Chad Gibson (born 19 June 1976) is a former professional footballer.

Biography

Chad Gibson is from Sydney, Australia, with parents of South African origin who migrated to Australia during

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due to racial policies, which legally forbid their relationship. Gibson is an ex-professional footballer who is a versatile player having played professionally from defence to the mid-field. He began his professional career with Sydney United, who played in the now defunct

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. After moving to

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, he played a season for

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in Malaysia and another season with

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in Norway, before returning to Australia to play for

. He joined the

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as the club's first ever captain, and a face of the A-League, appearing heavily in the A-League advertisement campaign. In 2006, Gibson retired from professional football after two seasons of the A-League and a career that spanned over 12 years and over 200 professional games. The former A-League Captain continued to play for one season in the division below the A-League, where he won the

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Championship in 2007 with

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where he scored the match winning goal in his final official game. In 2008 he joined

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side, Stanmore Hawks. He returned to playing park football with various clubs and later signed on for Joeys FC United in the New England Mutual Premier League in a mentoring role to the young team, giving back to rural Australian football. Gibson now plays again for his first ever junior club, Belmore Eagles, alongside his father on the pitch, as recently reported b
Football NSW
Gibson is currently a Creative Director and Sports Photographer.

Honours

With Stanmore Hawks * NSW Super League Championship: 2004 With

* NSW Premier League Championship: 2007 * NSW Premier League Premiership: 2007

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gibson, Chad 1976 births Living people Soccer players from Sydney Men's association football sweepers Australian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Australian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Olympic soccer players for Australia Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics A-League Men players National Soccer League (Australia) players Eliteserien players Blacktown City FC players Marconi Stallions FC players Brisbane Roar FC players Sydney United 58 FC players Bankstown City FC players FK Bodø/Glimt players Australian men's soccer players