Gavin Heeroo
British footballer (born 1984)
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Gavin Harry Heeroo (born 2 September 1984) is an English former footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gavin Harry Heeroo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Haringey, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position | 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:13, 8 August 2011 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:13, 8 August 2011 (UTC) | |||
Career
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]
