Chris Kirkland
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 Chris Kirkland (2007)
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Christopher Edmund Kirkland | |
| birthday | May 2, 1981 | |
| place of birth | Barwell , England | |
| size | 191 cm | |
| position | goal | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1998-2001 | Coventry City | 24 (0) |
| 2001-2006 | Liverpool FC | 25 (0) |
| 2005-2006 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 10 (0) |
| 2006 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 9 (0) |
| 2006–2012 | Wigan Athletic | 122 (0) |
| 2010 | → Leicester City (loan) | 3 (0) |
| 2011 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 1 (0) |
| 2012-2015 | Sheffield Wednesday | 85 (0) |
| 2015-2016 | Preston North End | 5 (0) |
| 2016 | Bury FC | 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 2006 | England | 1 (0) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Christopher Edmund Kirkland (born May 2, 1981 in Barwell ) is a former English football player . He plays in the position of goalkeeper and played his only international match for the English national football team on August 16, 2006 .
Career
Kirkland began his career at what is now the English third division club Coventry City , where he rose to the professional team in 1999. In the 2000/01 season he moved increasingly into the public eye due to good performances in 24 games. At the end of August 2001, on the last day of the transfer period, the courted young goalkeeper moved to the English top club Liverpool FC for the equivalent of 8.94 million euros , where he was now number 22. There he was at first behind Jerzy Dudek substitute keeper before he made his debut for Liverpool in the English League Cup , in a 1: 2 defeat against the then second division Grimsby Town . On February 20, 2002 Kirkland benefited from an injury Dudeks, so that he made his international debut in the Champions League game against Galatasaray Istanbul . In this game he did not manage to concede a goal (final score 0-0). Only three days later he made his Premier League debut, of all things in the Liverpool derby against Everton , which ended 1: 1. Three days later, on February 26th, the return leg between Galatasaray and Liverpool took place at Istanbul's Ali Sami Yen Stadium , in which Kirkland played his third game in a row for Liverpool FC. With a 1: 1, the Reds pushed into the next round.
In November of the 2002/03 season, Kirkland benefited from a form weakness Dudeks, so he played 15 games for Liverpool from November 2002 to February 2003, including four League Cup games, two FA Cup games and a UEFA Cup game . He then injured himself and was out for several months. During this time Dudek had freed himself from his form low and pushed Kirkland back from the position of the goalkeeper.
A year later, in the 2003/04 season, the talented goalkeeper completed 12 games for the Reds , in which he could not completely convince. After that he only came to Liverpool for short stints.
In August 2005, Kirkland was loaned to league rivals West Bromwich Albion . There he was in goal almost continuously until January 2006, before he was out until the end of the season due to a new injury. When a return to Liverpool was due in May 2006, he was awarded to the Premier League competitor Wigan Athletic . Here he finally gained a foothold and played 20 games in the first half of the 2006/07 season. In January 2007, Wigan withdrew its option to purchase Kirkland.
Kirkland was knocked down with a punch by an opposing fan who had stormed onto the pitch in a league game between Preston North End against Leeds in October 2012. After a break in treatment, he was able to continue the game.
Since 2003, Kirkland has been regularly nominated for the English national team as the third goalkeeper, but he had to wait until August 16, 2006 for his first international match. In England's 4-0 win over Greece , Kirkland was substituted on for Paul Robinson at halftime .
Web links
- Chris Kirkland in the database of weltfussball.de
- Chris Kirkland in the soccerbase.com database
Individual evidence
- ↑ theguardian.com: Sheffield Wednesday's Chris Kirkland attacked by Leeds fan in draw (Oct. 19, 2012) . accessed on April 1, 2018
- ↑ bbc.com: Chris Kirkland hit by Leeds fan at Sheffield Wednesday (Oct. 19, 2012) , accessed April 1, 2018
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kirkland, Chris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kirkland, Christopher Edmund (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English football goalkeeper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barwell |