Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 August 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Ellon, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 11 June 1989 | (aged 22)||
Place of death | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1987 | Aberdeen | 0 | (0) |
1987–1989 | Dunfermline Athletic | 44 | (0) |
Total | 44 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gary Riddell (9 August 1966 – 11 June 1989) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Born in Ellon, Riddell played for Aberdeen and Dunfermline Athletic.[1]
He died while on a charity half-marathon raising money for the Hillsborough disaster.[2][3]