Q:Facts: - clubs: wits university manchester united kaizer chiefs - caps: 0 294 - position: goalkeeper - nationalcaps: 14 2 - years: 1976 -- 1979 1978 -- 1987 1988 -- 1990 - height: 6 ft 2 in m 2 on - nationalyears: 1979 -- 1984 1985 - nationalgoals: 0 0 - birth date: 9 august 1958 - fullname: gary richard bailey - name: gary bailey - nationalteam: england u21 england - birth place: ipswich , england - goals: 0 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gary bailey .
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gary richard bailey -lrb- born 9 august 1958 -rrb- is a former footballer who made nearly 300 appearances in the football league playing as a goalkeeper for manchester united .born in ipswich , suffolk , he grew up in south africa , but went on to be capped twice for england .