Please answer the following question: Gordon Jones (footballer born 1943) - Gordon Jones (born 6 March 1943 in Sedgefield County Durham) is an English former professional footballer who made 547 appearances in the Football League as a left-back for Middlesbrough and Darlington. He went on to coach at non-league club Crook Town. Given a choice of categories company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, the text refers to which one?
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Athlete