Jamie Carragher
- Jamie Carragher was born James Lee Duncan Carragher in Bootle on 28 January 1978.
- Even though as a boy he supported Everton, Jamie Carrager has played for Liverpool since joining as a trainee on 9 October 1996. He was in Liverpool's FA Youth Cup winning side in the midfield, although Carragher started out playing as a teenager as a No.9.
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Carragher made his debut for Liverpool's first team as a substitute in January 1997 against Middlesbrough in the Coca-Cola Cup.
- Jamie Carrager is a versatile player, who has played both as a central defender and holding midfielder as well as a left-back and a right-back.
- Carragher was captain of England's Under-21 side and holds the record for the most appearances at that level. He made his full international debut for England against Hungary in 1999.
- Carragher has suffered a couple of significant injuries. He was expected to be included in England's World Cup 2002 squad but needed a knee operation. Another bad injury was when Carragher broke his leg against Blackburn in September 2003, however he recovered suprisingly quickly and was back playing in January 2004.
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Carragher's consistency proved a crucial factor in Liverpool's Champions League success in 2005.
- Carragher was part of England's World Cup 2006 squad, but it ended badly for him as he was one of the England players to miss a penalty in the shoot-out against Portugal.
- When Jamie Carragher played in the semi-final second leg against Chelsea in the 2007 Champions League that saw Liverpool go through to the final, it was his 90th European match. It was a new record for the Liverpool player with the most European appearances, one more than Ian Callaghan.
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In June 2007, Jamie Carragher signed a new deal to keep him at Liverpool until 2011.
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