Chris Burke (footballer)

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Personal information
Chris Burke
Full name	Chris Burke
Date of birth	December 2, 1983 (age 23)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	175cm
Playing position	Midfielder (Right Winger)
Club information
Current club	Rangers
Number	17
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-Present	Rangers	77 (9)
National team²
2006-Present	Scotland	02 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:55, 18 March 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of July 27, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Chris Burke (2 December 1983 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League.

Burke, a product of Rangers' youth system, who previously played for Celtic Boys Club, first broke into the Rangers first team in season 2001-02 and scored on his debut against Kilmarnock^[1]. Since then he has been a regular player in the Rangers squad and was involved in the clubs 2003-04 Champions League campaign. In the opening game of the 2004/05 season at Aberdeen, Burke fainted on the pitch^[2] and was out of action for almost the whole season with a mysterious virus^[3].

However, he came back strongly and played in most Rangers games in 2005/06, including vital UEFA Champions League games against Internazionale, F.C. Porto, and Villarreal.

He won his first Scotland cap on 11 May 2006 as a substitute against Bulgaria in the Kirin Cup and scored twice in a 5-1 victory^[4]

Burke was injured in an Old Firm game on September 23, 2006, damaging ligaments in his left shoulder in a challenge with Aiden McGeady. The injury required an operation and Burke was ruled out of action for an estimated 12 weeks^[5]. On the 25th of January 2007, Chris Burke signed a new contract with Rangers keeping him at the club until 2009.

[edit] References

^ "Rangers trounce Kilmarnock", BBC Sport website, 20 March, 2002.
^ "Aberdeen 0-0 Rangers", BBC Sport website, 7 August, 2004.
^ "Virus rules out Burke", BBC Sport website, 25 August, 2004.
^ "Scotland 5-1 Bulgaria", BBC Sport website, 11 May 2006.
^ "Burke Out For 12 Weeks", www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk.

[edit] External links

Chris Burke career stats at Soccerbase

Rangers F.C. - Current Squad
1 Klos \| 2 Webster \| 3 Weir \| 4 Buffel \| 5 Papac \| 6 Ferguson \| 7 Hemdani \| 8 Thomson \| 9 Pršo \| 10 Novo \| 11 Rae \| 12 Ehiogu \| 14 Sionko \| 15 Boyd \| 17 Burke \| 18 Murray \| 19 Svensson \| 20 Hutton \| 22 McGregor \| 23 Šebo \| 25 Adam \| 26 Smith \| 28 Ponroy \| 30 N'Diaye \| 34 Robinson \| 41 Lowing \| 42 Lennon \| 45 Loy \| 47 Furman \| 49 McMillan \| 59 Shinnie \| 63 Perry \| Manager: Smith