Gianluca Havern
FullnameGianluca Havern[1]
Birth date24 September 1988 (age 38)[1]
Birth placeManchester, England
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
PositionDefender
Youthyears 12005–2006
Youthclubs 1Stockport County
Years 12006–2009
Clubs 1Stockport County
Caps 11
Goals 11
Years 22007
Clubs 2→ Radcliffe Borough (loan)
Caps 2?
Goals 2?
Years 32007
Clubs 3→ Ashton United (loan)
Caps 3?
Goals 3?
Years 42009
Clubs 4Mansfield Town
Caps 44
Goals 40
Years 52009–2010
Clubs 5Stockport County
Caps 57
Goals 50
Years 62010
Clubs 6Mossley
Caps 6?
Goals 6?
Years 72010–2011
Clubs 7Ashton United
Caps 7?
Goals 7?
Years 82011–2012
Clubs 8Hyde
Caps 832
Goals 83
Years 92012–2016
Clubs 9Altrincham
Caps 9133
Goals 96
Years 102016–2017
Clubs 10AFC Telford United
Caps 1040
Goals 101
Years 112017–2019
Clubs 11Bradford (Park Avenue)
Caps 1175
Goals 112
Years 122019–2020
Clubs 12Ashton United
Caps 1217
Goals 122
Years 132020–2023
Clubs 13Bradford (Park Avenue)
Caps 1333
Goals 133
Years 142023–2024
Clubs 14Avro
Caps 14?
Goals 14?
Club-update21:21, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Gianluca Havern (born 24 September 1988) is an English retired footballer who played as a defender.

In his playing career, Havern had played for Stockport County, Radcliffe Borough, Ashton United, Mansfield Town and Hyde.

Club career

Born in Manchester, Greater Manchester,[1] Havern came through the club youth system at Stockport County where he was captain of the Under-18 side.[2] He had spells on loan at Northern Premier League Premier Division clubs Radcliffe Borough and at Ashton United[3] in 2007. He made his Stockport County debut against Brentford in May 2008 and scored the winning goal.[4] With Stockport citing financial trouble, Havern was one of several staff released in January 2009.[5] He left County having made only one appearance for the first team and was immediately taken on as trialist at Conference National outfit Mansfield Town, where he was soon offered a six-month contract.[6] After this spell, Havern returned to Stockport County on non-contract terms before signing another contract deal. On 31 August 2010 it was announced by Stockport that an agreement had been made regarding early settlements of player's contracts and as a result he had left the club.[7]

On 6 September 2010 it was announced he had been signed by Mossley,[8] but after just a month and only six appearances he moved to Tameside rivals Ashton United. In June 2011, he moved to Conference North side Hyde along with team-mate Ryan Crowther.[9]

In July 2012 he joined Altrincham.[10]

In July 2016 he moved to AFC Telford United.[11] where he became club captain.[12]

He then played for Bradford Park Avenue.

In June 2019 he rejoined Ashton United.[13][14] The move to Ashton didn't work out, despite dropping down a division and he re-signed for Bradford Park Avenue for the 2020–21 season in the National League North.[15]

Havern retired in August 2024.[16]

Personal life

He is partly of Italian descent

References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J. (ed.) (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ^ "Gianluca Havern". Team profiles. Stockport County FC. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Johnson borrows two but loses two". Non League Daily. 10 November 2007. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Stockport 1–0 Brentford". BBC Sport. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
  5. ^ "Havern set for Edgeley Park exit". Yahoo! Sport. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009. [dead link]
  6. ^ Gaffer adds Havern and Gardner to squad Archived 4 August 2012 at archive.today
  7. ^ "Three Out, One in". Stockport County F.C. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  8. ^ "Four for Higgins". Non League Daily. 6 September 2010. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  9. ^ "New Signings". hydefc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 August 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  10. ^ "Alty Move For Havern". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  11. ^ "AFC Telford capture Alty's Gianluca Havern « Shropshire Star". shropshirestar.com. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Gianluca Havern proud to captain AFC Telford « Shropshire Star". shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Home". 24 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Ashton United – Appearances – Gianluca Havern – 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  15. ^ Newman, Rowan (16 January 2021). "Luca Havern on playing 100 games for Bradford (Park Avenue)". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Happy Retirement Luca Havern!". 30 April 2024.