Titus Bramble
Titus Bramble (2011)
Titus Malachi Bramble (born 31 July 1981 in Ipswich ) is an English footballer. The 1.88-meter center-back is currently in the Premier League at Sunderland under contract, he is known for his physically -oriented style of play.
Sports career
Bramble took the first steps in organized football in his hometown at Ipswich Town and celebrated at the age of only 17 years, his debut in the first team, which was active at this time in the second-class First Division. After the " Tractor Boys ", the rise was succeeded in the Premier League in 2000, Bramble conquered a regular place in the team that surprisingly reached the fifth and in the following season 2001/ 02 UEFA Cup after victories against Torpedo Moscow and Helsingborgs IF only failed at Inter Milan. Despite this European Notable successes Ipswich Town during the same year from the top English top off again, whereupon Bramble, who had come during this time to several inserts in the English U -21, for a transfer fee in the amount of six million pounds to Newcastle United moved on.
The newcomer claimed at first a leadership role in the team of Bobby Robson, but was given his simple style of play, which is limited in defensive behavior to frequent of liberation and extremely robust showing in a duel, always rated ambivalent - negative votes classified Bramble the end of the 2003 / 04 even as a worst player in the Premier League. This contrasted with some crucial goals against, including the winning goal in a 1-0 victory against Chelsea, the legitimate in 2006 for collection in the Intertoto Cup, as well as a hit in the first game of qualifying for the UEFA Cup against FK Ventspils, the 0-0 draw in the return leg meant getting ahead in the main round after another good defensive performance. In the further course of the competition he retired against Eintracht Frankfurt in December 2006, an injury that left his lower legs swell to twice its normal size and had to be hospitalized. Although he returned again in late January 2007, the central defense to the side of Steven Taylor back, but pointed to solid performances especially in the disappointing 0-2 defeat against AZ Alkmaar a weak performance, after which it took coach Glenn Roeder from the team. Especially after the return of Craig Moore and consistency of its competitors Taylor and Oguchi Onyewu he played no role in the further planning of Newcastle United.
Peel free to Bramble graduated in June 2007 at the Erstligakonkurrenten Wigan Athletic and signed a three-year contract there. Contrary to his time in Newcastle he was in his new home quickly became a crowd favorite, including 2 January 2008 contributed to the equalizer at 1-1 at Liverpool. Manager Steve Bruce promoted him for the first time in a League Cup match against his former club Ipswich Town for the captain and crew of this took over at the " Latics " more and more a key role in the middle. The 2008/09 season became the personal best season for Bramble, who was rewarded with the award for the internal association player of the year. Speculation about a possible change ended in July 2009 so that the defender signed a new contract until the end of the 2011/12 season. For the season 2010/11 Bramble moved to Sunderland AFC.