Darren Purse
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| Darren Purse | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Darren Purse | |
| Date of birth | February 14, 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Stepney, England | |
| Height | 6ft 2in | |
| Position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Cardiff City | |
| Number | 5 | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1994-1996 1996-1998 1998-2004 2004-2005 2005- |
Leyton Orient Oxford United Birmingham City West Bromwich Albion Cardiff City |
55 (3) 59 (5) 167 (9) 22 (0) 54 (7) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Darren Purse (born 14th January, 1977 in Stepney, London) is a professional football player currently playing for Cardiff City.
[edit] Career
Purse began his career at his local club, Leyton Orient in 1993 and continued at the side until he moved to Oxford United in 1996. He joined Birmingham City in 1997 and his spell included an appearance at the 2001 League Cup final as well as promotion to the FA Premier League. During the league cup final, Purse scored a 90th minute equalizer in the 2001 League Cup from the penalty spot to take the game to extra time. Birmingham eventually lost on penalties.
During the 2003-2004 season, Purse moved to West Bromwich Albion and secured promotion to the Premier League once more.
In July 2005, Purse moved to Cardiff where he was named team captain.
Purse is a former England under-21 international.
[edit] External links
| Cardiff City F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Alexander | 2 Gilbert | 3 McNaughton | 5 Purse | 6 Loovens | 8 Chopra | 9 Thompson | 10 McPhail | 11 Parry | 12 Johnson | 13 Howard | 14 Flood | 16 Ledley | 18 Glombard | 19 Scimeca | 20 Campbell | 22 Wright | 23 Margetson | 24 McKoy | 25 Kamara | 26 Ferretti | 31 Allison | 32 Corcoran | 33 Coombes | 34 McCoubrey | 40 Blake | 44 Gunter | 45 Forde | Manager: Jones |
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