Steven Caldwell

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Steven Caldwell
Personal information
Full name Steven Caldwell
Date of birth September 12, 1980 (1980-09-12) (age 27)
Place of birth    Stirling, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Burnley
Number 6
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998–2004
2001
2001–2002
2002
2004
2004–2007
2007–		 Newcastle United
→ Blackpool (loan)
→ Bradford City (loan)
→ Bradford City (loan)
→ Leeds United (loan)
Sunderland
Burnley		 28 (1)
06 (0)
05 (0)
04 (0)
13 (1)
76 (4)
46 (2)   
National team2
2001–2006 Scotland 09 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 11:28, 27 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 12:00, 15 September 2006 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Steven Caldwell (born September 12, 1980 in Stirling) is a Scottish footballer. He currently plays as a defender for Championship side Burnley. He was released by his first club Newcastle United in 2004, having previously been loaned out, and joined local rivals Sunderland.

Caldwell is known for his whole hearted approach to the game and the solid partnership formed with Gary Breen whilst they both played for Sunderland. On April 23, 2005, he scored Sunderland's winning goal against Leicester City to send his team back to the Premiership.

He is a Scottish international, although he is behind his younger brother, Gary of Celtic (Stephen Caldwell was a Celtic supporter in his youth), in the international pecking order.

In an interview alongside his brother Gary in Newcastle United fanzine "True Faith" in 2003, Caldwell was asked whether if no longer wanted at Newcastle, he would ever consider joining arch-rivals Sunderland, and answered with a resounding no, saying he valued the support Newcastle fans had given him and said he whilst he may have to leave Newcastle at some point,he would never join Sunderland. As a result of this, his 2004 transfer to rivals Sunderland was seen as a major betrayal, and he has since been ridiculed and criticised by Newcastle fans.[citation needed]

An injury-plagued season saw Caldwell fall out of favour at Sunderland and the centre half rarely featured in Roy Keane's first team when fit. He was linked with a move away from the club - with Sunderland accepting bids from Championship rivals Burnley and Coventry City. Caldwell signed for Burnley for £400,000 with just 9 minutes of the transfer window remaining. He was shortly thereafter named club captain and endeared himself to the team's fans with his uncompromising tackling and commitment.

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Preceded by
Gary Breen		 Sunderland captain
2006-2007		 Succeeded by
Dean Whitehead
Preceded by
Wayne Thomas		 Burnley F.C. captain
2007-present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
v • d • e
Burnley F.C. – current squad

1 Király • 2 Alexander • 4 Duff • 5 Carlisle • 6 Caldwell • 8 Guðjónsson • 9 Akinbiyi • 11 Elliott • 12 Jensen • 14 Jones • 16 McCann • 17 Lafferty • 18 Mahon • 19 Rodriguez • 20 Blake • 22 Berisha • 23 Jordan • 25 Kay • 26 Unsworth • 28 MacDonald • Manager: Coyle
Persondata
NAME Stephen Caldwell
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Football Defender
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Stirling, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH