- Chris Burke (footballer)
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Chris Burke 
Signing autographs at Birmingham City, 2011Personal information Full name Christopher Robert Burke Date of birth 2 December 1983 Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position Winger Club information Current club Birmingham City Number 7 Youth career 1999–2000 Celtic Boys Club 2000–2002 Rangers Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002–2009 Rangers 96 (11) 2009–2011 Cardiff City 102 (15) 2011– Birmingham City 14 (4) National team‡ 2009 Scotland B 1 (0) 2006– Scotland 2 (2) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:22, 20 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:22, 20 November 2011 (UTC)Christopher Robert "Chris" Burke (born 2 December 1983) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Birmingham City.
Burke began his career with Scottish Premier League club Rangers, playing in almost 100 league games, but without establishing himself as a regular first team player. He then played more than 100 matches over two-and-a-half seasons at Championship club Cardiff City. He has won two caps for Scotland, both in the 2006 Kirin Cup competition. He scored two goals on his Scotland debut, against Bulgaria.
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Club career
Rangers
Born in Glasgow, Burke is a product of Rangers' youth system but he had previously played for Celtic Boys Club; he joined Rangers on 5 July 2000.[1] He first broke into the Rangers first team in the 2001/02 season and scored on his début against Kilmarnock on 20 March 2002.[2] Since then he had been a regular player in the Rangers squad and was involved in the club's 2003–04 Champions League campaign. In the opening game of the 2004/05 season at Aberdeen, Burke fainted on the pitch[3] and was out of action for almost the whole season with a mysterious virus.[4]
However, he came back strongly and played in most Rangers games in 2005/06, including vital UEFA Champions League games against Internazionale, Porto, and Villarreal. Burke was injured against Celtic on 23 September 2006, damaging ligaments in his left shoulder in a challenge with Aiden McGeady. The injury required an operation and Burke was ruled out of action for an estimated three months.[5]
On 25 January 2007, Burke signed a new contract with Rangers keeping him at the club until 2009.[6] After being frozen out of the first team squad for the first half of the 2007/08 season, Burke returned to replace the then injured Nacho Novo and DaMarcus Beasley, keeping his place in the side until April 2008, when he was injured in a Scottish Cup match against St Johnstone.[7]
Cardiff City
Playing for Cardiff City, 2010
After making just two appearances for Rangers during the first half of the 2008–09 season, Burke left the club on 9 January to sign for Championship side Cardiff City on a free transfer, linking up with former Rangers teammates Gavin Rae and Ross McCormack.[8][9] He made his debut on 17 January when he replaced Peter Whittingham after 45 minutes in a 1–1 draw with Birmingham City, scoring his first goal for the club on 21 April during a 2–2 draw with Charlton Athletic.[10]
On 16 September 2009, Burke scored his first goal of the 2009–10 season, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win over Reading at the Madejski Stadium.[11] On 29 September he scored his second of the season in a 6–1 thrashing over Derby County at the Cardiff City Stadium. His goalscoring form continued, including winning goals in matches against Preston North End and Middlesbrough, and on 8 December he scored his fourth goal of the season in a 2–0 win over West Bromwich Albion,[12] making the 2009–10 season the highest goalscoring year of his career.
On 27 March 2010, Burke reached ten goals in all competitions with a goal against Crystal Palace, leading manager Dave Jones to describe him as being "an integral part of what we do".[13] On 23 May 2011, Burke left Cardiff City after failing to agree a new contract.
Birmingham City
Training with Birmingham City, 2011On 8 June 2011, Burke signed a pre-contract agreement with fellow Championship club Birmingham City. He joined the club formally on a two-year deal on 1 July, having left Cardiff on a free transfer under the Bosman ruling.[14] He made his Birmingham debut on the opening day of the season in a 2–1 defeat to Derby County, and came close to equalising in the second half when his shot after a fine solo run beat the goalkeeper but rebounded back into play off the post.[15] Burke was part of the starting eleven in Birmingham's first match in major European competition for nearly 50 years, the Europa League play-off round first leg against Portuguese club Nacional, which finished goalless.[16]
International career
Burke won his first Scotland cap on 11 May 2006 as a substitute against Bulgaria in the Kirin Cup and scored twice in a 5–1 victory.[17]
International goals
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 11 May 2006 Kobe, Japan 
Bulgaria4–1 5–1 Kirin Cup 2. 11 May 2006 Kobe, Japan Bulgaria5–1 5–1 Kirin Cup Career statistics
- As of match played 19 November 2011[citation needed]
Club statistics Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals Rangers 2001–02 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2002–03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003–04 20 3 1 0 2 1 3 0 26 4 2004–05 12 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 16 0 2005–06 27 3 2 0 0 0 6 0 35 3 2006–07 22 2 1 0 1 0 5 0 29 2 2007–08 11 2 5 2 3 0 2 0 21 4 2008–09 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Subtotal 96 11 9 2 7 1 19 0 131 14 Cardiff City 2008–09 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 1 2009–10 44 9 3 1 2 0 3 0 52 10 2010–11 44 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 46 5 Subtotal 102 15 5 1 4 0 3 0 114 16 Birmingham City 2011–12 14 4 0 0 1 0 6 1 21 5 Total 212 30 14 3 12 1 28 1 266 35 Honours
- Kirin Cup: 1
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- 2006
References
- ^ Scottish Football League (October 2004). The Bell's Scottish Football Review 2004/05. CRE8. ISBN 0-9548556-0-4.
- ^ "Rangers trounce Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 2002-03-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/1881048.stm.
- ^ "Aberdeen 0–0 Rangers". BBC Sport website. 2004-08-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/3538018.stm.
- ^ "Virus rules out Burke". BBC Sport. 2004-08-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/3596626.stm.
- ^ "Burke Out For 12 Weeks". Rangers official website. http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Headlines/0,,5~903947,00.html.
- ^ "Burke pens Gers extension". Sky Sports. 2007-01-25. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11788_2403456,00.html.
- ^ "Future Looks Bright For Burke". Sportinglife website. 2008-01-01. http://www.sportinglife.com/football/scottishpremier/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/08/01/01/SOCCER_Rangers_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=scotspremiership.
- ^ "Chris Burke signs for Cardiff City". South Wales Echo. 2009-01-09. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/cardiff-city-fc/2009/01/09/chris-burke-signs-for-cardiff-city-91466-22649546/. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ^ "Cardiff sign up Rangers' Burke". BBC Sport. 2009-01-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7816816.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ^ "Charlton 2–2 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 2009-04-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8001863.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- ^ "Reading 0–1 Cardiff". BBC News. 2009-09-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8244195.stm. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ^ Shuttleworth, Peter (2009-12-08). "West Brom 0–2 Cardiff". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8390856.stm. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ^ "Dave hails 'livewire' Burke". Cardiff City F.C. 2010-03-29. http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~2008798,00.html. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ^ "Blues bag Burke". Birmingham City F.C. 2011-06-08. http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2373459,00.html. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
- ^ Jolly, Richard (2011-08-07). "Derby 2 Birmingham 2: Rocket shot piles on misery for trouble-hit Birmingham". http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/263479/Derby-2-Birmingham-2-Rocket-shot-piles-on-misery-for-trouble-hit-Birmingham. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ Tattum, Colin (2011-08-19). "Nacional 0, Birmingham City 0". Birmingham Mail. http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2011/08/19/nacional-0-birmingham-city-0-colin-tattum-s-big-match-verdict-and-player-ratings-97319-29265450/. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ^ "Scotland 5–1 Bulgaria". BBC Sport website. 2006-05-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4760205.stm.
External links
Birmingham City F.C. – current squad 1 Myhill · 2 Carr · 3 Murphy · 4 Caldwell · 5 Ibáñez · 6 Ridgewell · 7 Burke · 8 N'Daw · 9 King · 11 Beausejour · 12 Mutch · 13 Doyle · 14 Gomis · 15 Elliott · 17 Rooney · 18 Fahey · 19 Žigić · 20 Vallès · 22 Redmond · 23 Spector · 24 Davies · 25 Asante · 37 Hubbins · 38 Kerr · 39 Wood · 43 Hancox · Manager: Hughton
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