What type of leadership style does Gareth Southgate use?

Gareth Southgate is an English professional football manager and former player. He is the manager of the England national team since 2016.

As a player, Southgate won the League Cup with both Aston Villa in 1995–96 and Middlesbrough in 2003–04 and captained Crystal Palace to win the First Division championship in 1993–94.

He also played in the 2000 FA Cup Final for Villa and the 2006 UEFA Cup Final for Middlesbrough.

Internationally, Southgate made 57 appearances for the England team between 1995 and 2004. He played every game of England’s campaign in the 1996 European Championships, but his penalty miss sent England out in the semi-final.

Southgate featured in both the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 European Championships. His playing career ended in May 2006 at the age of 35, after more than 500 league appearances.

After his retirement as a player, Southgate became manager of Middlesbrough from June 2006 until October 2009.

He also managed the England under-21 team from 2013 to 2016, before becoming the England national team manager in 2016, succeeding Sam Allardyce.

In his first tournament as England manager, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Southgate became the third manager after Alf Ramsey and Bobby Robson to reach a World Cup semi-final with the England team, which won him the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award.

At UEFA Euro 2020, he became the first England manager to reach the final of a European Championship and to reach any major tournament final since 1966.

In November 2021, Southgate led England to World Cup qualification following a 10–0 win over San Marino. A week later he signed a new contract which meant he would remain England Manager until December 2024.

What type of leadership style does Gareth Southgate use?

Gareth Southgate believes in giving ownership and building positive and open relationships with his players.