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Leighton Baines
b. 1984
English association football player (born 1984)
- Born
- 11 Dec 1984 · Kirkby
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 11 Dec 1984BornBorn in Kirkby
- 2002 – 2007TeamWigan Athletic F.C.
- 2004 – 2007TeamEngland national under-21 association football team
- 2007 – 2020TeamEverton F.C.
- 2010 – 2015TeamEngland men's national association football team
- 2014Took part2014 FIFA World Cup
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1984 – today).
- 19841984 Summer Olympics
- 1985Schengen Agreement
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 20182018 FIFA World Cup
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
- 20262026 Iran war
Biography
Leighton John Baines (born 11 December 1984) is an English professional football coach and former player who played as a left-back. He is the assistant manager of Premier League club Everton.
Baines started his career with Wigan Athletic, and was part of the team that won the Second Division in the 2002–03 season and was a runner-up in the 2004–05 Championship and the 2006 League Cup final. He joined Everton in 2007, helping them reach the 2009 FA Cup final. He played for England at under-21 and senior levels. Baines was included in the England squads at UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
He retired from playing in July 2020, going on to integrate into coaching. Baines occupied a dual role at Everton, serving as the manager of their under-18 team and as a professional development coach for the club's Academy. He contributed to a brief spell as interim manager in 2025, before being promoted to the first-team coaching staff.
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