Chris Perry (footballer)
Christopher John " Chris " Perry (born 26 April 1973 in Carshalton ) is a former English footballer. The FC Wimbledon by Joe Kinnear, the former coach of the " Crazy Gang ", trained and body hugging playing center-back has been to Tottenham Hotspur for an international career and made it into the England team predicts especially after joining in 1999, before threw him back a herniated disc crucial. From then on he acted with less ambitious clubs and ended after the intermediate stations Charlton Athletic, West Bromwich Albion and Luton Town finally in 2010 in the third division FC Southampton his active career.
Professional career
Wimbledon FC (1991-1999)
Perry came in the south London in the borough of Sutton to the world and learned to play football at a little further north based FC Wimbledon - the club, which he had already followed since childhood. Equipped after July 1991 with a first professional contract, he made his debut in a Premier League match on April 4, 1994 by Substitutes at the Plough Lane home against Liverpool (1:1). Durable for use in Joe Kinnear supervised " Crazy Gang ", as the team was called since the 1980s due to the robust style of play, Perry came in the second half of the 1994/95 season and suddenly he was with his speed and strength in the tackle one of the most promising talents in English league football. Despite its small for a central defender with 1.75 meters tall he was, thanks to a good sense of timing and strengths in the head ball game and after the 1995/96 season, in which Perry only three competitive games missed, he won the award of the player, the greatest, the had made progress ( " Most Improved Player of the Year "). His first goals get him in the season 1996/97, whereby in addition to the first league goal specifically the balance at 1-1 in the FA Cup against Crewe Alexandra is mentioned, which made it possible to replay and the subsequent fourth- round victory over Manchester United only.
In season 1997/ 98, the FC Wimbledon brought many injury problems, Perry ranked as a crowd favorite in the final squad of the best defensive players in the history of the club a. He shot mid- September 1997 against Newcastle United ( 3-1 ) its second and at the same time last league goal for the " Dons ". The consistently good performance also remained the " heavyweights " in English football not withheld and after another year in which Perry with constant performances in a relegation battle demonstrated his qualities, George Graham as the new coach of Tottenham Hotspurs a transfer for a fee of four million pounds as part of its basic reconstruction in view. Finally, in July 1998 it came to signing the contract with the club from the White Hart Lane.
Tottenham Hotspur (1999-2003)
At the tall Sol Campbell Page Perry made in the 1999/2000 season, the new central defense, " Spurs ". To this end, he switched regularly offensively at set pieces - mostly at corners and indirect free kicks - in the penalty box and was rewarded with his first league goal this against Bradford City and a goal in the UEFA Cup against Zimbru Chisinau. Another league goal he succeeded in the 3:4 defeat by Leeds United, and despite occasional breaks due to injury, he reiterated in the following two years, his growing status as a key player in a team that had to cope with the departure of Sol Campbell for the season 2001/ 02.
With severe setbacks Perry had then but also to fight even in the season 2002 /03. In September 2002 he was injured against West Ham United and though he was in a total of 17 games in the starting XI, caused mainly a herniated disc that he lost his place in the team in January 2003. On top of that, the aspiring Ledley King as an increasingly valuable proved in central defense, making Perry suddenly stood on the " siding".
Charlton Athletic (2003-2006)
In September 2003, Perry moved on loan to Premier League rivals Charlton Athletic, where he was primarily responsible for the injured Richard Rufus and Gary Rowett. When he made a satisfactory impression there, he was hired in December 2003 for a transfer fee of £ 100,000 final at the " Addicks " to. On the side of Mark Fish and Jon Fortune he made in Charlton, the new central defense and in February 2004, he scored against former club Tottenham his first league goal for the new club. While the injury of Mark Fish Perry fought together with Jon Fortune and newcomer Talal El Karkouri for places in central defense. To make matters were injury worries for the mid- season 2004/ 05 added, so that he only found in more than half the Official matches into account. Increasingly now lacked the " sparkle " in the actions, thereby increasing its small body size occasionally developed in duels with tall strikers disadvantage.
Then, when even Hermann Hreiðarsson been moved to the middle, he lost following a 0-3 defeat against Wigan Athletic mid-December 2005 his place before he again briefly zoom fought in February 2006 to the starting eleven and in the 3-0 win scored against FC Middlesbrough one of his rare goals. In early August 2006 he joined the then free transfer to the second division side West Bromwich Albion after him before Charlton's new manager Iain Dowie had opened to take no more part in his plans.
West Bromwich Albion (2006-2007)
During his first year for a professional club outside London Curtis Davies Perry's partner was in the center of defense of " WBA ". Perry played 26 competitive matches of the first half of the season before an injury put him out of action for a long time. Only at the very end of the 2006/07 season, as next to Davies and Neil Clement and Sam Sodje were not available, he came again to the train. After just one year, Perry West Bromwich Albion left again after the option of a further year by not achieving a minimum bet number - were rumored in the media 30 games - Perry could not be drawn.
Luton Town (2007-2008)
Next stop was in July 2007, the third division Luton Town. Together with Chris Coyne stood there in the middle Perry, but after three defeats in a series built the club's management to the formation, by Jarosław Fojut was loaned Perry and henceforth operated as a left-back. After a red card for Coyne Perry returned to the center and was after the end of Fojuts Leihphase only a trained central defender in the " Hatters ". Short term he was even captain of the team and put together with Keith Keane, the "smallest middle of the third division ."
End of March 2008, he moved on loan to second division side FC Southampton, after the financial troubles in Luton had worsened dramatically and Perry reportedly no wages had been paid for two months.
Southampton FC (2008-2010)
When Southampton FC the situation in terms of sport, was as tense. Perry was already the ninth central defender, to the " Saints" tried in the 2007/ 08 season and together with the " number 10 " Chris Perry Lucketti stabilized the defense composite extent that the league still succeeded. This earned him the new head coach Jan Poortvliet a new two-year contract a - again dependent on a minimum bet number. In a very young team Perry was given the role of a " father figure ", but although his own performances were characterized by peace and stability, the team result errors were too serious and so the club had to go to the end of the season 2008/ 09 the transition into the third-class Football League One compete.
The 2009/10 season was Perry's last season in professional football. Here he stood for Southampton FC once in 19 games in the starting lineup, where he mostly Radhi Jaïdi was preferred. At the end, he won the Football League Trophy nor his first national trophy in English football. He appeared as a substitute in a 4-1 final win against Carlisle United in injury time for this very Jaïdi. In the end, Perry was one of 13 players that have been extracted in Southampton.
Title / Awards
- Football League Trophy: 2010