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On [[28th April]] [[2006]] it was announced Bullard would sign for [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] at the end of the 2005/06 season after a £2.75 million offer from the [[London]] club triggered a release clause in his contract. |
On [[28th April]] [[2006]] it was announced Bullard would sign for [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] at the end of the 2005/06 season after a £2.75 million offer from the [[London]] club triggered a release clause in his contract. |
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He had already become a cult figure at [[Fulham]] with his high work rate, skills and charisma winning man of the match awards in two out of the first three games of the season. His first goal for Fulham came against [[Bolton Wanderers|Bolton]] when he scored a last minute penalty to level the scores at 1-1. Three days later, after he scored a 28-yard curling free kick against [[Sheffield United]] in a 1-0 win, Former Fulham boss [[Chris Coleman (footballer)|Chris Coleman]] hailed Jimmy Bullard as "the best £2million we ever spent". |
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On [[9th September]] [[2006]], Bullard dislocated his kneecap in a match against [[Newcastle United]]. This injury was thought to keep him out for 6 to 8 weeks.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/5308194.stm</ref> However, on [[12th September]] [[2006]], it was revealed that Bullard would in fact be out for up to 9 months with cruciate knee ligament damage.<ref>http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=415718&CPID=8&clid=54&lid=4161&title=Bullard+faces+nine+months+out</ref> Lawrie Sanchez |
On [[9th September]] [[2006]], Bullard dislocated his kneecap in a match against [[Newcastle United]]. This injury was thought to keep him out for 6 to 8 weeks.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/5308194.stm</ref> However, on [[12th September]] [[2006]], it was revealed that Bullard would in fact be out for up to 9 months with cruciate knee ligament damage.<ref>http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=415718&CPID=8&clid=54&lid=4161&title=Bullard+faces+nine+months+out</ref> Former Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez had recently announced that the midfielder will be aiming to return around christmas time, and hoped to be available for the home tie agaisnt his former club Wigan on the 22nd December but he wasn't and poor results saw Sanchez lose his job. |
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Although English by birth, Bullard was reported by the [[BBC]] in the run-up to the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] to be contemplating an international call-up from [[Germany national football team|Germany]], having made his interest known to national coach [[Jürgen Klinsmann]].<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4822128.stm</ref> He qualifies for the German national team through his grandmother. |
Although English by birth, Bullard was reported by the [[BBC]] in the run-up to the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] to be contemplating an international call-up from [[Germany national football team|Germany]], having made his interest known to national coach [[Jürgen Klinsmann]].<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4822128.stm</ref> He qualifies for the German national team through his grandmother. |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | James Bullard | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in / 1.78 m | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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Current team | Fulham | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
James "Jimmy" Bullard (born October 23,1978) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for Fulham.
Football career
Bullard started his career at Gravesend & Northfleet before signing for the club he supported as a boy, West Ham United. He was released, though, in 2001 and after a three-week trial was handed a three year contract at Peterborough. However, he played only one full season at Posh before signing for Wigan Athletic in March 2003 for £275,000.
Bullard quickly established himself in the Wigan first team and helped them secure promotion to the Premiership in 04/05 and helped them to the 2006 League Cup Final.
On Saturday February 11, 2006 Bullard was honoured by Sky's morning football show Soccer AM for running the length of the pitch in an attempt to score when the floodlights went out during Wigan's League Cup semi-final home leg against Arsenal and leapfrogging a pile of players in a goal mouth scramble. They decided to re-name the studio doors and they are now known as Jimmy Bullard's Back Door.
On 28th April 2006 it was announced Bullard would sign for Fulham at the end of the 2005/06 season after a £2.75 million offer from the London club triggered a release clause in his contract.
He had already become a cult figure at Fulham with his high work rate, skills and charisma winning man of the match awards in two out of the first three games of the season. His first goal for Fulham came against Bolton when he scored a last minute penalty to level the scores at 1-1. Three days later, after he scored a 28-yard curling free kick against Sheffield United in a 1-0 win, Former Fulham boss Chris Coleman hailed Jimmy Bullard as "the best £2million we ever spent".
On 9th September 2006, Bullard dislocated his kneecap in a match against Newcastle United. This injury was thought to keep him out for 6 to 8 weeks.[1] However, on 12th September 2006, it was revealed that Bullard would in fact be out for up to 9 months with cruciate knee ligament damage.[2] Former Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez had recently announced that the midfielder will be aiming to return around christmas time, and hoped to be available for the home tie agaisnt his former club Wigan on the 22nd December but he wasn't and poor results saw Sanchez lose his job. Although English by birth, Bullard was reported by the BBC in the run-up to the 2006 World Cup to be contemplating an international call-up from Germany, having made his interest known to national coach Jürgen Klinsmann.[3] He qualifies for the German national team through his grandmother.
References
External links
- Jimmy Bullard at Soccerbase
- Profile at UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database