known for the number 8 he wore in his three-year spell with Tottenham Hotspur. Aside from that, Gascoigne also wore the number 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19 and 34 jerseys throughout his football career.
Paul Gascoigne’s Facts: Did You Know?
- He won BBC Goal of the Season for the 1990/91 campaign.
- Paul Gascoigne’s net worth is estimated to be $100k.
- He was named SFWA Footballer of the Year for the 1995/96 campaign.
- He was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
- Gascoigne was inducted into the Rangers Hall of Fame in 2006.
- He won the PFA Young Player of the Year in the 1987/88 campaign.
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