Charlie Mulgrew

(2012 ) Charlie Mulgrew

Charles Patrick " Charlie" Mulgrew ( born March 6, 1986 in Glasgow ) is a Scottish football player. The educated at Glasgow Celtic left-back, who can also be used in the offensive area as a winger, is after two years of "England Adventure " and two other seasons with league rivals FC Aberdeen since summer 2010 at Celtic under contract.

Sports career

Charlie Mulgrew was educated in his native city of Glasgow at Celtic, where he received in July 2002, his first professional contract. In order to slowly brought up to the first team, the club's management decided to borrow the Erstligakonkurrenten Dundee United, where Mulgrew should gather in the remaining games of the season 2005/ 06 match practice. With a total of 14 competitive stakes and two goals this short time was quite successful in Tannadice Park and in February 2006 the teenager received the award for best young rider of the month. However, hopes for a promotion at Celtic were not fulfilled and to have completed without a single game for the " Bhoys ", he moved to England on 23 August 2006 at the Wolverhampton Wanderers; in the transfer, he served as a " bargaining chip " since Celtic in return the experienced left-back Lee Naylor players received and additional paid 300,000 pounds.

On September 10, 2006 Mulgrew was in the 1-0 away win over Leeds United a successful debut, but had to struggle in the aftermath with numerous injuries that limited his possible use significantly. This he also missed a possible debut in the Scottish senior team to which the already tried and tested in numerous Scottish youth teams Mulgrew was controlled closed in the meantime. After his comeback in the club at the start of the 2007/08 season injury problems returned a second time; He recovered, however before end of the year and earned mainly in the Scottish U -21 good grades. Towards the end of January 2008 lent him the " Wolves " to the third division Southend United and Mulgrew helped with there that the club play- off games to climb into second-class Football League Championship reached - there are already in the semifinals at Carlisle United failed.

Plans for a move to Swindon Town leaned Mulgrew from in July 2008; Instead, he moved back to his Scottish homeland, where he signed a two -year contract with FC Aberdeen. In his second league use he shot there 16 August 2008 in a free kick his first goal, which at the same time gave the club a 1-0 away win at FC Motherwell. Right away Mulgrew was there a regular player and he came up with a total of 34 championship matches on the second- most behind Scott Severin inserts a field player with the " Dons ".

In July 2010, Mulgrew returned to Celtic, Neil Lennon had taken over in the meantime its sporty line.

On 20 February 2012, he made ​​his debut in a 1-1 draw in the international match in Slovenia for the Scottish national team.