Gary Caldwell

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Gary Caldwell
Personal information
Full name Gary Caldwell
Date of birth April 12, 1982 (1982-04-12) (age 26)
Place of birth    Stirling, Scotland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre-back / Right-back / Central-midfielder
Club information
Current club Celtic
Number 5
Youth clubs
1997–99 Newcastle United
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999–2004
2001
2002
2002–2003
2003
2004–2006
2006–		 Newcastle United
→ Darlington (loan)
→ Hibernian (loan)
→ Coventry City (loan)
→ Derby County (loan)
Hibernian
Celtic		 000 00(0)
004 00(0)
011 00(0)
036 00(0)
009 00(0)
088 00(5)
056 00(1)   
National team2
2002–present Scotland 027 00(2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 29, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 17:36, 30 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Gary Caldwell, (born April 12, 1982, in Stirling), is a Scotland international football player who currently plays for Celtic.

Primarily considered a central defender, Caldwell proved extremely versatile and had been deployed as a right-back, defensive midfielder at various spells in his career. His brother Steven plays for Burnley and is also a defender.

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[edit] Club career

Caldwell started his career with Celtic Boys Club. At 16 he went to England, alongside his elder brother Steven at Newcastle United. Breaking through from the reserves proved difficult, however, and in search of regular first team football, he went on loan to other clubs on several occasions: Darlington and Hibernian in 2001–02, then Coventry and Derby County the following season. In the summer of 2003 he was given a free transfer, and despite being linked with boyhood favorites Celtic, he returned to Easter Road to sign with Hibs.

Transfer speculation continued to see him linked with a move to Celtic, and persistent rumours that he had signed a pre-contract agreement to join the club in the summer of 2006 were finally confirmed on January 20, 2006.

[edit] International career

Since winning his first Scotland cap in 2002, under the reign of Berti Vogts, Caldwell had established himself as a squad, if not first team, regular. As of October 2006, he has played 23 times for his country, scoring twice.

Caldwell's international debut came in the first match of Berti Vogts management, a 5-0 defeat to France at the Stade de France. Ironically, what is possibly the finest moment of his career came also against France, scoring the only goal of the game as Scotland defeated the World Cup runners up 1-0 at Hampden Park, on October 7, 2006 in a Euro 2008 qualifying match.[1]

[edit] Scotland goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 30 May 2004 Edinburgh, Scotland Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 4-1 Friendly
2. 7 October 2006 Glasgow, Scotland Flag of France France 1–0 1-0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Scotland 1-0 France", BBC Sport website, 7 October 2006. 

[edit] External links

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Celtic F.C. – current squad

1 Boruc • 2 Hinkel • 3 Naylor • 5 Caldwell • 6 Baldé • 8 S. Brown • 9 Samaras • 10 Vennegoor of Hesselink • 11 Hartley • 12 Wilson • 14 Riordan • 15 Sno • 17 Pressley • 18 Donati • 19 Robson • 21 M. Brown • 23 Hutchinson • 24 Perrier-Doumbé • 25 Nakamura • 26 Sheridan • 27 McDonald • 29 Mizuno • 33 Killen • 38 Quinn • 41 Kennedy • 42 McGlinchey • 43 O'Carroll • 44 McManus • 45 O'Brien • 46 McGeady • 47 McGovern • 48 O'Dea • 49 Cuthbert • 51 Riley • 52 Caddis • 53 Ferry • 54 Conroy • 55 McGowan • 62 Fox • Manager: Strachan
Preceded by
Ian Murray		 Hibernian F.C. captain
2005-2006		 Succeeded by
Kevin Thomson