How tall is Gary Lineker?
Gary Lineker's listed height is 177 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 55% of men in the United Kingdom.
Where 177 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom
Taller than about 55% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1960 (average 176.2 cm).
Lineker next to his teammates
Paul Gascoigne is the same height than Gary Lineker (177 cm), teammate at England men's national association football team from 1988 to 1992.
About Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker is an English sports broadcaster, businessman and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was born on 30 November 1960 in Leicester. He began his football career at Leicester City in 1978 and finished as the First Division's joint top goalscorer in 1984 to 85. He is the only player to have been the top goalscorer in England with three clubs, Leicester City, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur.
Lineker moved to Everton, where he won the PFA Players' Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year awards in his debut season, then to Barcelona, where he won the 1987 to 88 Copa del Rey and the 1989 European Cup Winners' Cup. He joined Tottenham in 1989 and won the FA Cup. He won 80 caps for England, scoring 48 goals, and his six goals at the 1986 World Cup made him the tournament's top scorer. He later presented Match of the Day on the BBC from 1999 until 2025.
At a listed 177 cm (5'10"), Lineker has the same listed height as Paul Gascoigne, his teammate with the England men's national association football team from 1988 to 1992.
Frequently asked
How tall is Gary Lineker in feet and inches? Gary Lineker is 5'10" tall, which is 177 cm, 69.7 inches or 1.77 m.
How tall is Gary Lineker compared to Paul Gascoigne? Paul Gascoigne is the same height than Gary Lineker: 177 cm (5'10") vs 177 cm (5'10").
Is Gary Lineker tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 177 cm he is taller than about 55% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1960, whose average height is 176.2 cm.
Sources
- Gary Lineker on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Gary Lineker on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 177 cm.
- Gary Lineker on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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