Gavin Harry Heeroo (born 2 September 1984) is a former footballer.

Gavin Heeroo
Personal information
Full name Gavin Harry Heeroo[1]
Date of birth (1984-09-02) 2 September 1984 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Haringey, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
?–2002 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Crystal Palace 1 (0)
2004 Billericay Town ? (?)
2004–2005 Grays Athletic 0 (0)
2005–2006 Farnborough Town 6 (0)
2005–2006 Cambridge United 9 (0)
2006–2007 Chelmsford City ? (?)
2007–2008 Fisher Athletic ? (?)
2008–2009 Sutton United ? (?)
2009 Eastleigh ? (?)
2009–2010 Ebbsfleet United 32 (0)
International career
2002 Mauritius 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:13, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:13, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Haringey, London, Heeroo started his career with Crystal Palace as a trainee,[1] making his first team debut as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Preston North End in the First Division.[2] He later joined Billericay Town, who he played for between July and October 2004,[3] before moving to Grays Athletic, who he joined in October.[4] He joined Farnborough Town in March 2005.[4] He had an unsuccessful trial for Histon in September.[5] He joined Cambridge United on a month's loan in November 2005.[6] He then played for Chelmsford City, Fisher Athletic, Sutton United and Eastleigh. Heeroo joined Eastleigh in March 2009 from Isthmian League team Sutton United. He signed for Ebbsfleet United in August.[7] Heroo was released by Ebbsfleet in the summer of 2010. He has played for the Mauritius national football team, earning one cap in 2002.[8]

Outside of his football career, Heroo founded a fitness training business, Focus Fitness, alongside friend and former Crystal Palace teammate Dougie Freedman.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 280. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  2. ^ "C Palace 1–1 Preston". BBC Sport. 8 November 2003. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  3. ^ "04/05 Transfers". Billericay Town Archive. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Sillett adds three". Non-League Daily. 25 March 2005. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Four leave Histon". Non-League Daily. 8 September 2005. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "'Biff' joins U's". Non-League Daily. 17 November 2005. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Ebbsfleet manager Liam Daish raring to go for new Blue Square Premier season". Kent Online. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  8. ^ "Heeroo, Gavin". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  9. ^ Gheerbrant, James (28 August 2014). "Premier League: What happens to footballers after being rejected?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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