IT'S fair to say that Gary Neville is a household name thanks to his incredible career in football - both as a player and a manager.
The Manchester United legend is now enjoying a TV career which includes being a sports pundit AND a Dragons' Den star.
Who is Gary Neville?
Gary Neville is a football pundit and former player from the UK who was born on February 18, 1975.
He comes from a sporting family as his father, Neville Neville, was a former league cricketer and his mother Jill played netball in the local leagues.
In the last six-to-eight months I was at Manchester United I felt embarrassed. I didn’t want to be picked. I knew I was a risk if I went out on the pitch.
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She was also the general manager and club secretary for Football League club, Bury.
Gary's brother Phil Neville is also a former long-serving player for Manchester United, while his sister Tracey Neville is a retired netball international player and coach.
After retiring from football, Gary began building a huge business empire.
He began getting into property development in his early 20s, now owning a chain of hotels and townhouses.
These include Hotel Football, which overlooks Old Trafford and the Stock Exchange Hotel near Piccadilly Gardens.
Gary's also involved in the St Michael's Project which aims to build apartments, hotels, offices and a high-end restaurant in Manchester city centre.
In 2014, Gary was one of the five former Manchester United players who took over league two club Salford City F.C with each player owning 10% of the club.
Singaporean businessman Peter Lim owns the rest whilst David Beckham purchased a 10% share from Lim in 2019.
Gary later founded investment company Relentless in 2015, which specialises in ventures across the Manchester area.
He also runs property and construction consultancy firm, Zerum.
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He was also a senior investor in E3 Creative, a digital creative agency that specialises in online marketing and corporate strategy.
Gary also invested in the hospitality sector with GG Hospitality and the higher education institution University Academy 92.
The academy opened in September 2019 and offers "broader courses than traditional degrees" to the 400 students registered there as of 2022.
His business ventures have all paid off, as Gary was a guest judge on Dragons' Den in January 2024.
He sat alongside Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Sara Davies, and Steven Bartlett in the 21st series of the show.
What is Gary Neville's net worth?
It's estimated that Gary's financial assets are worth an estimated £70 million after he has been involved in more than 60 businesses.
Companies House records show that Gary has been involved with at least 66 firms.
However, some have now been dissolved and are not currently trading.
His hotel business has accumulated £20 million in assets whilst his property development company has assets of £10.5 million.
Documents have proved his remaining businesses have combined assets of £40 million.
It was previously reported that Gary is paid over £1million for his role on Monday Night Football and Super Sunday.
When did Gary Neville retire?
Twenty years after debuting for Manchester United, Gary announced his retirement from the sport on February 2, 2011.
He made 602 appearances, won eight Premier League titles, three FA Cups and one European Cup.
Gary also played 85 times for England's national football team.
Former manager Sir Alex Ferguson said that Gary was "the best English right-back of his generation".
In 1992, Gary debuted for Manchester United with an appearance in the UEFA Cup against Torpedo Moscow.
He'd captained United earlier that year to the FA Youth Cup over Crystal Palace.
The squad consisted of other legendary football names including David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Keith Gillespie, Robbie Savage and Paul Scholes.
In 1995, he started in Manchester United's FA Cup final loss to Everton and later played for England's squad for the first time in a friendly against Japan.
Gary had taken the captain's armband from Roy Keane in November 2005 but within 18 months had sustained a broken ankle against Bolton.
Despite returning to Manchester United and repeatedly battling against muscular complaints, he lost his automatic place on the team.
In 2020, Gary revealed how he was still haunted by his final displays in a United shirt - particularly the very last one in the 2-1 win at West Brom on New Year’s Day 2011 when he was subbed after 71 minutes.
“My last three-and-a-half years were disrupted heavily by injury and I was nowhere near the level of the other players.
“I was amongst an incredible team and I felt every day in training I was inferior.
“In the last six-to-eight months I was at the club I felt embarrassed. I didn’t want to be picked. I knew I was a risk if I went out on the pitch.
“In training every single day I was looking at Rafael and the other lads - the energy, the speed of the game had shifted beyond me and it was obvious for me to see."
