| Gilbert Cassidy | |
| Fullname: | Gilbert Cassidy Gawing |
| Birth Date: | 1977 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Years1: | 1998 |
| Years2: | 2000–2006 |
| Clubs1: | Olympic 2000 |
| Clubs2: | Sarawak FA |
| Youthyears1: | 1996–1997 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sarawak FA |
| Youthyears2: | 1999 |
| Youthclubs2: | Olympic 2000 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1997–1998 |
| Nationalteam1: | Malaysia U-21 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1999–2000 |
| Nationalteam2: | Malaysia U-23 |
| Nationalyears3: | 1998–2003 |
| Nationalteam3: | Malaysia |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Pcupdate: | 31 May 2011 |
| Ntupdate: | 29 July 2011 |
Gilbert Cassidy Gawing (born 3 March 1977) is a Malaysian former professional footballer.
He played as a midfielder with Sarawak FA in his entire professional career before retiring in 2006. He was also in the Olympic 2000 team that were playing in the Malaysian League for the 1998 season. Gilbert were renowned for his expertise is dead-ball situations such as scoring goals from direct free-kicks.
Gilbert scored the first goal of the newly formed Malaysia Super League in 2004.
Gilbert represented Malaysia 8 times from 1998 to 2003, scoring 2 goals. Early in his career, he was in the Malaysia national under-21 football team that competes in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, held in Malaysia.[1]
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 June 2001 | 2-4 | Lost | 2001 Merdeka Tournament | |||
| 2. | 8 October 2003 | 4–0 | Win | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification Group Stage |