David McCracken

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David McCracken
Personal information
Full name David McCracken
Date of birth October 16, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth    Flag of Scotland Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nickname Cracks
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Dundee United
Number 3
Youth clubs
Dundee United
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2000– Dundee United 172 (8)   
National team
2001–2003 Scotland under-21 005 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 09:49, 19 March 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

David McCracken (born October 16, 1981 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays in central defence for Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League.

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[edit] Career

McCracken made his competitive SPL debut in the match against Celtic on 2 May 2000. In the 2000-01 season, he made nine appearances mostly at full back, in a gradual programme of exposure to first team action. He also netted his first goal that term, in the opening day defeat to Celtic at Tannadice. After a string of impressive early season performances, David made his debut for Scotland's under-21s in a 1-0 win over Latvia. By the end of another season of excellent progress, David had played 22 times for the first team during 2001-02.

[edit] First team regular

2002-03 was the season David made a real breakthrough into the first team with 30 appearances and in 2003-04 he was part of the United rearguard for all but seven games to bring his total appearances to 99, during which he has scored three times. As part of a solid back three, David was a crucial element of the side that reached fifth in the league to give United their best finish since 1996-97.

David had missed only two matches during the 2004-05 season, helping the side reach the semi-finals of the CIS League Cup, when injury struck in the Scottish Cup tie against Queen of the South. He only managed another two games before the end of the season, but was rewarded for some steady performances with a new two-year contract in July 2005.[1] McCracken missed just five matches in the whole of the 2005-06 season, taking his total of appearances for United to 165, as United finished in 9th place in the SPL for the second consecutive season.

McCracken, like defensive colleagues Lee Mair and Lee Wilkie, is out of contract at the end of 2006-07 and became the first victim of an expected defensive cull when he was told he was free to leave the club.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "McCracken extends Tannadice stay", BBC Sport website, July 19, 2005.
  2. ^ "Dundee Utd tell McCracken to go", BBC Sport website, January 19, 2007.

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Dundee United F.C. - Current Squad

1 Stillie | 2 Kalvenes | 3 McCracken | 4 Wilkie | 5 Mair | 7 Kerr | 9 Daly | 10 Hunt | 11 Robson | 12 Duff | 14 Robb | 15 Conway | 16 Dillon | 17 Cameron | 19 Gardiner | 20 Samuel | 21 McLean | 23 Easton | 24 Callaghan | 25 Robertson | 26 Goodwillie | 27 Burnett | 29 Gomis | 36 Watson | Manager: Levein
Persondata
NAME McCracken, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 16 October 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasgow, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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