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Gerry Baker (Gerard Austin Baker) was born on 11 April, 1938 in New Rochelle, New York, United States, is an American soccer player. Discover Gerry Baker's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

Popular As Gerard Austin Baker
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Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 11 April, 1938
Birthday 11 April
Birthplace New Rochelle, New York, United States
Date of death 24 August, 2013
Died Place Wishaw, Scotland
Nationality United States

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Gerry Baker Height, Weight & Measurements

At 75 years old, Gerry Baker height is 5ft 7in .

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Gerry Baker Net Worth

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1938

Gerard Austin "Gerry" Baker (11 April 1938 – 24 August 2013) was an American soccer player.

1939

In 1939, his parents moved for a short while to Liverpool, where Gerry's brother, future England international Joe Baker, was born.

Their father volunteered in the Merchant Marine during World War II and died on active service.

The family was evacuated to Scotland, and the brothers were raised in Motherwell.

He attended Park Primary and St Joseph's Secondary schools.

He played football for Craigneuk Boys Club and was selected for Lanarkshire Schools.

He signed with Larkhall Thistle when he was fourteen and played in six games.

1949

He transferred to Chelsea in May 1949, aged 17, and played in their youth and third team in the 1955–56 season.

The following season, he appeared in six games for their reserves (scoring four goals), plus their third team.

1955

From 1955 until 1970, he played 16 seasons in either the Scottish or English first division.

1956

He returned to Scotland in late 1956 due to homesickness.

Baker signed with Scottish First Division club Motherwell, where he played as outside left, in December 1956.

Over the next three years he played thirteen games with the first team, scoring four goals.

1958

Motherwell transferred Baker to St Mirren during the 1958–59 season, as he was unable to oust Ian St. John and Pat Quinn from their team.

He scored the winning goal for St Mirren on his debut, a 2–1 victory against a Hibernian team containing his brother Joe.

That was his eighth goal of the 1958–59 Scottish Cup, as he scored in every round.

Baker was the club's top goalscorer in both the 1958–59 and 1959–60 seasons.

1959

On 25 April 1959, he scored the third goal in St Mirren's 3–1 victory against Aberdeen in the 1959 Scottish Cup Final.

1960

On 30 January 1960, he scored ten goals in a 15–0 win over Glasgow University.

By this time, top English clubs were beginning to notice and in November 1960, Manchester City paid £17,000 for him (the deal also involved defender John McTavish moving in the opposite direction).

Baker spent only the remainder of the 1960–61 season and the beginning of 1961–62 with City, before they sold his contract to Hibernian for £18,000 in November 1961.

1963

Over the next two years, Baker scored 43 goals in 84 games for Hibs before moving to Ipswich Town in December 1963.

Ipswich paid £25,000 for him, and the player more than returned this investment by scoring 66 goals in 151 games.

1967

Ipswich then transferred Baker to Coventry City in November 1967.

Over the next two seasons, he scored only six times in thirty games with Coventry.

1968

He earned seven caps with the US national team in 1968 and 1969, scoring two goals.

His younger brother was the footballer Joe Baker.

Baker was born to an English father and Scottish mother in New Rochelle, New York, where they were settled at the time.

His first caps came in a 4–2 World Cup qualifying loss to Canada on 17 October 1968.

Over the next month, Baker started six games with the US on 2 November 1968, he scored two goals in a 6–2 qualification victory over Bermuda.

1969

In October 1969, Coventry loaned Baker to Brentford where he scored two goals in eight games; he was released by Coventry at the end of the season.

Baker then signed as a player-manager with non-league Margate.

His last game with the US came in a 1–0 loss to Haiti on 11 May 1969.

That loss put the US out of contention for a spot in the finals.

1970

He was limited by several injuries, first a dislocated shoulder in August 1970, then broken ribs in November.

He joined the US as it began qualifying matches for the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

In 1970, Baker entered the managerial ranks at Margate when he was hired as the club's player-manager.

1971

Despite these, he played a total of 48 games and scored sixteen goals before leaving the club on 30 September 1971.

He then joined Nuneaton Borough before finishing his playing career with Bedworth United.

Baker held dual US and British citizenship, and when it became apparent that he would not be selected for Scotland or England, he elected to make himself available for the US team.