Peter Crouch
Peter Crouch was born on 30th January, 1981, in Macclesfield, Cheshire.
Crouch is a Liverpool and England striker, who, at 6'7", is Liverpool's tallest ever player.
Crouch played for Tottenham's youth side but moved to QPR as a professional. At Loftus Road he scored 10 league goals in the 2000-01 season, but was then sold to Portsmouth.
In just 37 appearances for Pompey Peter Crouch scored 18 goals, which resulted in an U21 England call-up. In 2002, he moved to Villa and started well, scoring against Newcastle on his home debut, but in the end he couldn’t keep his place in the side and was loaned to Norwich.
Crouch returned to Villa, but in 2004, Southampton gained his services with a £2million bid, however, he couldn’t get into the team until December, when Harry Redknapp took over.
Peter Crouch was named Saints Player of the Year for 2005 after scoring 16 goals in 33 games, but he couldn’t stop Southampton being relegated.
He moved to Liverpool for £7million but was very heavily criticised in his first few months due to a serious lack of goals. For an incredible 4 months, in which he played 19 games he didn’t score.
Crouch finally scored in early December against Wigan. He finished the season with 8 league goals and an FA Cup Winner’s medal.
Having been booed for England during the World Cup qualifying campaign, he still had a lot to prove to the fans and he eventually won their approval.
Crouch came on against Hungary in a pre-World Cup friendly and scored to secure the victory. His goal celebration, later named the Robokop, caused a media sensation.
Four days later, just one week before the World Cup, Crouch started against Jamaica in another friendly, and scored a hat-trick - a performance that probably confirmed his place, given that Wayne Rooney was injured, partnering Michael Owen up front in the opening World Cup games.
Peter Crouch was in the England 2006 World Cup Squad.
Peter Crouch biography by Ben Rosenbaum
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