Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christer Simon Warren | ||
Date of birth | 10 October 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Weymouth, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
?–1995 | Cheltenham Town | ||
1995–1997 | Southampton | 8 | (0) |
1996 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1997 | →Fulham (loan) | 11 | (0) |
1997–2000 | Bournemouth | 103 | (13) |
2000–2002 | Queens Park Rangers | 36 | (0) |
2002 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | (0) |
2002–2005 | Eastleigh | ||
2005–2006 | Winchester City | ||
2006–2007 | Lymington & New Milton | ||
2007–2008 | Wimborne Town | ||
Teams managed | |||
2007–2008 | Wimborne Town | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Christer Simon Warren (born 10 October 1974 in Weymouth, Dorset) is a former football player.
Warren started his career at Cheltenham Town then in the Beazer Homes League. On 5 December 1992, he scored Cheltenham's goal in their 1–1 Second Round FA Cup game against Bournemouth forcing a replay.[1] He became Cheltenham's then record "sale" for a fee of £40,000 with clauses about appearances etc.[2]
He was signed for Southampton at the end of the 1994-95 season and was viewed by manager Alan Ball as a good investment, who could play in any position on the left side.[3] He made his debut for The Saints as a substitute away to Arsenal on 23 September 1995, and made a total of seven appearances under new manager David Merrington, including his only start in a 3-0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers.[4] It became clear that the Premiership was too much for him,[3] and in October 1996 he was loaned to Brighton for a month. He made one further substitute appearance for Southampton in March 1997 before spending the rest of the season on loan at Fulham, where he helped them gain promotion from Division 3 under manager Micky Adams.
In October 1997, he moved across the New Forest for a fee of £50,000 to join Bournemouth where he spent three seasons in Division 2. In June 2000, he moved on to Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer[3] and was part of the squad who saw Q.P.R. relegated to Football League Division 2 at the end of the 2000-01 season. After a trial at Oxford United in the summer of 2002 he spent a few weeks with Bristol Rovers on a non-contract basis before dropping down to lower-league football.
In October 2002 he signed for Eastleigh[3] and in October 2005 he joined Winchester City of the Wessex League. In September 2006 he left Winchester to join Lymington & New Milton, before moving on to Wimborne Town in February 2007. In April 2007, he was appointed first-team manager at Wimborne Town[5] but was relieved of his duties in November 2008.[6]