About Gary O'Neil
Gary Paul O'Neil (born 18 May 1983) is an English football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Premier League club Ipswich Town. O'Neil made 216 Premier League appearances and scored 18 goals between 2003 and 2016, representing Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, West Ham United and Norwich City. He also played in the second tier for those clubs, including spells at Walsall, Cardiff City, Queens Park Rangers, Bristol City and Bolton Wanderers. In his first job as a manager, O'Neil led Bournemouth to a 15th place finish in the 2022–23 Premier League season, but was then dismissed ahead of the following campaign. He was appointed head coach by Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2023 and was sacked from the position in December 2024. O'Neil then served as head coach of Ligue 1 club Strasbourg until June 2026, when he was appointed as manager of newly promoted Premier League side Ipswich Town. In his first job as a manager, O'Neil led AFC Bournemouth to a 15th place finish in the 2022–23 Premier League, but was then dismissed ahead of the following season. Tony Pulis gave O'Neil his Portsmouth debut as a 16-year-old on 29 January 2000 at home to Barnsley in the First Division, but kept him out of the spotlight for the rest of the season. They won the match 3–0 and survived, with O'Neil scoring the second goal, his first in professional football. In Redknapp's first full season O'Neil only started 11 league matches, scoring three goals, as Portsmouth won the First Division title and promotion to the Premier League.
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