Jamie Carragher

Jamie Carragher
Carragher with Liverpool in 2012
Personal information
Full name James Lee Duncan Carragher[1]
Date of birth (1978-01-28) 28 January 1978 (age 46)[2]
Place of birth Bootle, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1988–1997 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2013 Liverpool 508 (3)
International career
1996–1997 England U20 4 (1)
1996–2000 England U21 27 (1)
1999–2010 England 38 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Lee Duncan Carragher (/ˈkærəɡər/ KARR-ə-ghər; born 28 January 1978) is an English football pundit and former player who played as a defender for Premier League club Liverpool during a career which spanned 17 years. A one-club man, he was Liverpool's vice-captain for 10 years, and is the club's second-longest ever serving player, making his 737th appearance for Liverpool in all competitions on 19 May 2013. Carragher also holds the record for the most appearances in European competition for Liverpool with 149.

Carragher started his career at the Liverpool Academy, making his professional debut in the 1996–97 season, and becoming a first team regular the following season. Having initially played as a full-back, the arrival of manager Rafael Benítez in 2004 saw Carragher move to become a centre-back, where he found his best form. His honours with Liverpool total two FA Cups, three Football League Cups, two FA Charity/Community Shields, one UEFA Champions League, one UEFA Cup, and two UEFA Super Cups.

Internationally, Carragher held the national record for most caps at under-21 level and earned his senior debut in 1999. He represented England at UEFA Euro 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup, before announcing his retirement from international football in 2007. He did, however, temporarily come out of retirement in order to represent England at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, before retiring again with 38 senior England caps.

Following his retirement in 2013 Carragher joined Sky Sports, where he appears as a commentator and pundit. In July 2020, CBS Sports announced Carragher would join their Champions League studio broadcast team.[4]

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 109. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  2. ^ "Jamie Carragher Profile". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Liverpool F.C. Profile". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  4. ^ Herrera, Sandra (30 July 2020). "CBS Sports unveils studio and match coverage for UEFA Champions League and Europa League". CBS Sports.

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