Wednesday, January 16, 2008

500 Baby - A Legend - No 23


15 Jan 2008 Jamie Carragher was captain for the night as he made his 500th appearance for the Merseysiders.


JAMIE CARRAGHER
Position: Defender

Date of Birth: 28/01/1978
Height: 5'10
Weight: 12st 4

1st team games: 500
1st team goals: 4
International caps: 34
International goals: 0
Former clubs: (please note this)

Birth Place: Bootle

Vice-captain Jamie Carragher signed professional terms with the Reds aged 18 in October 1996 after a successful apprenticeship.

He'd already represented England Under 21s, and earlier that year was part of Liverpool's first FA Youth Cup winning team alongside Michael Owen and David Thompson.

Carra's debut came at Middlesbrough on January 8, 1997, when he was brought on for Rob Jones in the Coca-Cola Cup. He made another substitute appearance against West Ham in the Premiership before Roy Evans handed him a first start versus Aston Villa on January 18, 1998. Remarkably, he marked his full debut with a rare goal.

His passion, enthusiasm and versatility soon ensured regular starts, whether at right-back, left-back, centre-half or defensive midfield.

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