Answer the following question: Facts: - managerclubs: leicester assistant manager -rrb- city -lrb- caretaker manager -rrb- oldham athletic -lrb- - caps: 12 212 69 117 8 47 2 - nationalyears: 1990 -- 2002 - birth date: 18 october 1970 - clubs: manchester city -lrb- loan -rrb- stoke city tamworth city barnsley bolton wanderers leicester city stoke - nationalcaps: 51 - height: 6 1 - nationalgoals: 7 - name: gerry taggart - nationalteam: northern ireland - birth place: belfast , northern ireland - position: defender - fullname: gerald taggart - totalgoals: 44 - manageryears: 2007 2010 -- - years: 1989 1998 -- 2004 2003 -- 2004 2004 -- 2006 2007 -- 1990 1990 -- 1995 1995 -- 1998 - totalcaps: 547 - image: taggart , gerry.jpg - goals: 1 16 4 9 2 3 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gerry taggart .
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gerald '' gerry '' taggart -lrb- born 18 october 1970 -rrb- is a former professional footballer .he played for barnsley , bolton wanderers , leicester city , manchester city and stoke city as well as the northern ireland national team .taggart began his career as an trainee with manchester city in 1989 but joined barnsley in 1990 after being unable to break into the first team at maine road .he soon became a popular player with the '' tykes '' supporters due to his passionate and committed performances .after spending five years with barnsley making 249 appearances he joined bolton wanderers where he helped them to win the division one title in 1996 -- 97 .he signed for leicester city in 1998 and played in back to back league cup finals with leicester winning the cup in 2000 .he remained with leicester until 2003 when he joined stoke city .he spent three seasons at the britannia stadium and after a short spell with tamworth he retired from playing .after his retirement in 2007 , he began his coaching/managing career for leicester .on 10 june 2010 , he was announced as the new assistant manager at oldham athletic .he was placed on garden leave by the club on 31 december 2012 following a run of poor results .