Christophe Berra

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Christophe Berra
Personal information
Full name	Christophe Diddier Berra
Date of birth	January 31, 1985 (age 22)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	6' 1"
Nickname	Chuck
Playing position	Centre-back
Club information
Current club	Heart of Midlothian
Number	20
Youth clubs
	Edina Hibs
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-	Hearts	58 (2)
National team2
2005-2006	Scotland U-21s
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:59, 27 March 2007 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Christophe Diddier Berra (born 31 January 1985, in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Heart of Midlothian. He is a central defender noted for his physical presence and aerial ability.

Berra attended St Marys Primary School, London Street and then St Thomas Of Aquin's High School, both in Edinburgh. He joined Hearts in April 2002 from their youth development system after previously having a spell at Edina Hibs. After impressive performances in the youth and U21 teams Berra made his debut in the 2003-2004 season. Since then Berra has been an important member of the first team squad and in season 2005-2006 scored the important second goal in a 2-0 victory against Kilmarnock^[1] which was pivotal in the Tynecastle club's push towards UEFA Champions League qualification.

Berra has been capped by Scotland at different age levels up to U-21 level although, as his name suggests, he is still also eligible to play for France, through his father's French lineage.

In July 2006 Berra signed a five year deal with the Hearts.

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[edit] External link

• Christophe Berra career stats at Soccerbase
• Appearance stats at londonhearts.com

Heart of Midlothian F.C. - Current Squad

1 Gordon | 2 Neilson | 3 Fyssas | 5 Tall | 6 Barasa | 7 McCann | 8 Aguiar | 9 Jankauskas | 11 Pospíšil | 12 Bednář | 13 Banks | 14 Bešlija | 16 Mikoliūnas | 18 Česnauskis | 20 Berra | 21 Gonçalves | 22 Elliot | 23 Wallace | 24 Ivaškevičius | 25 Karipidis | 26 Žaliūkas | 27 Velička | 28 Brellier | 34 Kingston | 36 Neill | 37 Driver | 38 Lithgow | 40 Jónsson | 41 J. Armstrong | 42 Glen | 43 Kurskis | 44 Klimek | 45 Pilibaitis | 46 Kančelskis | 47 Mackle | 53 Park | 57 Kostadinov | — Copil | Interim Head Coach: Korobochka

Persondata
NAME	Berra, Christophe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Scottish footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	January 21, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH	Edinburgh, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH