Gordon Gilbert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Association footballer
Date of Birth: 10-Dec-1982
Place of Birth: Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Profession: association football player
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Gordon Gilbert
- Gordon MacKenzie Gilbert (born 10 December 1982) is a Scottish-South African football player who plays as a left back/central defender in the South African Premier Soccer League. Gilbert began his career with St.
- Johnstone in the Scottish Premier League in 2002 however he soon accepted an offer and left for East Fife in the Scottish Football League.
- At East Fife, he was a first-team regular and helped East Fife earn promotion to the Second Division in the 2002/03 season.
- Gilbert's performances at East Fife caught the eye of Tuks FC in the country of his birth, where he moved in 2005.
- Gilbert spent three years playing in the South African First Division with Tuks FC and Mpumalanga Black Aces.
- During this time, Gilbert was a part of the Black Aces starting team which reached the Nedbank Cup Final in 2008.
- Leading up to the Nebank Cup final, Gilbert was awarded Man of the Match for his impressive performance in the quarter-finals round.
- Gilbert's consistent performances earned him a call up to the South African National Development Team (South African B squad) in April, 2008.
- He made his debut for the Development Team which played against the National Team of Botswana on 24 April 2008. Following a strong season with Mpumalanga Black Aces he signed for Kaizer Chiefs of the Premier Soccer League in 2008.
- At Kaizer Chiefs, Gilbert played in the squad which won both the Mpumalanga International Cup and the MTN Supa 8 competitions.
- He was also awarded Kaizer Chief's Man of the Match on his Premier Soccer League debut.
- In 2009 after spending a full season with a competitive Kaizer Chief's squad, it was announced that Gilbert would go on a season long loan to Moroka Swallows of the Premier Soccer League. In April 2013 Gilbert signed with promotion-chasing Thanda Royal Zulu FC.
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