Paul Gascoigne, (born 27 May 1967 in Dunston, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear), commonly referred to as Gazza, was a flamboyant midfielder who became a fan favorite at Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough and Everton. He was capped 57 times for the England national football team. He made a total of 107 appearances for Newcastle, scoring 25 goals and at  the end of the 1987-88 season he was named as the Barclays Young Player of the Year. He signed for Spurs for a British record fee of £2million where manager Terry Venables developed him into an international class footballer. He had a stocky and powerful build which allowed him to hold off defenders while combing  attacking flair with hustle and tenacity. During the 1990 World Cup semi-final against Germany he became a national celebrity for his tearful reaction to a booking which would have excluded him from the final had England progressed.   In the 1990-91 season Tottenham reached the FA Cup; however, the match is remembered for Gascoigne  sustaining  a serious injury. Going into the final he had already agreed terms to join Italian club Lazio in an £8.5 million deal.  In his first season with the club his form was inconsistent and he failed to fully settle in Italy and his situation was not helped when his appearences for the club were curtailed through breaking his cheekbone in April 1993 and his leg a year later.  Gascoigne signed for Glasgow Rangers in July 1995, for a reported fee of £4.3 million making  an immediate impact and becoming a firm favourite with the fans.  In March 1998 he left Scotland and joined Middlesbrough for £3.4 million. His first match was the League Cup final against Chelsea in which he came on as a substitute. Personal problems limited his subsequent appearances for Boro and he joined Everton (managed by former Rangers boss Walter Smith) on 17 July 2000 before brief spells at Burnley, Chinese club Gansu Tianma and League 2 side Boston where his reign as player-coach lasted five appearances.