Gary Lineker

Q: Has Gary Lineker won any awards?

Lineker has received numerous awards, including the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1986. He was also inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Q: What was Gary Lineker's first professional club?

Gary Lineker began his professional career at Leicester City, where he made his debut in 1978 and quickly became a standout player.

Q: Which clubs did Gary Lineker play for?

Throughout his career, Lineker played for several clubs including Leicester City, Everton, Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, and Nagoya Grampus Eight.

Q: What is Gary Lineker's net worth?

Gary Lineker's estimated net worth is around $35 million, largely due to his successful football career and his work as a sports broadcaster.

Q: What is Gary Lineker doing now?

Lineker currently works as a sports broadcaster and presenter for the BBC, hosting shows such as Match of the Day.

Q: Did Gary Lineker play in the Premier League?

Yes, Lineker played in the Premier League during its early years while at Everton and Tottenham Hotspur, contributing significantly to both teams.

Q: What is one of Gary Lineker's most famous quotes?

One of Lineker's most famous quotes is 'It's a funny old game,' reflecting his light-hearted approach to football and its unpredictability.

Known for

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

IMDb 6.7 / 10

2002 / Comedy, Drama / 112 min

Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When...

Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend poster

Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend (2024)

2024 / Documentary

Follow the legend's epic journey through five World Cups, culminating in 2022's triumph. As the championship run unfolds, Messi shares some of his most...

Name

Gary Lineker

Height

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Born

30 November 1960, Leicester, England

Spouses

Danielle Bux (2009–2016)

Children

3; George Lineker, Harry Lineker, and Angus Lineker

Parents

Barry Lineker, Helen Lineker

Estimated Net Worth

$35 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	TV The Rest Is Football Gary Lineker & Alan Shearer and Micah Richards bringing you topical debate, strong opinions and outrageous tales from their careers.	Self - Host	Not rated
2026	Movie Butcher: Invisible Wounds A major feature-length ITV documentary about footballer Terry Butcher will chart his career as well as the devastating personal tragedy...	Self	Not rated
2026	Movie The Match Film reconstructs the historic match Argentina vs England at the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, famously remembered for the the...	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2025	Movie Saipan On the eve of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Irish captain Roy Keane forfeits his place in the squad at...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2025	Movie Kenny Dalglish An in-depth look at the iconic Scottish soccer player who led Liverpool Football Club to a slew of victories as...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2025	TV The Assembly Nothing is off limits as a group of autistic, neurodivergent and/or learning disabled interviewers ask the questions.	Self - Interviewee	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2025	Movie Gary Lineker - Simply The Best Everton and Barcelona, where he won major honours, he found himself at Tottenham Hotspur where he enjoyed a rich vein...	Unknown character	Not rated
2024	Movie Stand or Fall: The Remarkable Rise of Brighton and Hove Albion This documentary is a story 25 years in the making and told by Albion fans, which charts the club's remarkable...	Self	Not rated
2024	Movie Rooney 2004: World At His Feet Wayne Rooney's definitive coming-of-age story, told by the man himself.	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2024	TV Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend Follow the legend's epic journey through five World Cups, culminating in 2022's triumph. As the championship run unfolds, Messi shares...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2024	Movie Joe Lycett vs Sewage Joe Lycett investigates the mind-boggling quantities of untreated sewage discharged into our waterways every day, and takes the fight to...	Self	Not rated
2023	TV Captains of the World From the locker room to the pitch, this docuseries offers exclusive access to all 32 teams as they fight for...	Self	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2023	TV Icons of Football The incredible stories of how some of Scottish football’s biggest stars made their names on the pitch... and off it.	Self - Interviewed Guest	Not rated
2023	Movie Lionel Messi: Destiny Behind-the-scenes documentary about how Lionel Messi succeeded in lifting the World Cup – the only trophy to have eluded him...	Self	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2023	TV Super League: The War for Football The past, present, and future of European football collide when plans for a breakaway league emerge, leaving the game’s most...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2022	Movie Hurst: The First and Only Follows Geoff Hurst who scored the only hat trick in a World Cup Final. Some incredible highs and little-known lows...	Self	Not rated
2022	Movie Messi Including incredible childhood footage, this wide-reaching documentary gains a detailed understanding of the real Lionel Messi. This is Messi as...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2021	Movie Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story Robbo is a remarkable feature film that tells the story of one of England and Manchester United’s greatest ever midfielders....	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2021	TV Sitting on a Fortune Six players sit in a row of seats one behind another. Where they sit makes all the difference as only...	Self - Host	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2021	TV Amol Rajan Interviews Amol Rajan interviews era-defining pioneers, game-changers, leaders and maverick thinkers. Get inside the minds of the people who shape our...	Self - Interviewed Guest	Not rated
2021	TV Gods of Snooker The golden age of the green baize. From smoky halls to superstardom – the unlikely figures who turned 1980s snooker...	Self - Sports Broadcaster and Snooker Fan	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2021	TV Gods of Snooker The golden age of the green baize. From smoky halls to superstardom – the unlikely figures who turned 1980s snooker...	Himself	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2020	Movie Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism and Me Former professional footballer Anton Ferdinand explores the issue of racial abuse in the game from a personal perspective. Following a...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2020	TV Ted Lasso Ted Lasso, an American football coach, moves to England when he's hired to manage a soccer team—despite having no experience....	Gary Lineker	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2020	Movie Return to Turin - Italia ‘90 Gary Lineker, Terry Butcher and Paul Parker revisit the scene of the 1990 World Cup semi-final between England and West...	Himself	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2020	TV The First Team The misadventures of three young football players Mattie, Jack and Benji, at a fictional Premier League club with terrifying team...	Himself	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2020	TV Match of the Day Top 10 Gary Lineker and the Match of the Day pundits pick their Premier League top 10s.	Self - Presenter	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2020	Movie Greavsie Greavsie tells the tale of the meteoric rise, tragic fall and glorious reinvention of one of England’s greatest strikers with...	Self	Not rated
2019	Movie Gary Lineker: My Grandad's War Presenter and former England football captain Gary Lineker follows in the footsteps of his grandfather, Stanley Abbs, to explore a...	Himself	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2018	TV The Final Table Team of chefs vie to impress some of the world's toughest palates as they whip up iconic dishes from different...	Self	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2018	Movie Barry Davies: The Man, The Voice, The Legend Sue Barker meets legendary commentator Barry Davies to reflect on his outstanding career as the voice of Sport during more...	Himself	Not rated
2018	Movie Managing England: The Impossible Job The trials, tribulations and perpetual disappointments which have beset the managers of the England men's national football team since the...	Himself	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2018	Movie Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager The definitive portrait of one of sport's most inspirational, influential figures - whose legacy lives on far beyond the football...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2018	Movie Mo Salah: A Football Fairytale A documentary following the success of Egyptian footballer Mohammed Salah who enjoyed a fruitful first season on Merseyside with Liverpool...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2018	Movie Football's 47 Best Worst Songs Uncover what happens when the worlds of football and music collide. Bob Mortimer runs down the best and very worst...	Himself	Not rated
2018	Movie Countdown to the Full Motty Match of the Day's Gary Lineker introduces a special countdown of some of John Motson's greatest football commentaries from over...	Unknown character	Not rated
2018	Movie Grandes Momentos del Fútbol: El bueno, el malo y el Diego	Self	Not rated
2017	Movie Matthews MATTHEWS tells the incredible true story of the life and career of a man considered by many to be the...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2017	Movie The Crucible: 40 Golden Snooker Years Steve Davis goes back to the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield to celebrate 40 years of the world snooker championship, talking...	Self	Not rated
2016	Movie The Hand of God: 30 Years On Members of the England squad look back at their 1986 World Cup campaign.	Unknown character	Not rated
2015	Movie Rooney: The Man Behind the Goals When Wayne Rooney scored against Switzerland at Wembley in September 2015, he became England's greatest ever goalscorer, eclipsing a record...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2015	Movie Barça Dreams Fascinating chronicle of the ascendancy of FC Barcelona - possibly the top team in the world and powerful emblem of...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2015	Movie Schwarz, Rot, Gold und Fußballfieber Documentary about the German football team at the 1990's World Cup in Italy.	Self	Not rated
2015	Movie Gascoigne A feature length, theatrical documentary on the life of Paul Gascoigne, one of the greatest footballers that ever lived: delving...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2014	Movie The Boy in the Dress Dennis feels different - an ordinary boy in an ordinary house in an ordinary street, playing football with his mates...	Gary Lineker	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2014	Movie The Crazy Gang - When Wimbledon Won The Cup A BT Sport documentary about Wimbledon FC and their FA Title win. The Crazy Gang spills the beans on the...	Self	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2014	Movie Once More for Bobby On November 10th, Robbie Elliott and Phil Gray cycled across the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle (UK) and into St. James'...	Himself	Not rated
2014	Movie Marvellous Dramatisation of the true story of the life of Neil "Nello" Baldwin. Born with a mild learning disability but without...	Himself	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2014	Movie Lineker in Brazil: The Beautiful Game As the nation prepares for the start of the 2014 World Cup, England football legend Gary Lineker presents this very...	Unknown character	Not rated
2014	TV W1A The follow-up to 'Twenty Twelve' as Ian Fletcher takes up the position of 'Head of Values' at the BBC. His...	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2013	Movie The Magnificent Eleven A modernization of the classic western in which the Cowboys are a struggling local amateur soccer team, the Indians run...	Tomato	TMDB 2.6 / 10
2013	TV The Last Leg Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past...	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2009	TV Ant and Dec's Christmas Show Join Ant and Dec in Santa's Cabin, complete with a roaring fire and a live studio audience, to help the...	The Penguin	Not rated
2009	Movie Sir Bobby Robson: A Knight to Remember Sir Bobby Robson was a national and international hero whose roots were firmly planted in the coalfields of North East...	Self	Not rated
2009	Movie Sir Bobby Robson - A Tribute Gary Lineker presents a special tribute to the late Sir Bobby Robson. Contributors include Paul Gascoigne, Terry Butcher and Alan...	Himself	Not rated
2008	TV All Star Mr & Mrs	Unknown character	Not rated
2007	TV Phineas and Ferb Each day, two kindhearted suburban stepbrothers on summer vacation embark on some grand new project, which annoys their controlling sister,...	Soccer Player #1 (voice)	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2007	TV The Graham Norton Show Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2006	TV Underground Ernie Underground Ernie is a Computer-animated children's television series produced by Joella Productions in the UK and shown by the BBC...	Unknown character	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2006	Movie When Lineker Met Maradona Twenty years since they last shook hands on a football pitch in Mexico, Gary Lineker travels to Buenos Aires to...	Self - Narrator	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2005	Movie The Very Best of They Think It's All Over Celebrating its tenth year on the screen this hilarious compilation of the very best of the show features regulars David...	Self	Not rated
2005	TV Top of the Pops Reloaded Top of the Pops: Reloaded is a weekly children's music show broadcast as part of the Saturday morning CBBC schedule...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2004	TV Who Do You Think You Are? A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2004	TV Match of the Day 2 A light-hearted look at the United Kingdom's Premier League action, rounding-up the weekend's football action.	Host	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2004	TV The Gadget Show The Gadget Show is a British television series which focuses on consumer technology. The show, which is broadcast on Channel...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2004	TV Hell's Kitchen Hell's Kitchen was a British cookery reality show aired on ITV which featured prospective chefs competing with each other for...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2003	Movie Paul Gascoigne "Gazza" in China Football icon Paul Gascoigne is at the end of his playing career, heading to the Gansu the poorest province in...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2002	Movie Jeffrey Archer: The Truth A satirical look at the 'secret' TRUE life of Jeffrey Archer. The Truth, the whole truth and everything BUT the...	England manager	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2002	Movie When Snooker Ruled the World Taking a look back at the golden era of snooker in the 1970s and 80s.	Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2002	Movie Bend It Like Beckham Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though...	Himself	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2001	TV Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from both a guest music group and...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2001	TV The Saturday Show The Saturday Show was a BBC children's Saturday morning show that first aired in 2001, replacing the popular Live &...	Self	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2000	Movie Ally McCoist's Trial and Error's A Question of Sport court jester Ally McCoist is back on the bench again as he passes judgement on some...	Unknown character	Not rated
2000	TV The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything Comedic British History	Unknown character	Not rated
2000	Movie The History of the World Cups: Mexico '86 For the second time, Mexico hosted the World Cup. The event had one standout star: Diego Armando Maradona, who, with...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
1998	Movie Faith A short film on the subject of an Arsenal fan's protest and based on an original short story by Fever...	TV Presenter	Not rated
1998	TV Parkinson Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show.	Self	Not rated
1996	Movie Waiting for Gascoigne: The Story of a Legend The story of Paul Gascoigne through the 1995-96 season, as one of the most famous football players in the UK.	Unknown character	Not rated
1995	TV They Think It's All Over They Think It's All Over is a British comedy panel game with a sporting theme produced by Talkback and shown...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1995	TV The Frank Skinner Show The Frank Skinner Show was a television chat show hosted by comedian Frank Skinner, which lasted nine series on British...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1994	TV Room 101 Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish...	Self	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1994	Movie An Evening with Gary Lineker From their 1991 stageplay An Evening with Gary Lineker was adapted for television in 1994 by Arthur Smith and Chris...	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1994	Movie Great World Cup Superstars Experience the greatest players from past World Cups. In addition to exclusive interviews with these soccer legends, the highlights of...	Self	Not rated
1993	TV All in the Game A young English football player is transferred to a top Spanish team and finds that life there is not as...	Self	TMDB 3.8 / 10
1993	Movie Splitting Heirs A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom he thinks...	Couple at Restaurant	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1992	Movie Best of Friends - The Official Story of Gary Lineker & Willie Thorne Documentary on Gary Lineker & Willie Thorne's friendship	Unknown character	Not rated
1991	Movie Ian Wright- Do the Wright Thing The 1991 official life story of Crystal Palace and England's Ian Wright.	Unknown character	Not rated
1991	Movie Bernard and the Genie Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his girlfriend and discovers a...	Himself	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1991	TV Pebble Mill Pebble Mill was a re-launched version of the 1970s daily chat show Pebble Mill (also known as Pebble Mill At...	Self	TMDB 4.1 / 10
1990	Movie VM-krönika 1990 The 1990 World Cup in Italy was the first time since 1978 that Sweden had qualified for a championship. Expectations...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
1990	TV Have I Got News for You Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no...	Self - Host	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1990	TV Spatz Spatz is a children's comedy series that ran on CITV during the 1990s, produced by Thames Television and created by...	Gary Lineker	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1989	Movie The Worlds Greatest Goals The Golden Age of Soccer. See the greatest players from the greatest 20 years of World Cup History. 141 non-stop...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
1987	Movie The Grand Knockout Tournament The Grand Knockout Tournament (colloquially also known as It's a Royal Knockout) was a one-off charity event which was shown...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1986	Movie Hero 1986 FIFA World Cup Official Film. Mexico had just recovered from a devastating earthquake, but the nation put on a...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1986	Movie VM-krönika 1986 The 1986 World Cup was played in Mexico. It was the tournament when Denmark made their World Cup debut and...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
1980	TV Newsnight A daily BBC Television current affairs programme which specialises in analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians.	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1964	TV Match of the Day BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...	Pundit	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1964	TV Match of the Day BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1964	TV Match of the Day BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...	Self - Host	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1964	TV Match of the Day BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...	Host	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1964	TV Match of the Day BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...	Presenter	TMDB 7.6 / 10
TBA	TV Have I Got a Bit More News for You Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 7.1 / 10
TBA	TV The Box Hosted by Gary Lineker, The Box plunges 10 celebrity contestants into the unknown. With each celebrity enclosed in a yellow...	Self - Host	Not rated
TBA	Movie Sleeping Beauty Uncovered CBBC's Christmas pantomime version of the classic fairy tale, which tells the story in the form of a spoof retrospective...	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie Tottenham Hotspur: 125 Great Goals The 125 greatest goals ever scored by Tottenham Hotspur as voted for by fans and the club.	Himself	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2006	Movie When Lineker Met Maradona Twenty years since they last shook hands on a football pitch in Mexico, Gary Lineker travels to Buenos Aires to...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1993	TV All in the Game A young English football player is transferred to a top Spanish team and finds that life there is not as...	Creator Creator	TMDB 3.8 / 10

Butcher: Invisible Wounds

2026

The Match

2026 / TMDB 5.3

Saipan

2025 / TMDB 6.2

Kenny Dalglish

2025 / TMDB 4.8

Gary Lineker - Simply The Best

2025

Stand or Fall: The Remarkable Rise of Brighton and Hove Albion

2024

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