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Craig Bellamy
Craig Bellamy
Personal information
Full name: Craig Douglas Bellamy
Date of birth: 13 July 1979 (1979-07-13) (age 45)
Place of birth:    Cardiff, Flag of Wales Wales
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position: Forward
Club information
Current club Flag of Wales Wales (head coach)
Youth clubs
1988–1990
1990–1996
Flag of England Bristol Rovers
Flag of England Norwich City
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
1996–2000
2000–2001
2001–2005
2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–2009
2009–2011
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2014
Total
Flag of England Norwich City
Flag of England Coventry City
Flag of England Newcastle United
Flag of ScotlandCeltic (loan)
Flag of England Blackburn Rovers
Flag of England Liverpool
Flag of England West Ham United
Flag of England Manchester City
Flag of WalesCardiff City (loan)
Flag of England Liverpool
Flag of Wales Cardiff City
084 0(32)
034 00(6)
093 0(28)
012 00(7)
027 0(13)
027 00(7)
024 00(7)
040 0(12)
035 0(11)
024 00(6)
055 00(6)
455 (135)   
National team

1997–1998
1998–2013
2012
Flag of Wales Wales U18
Flag of Wales Wales U21
Flag of Wales Wales
Flag of United Kingdom Great Britain
0000(6)
0000(1)
078 0(19)
0000(1)
Teams managed
2019–2021
2022
2024
2024–
Flag of Belgium Anderlecht (U21)
Flag of England Burnley (assistant)
Flag of England Burnley (caretaker)
Flag of Wales Wales

Craig Douglas Bellamy (born 13 July 1979) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward and is the current head coach of the Wales national team. Born in Cardiff, Bellamy began his senior playing career with Norwich City, where he made his professional debut in 1996. He signed for Premier League side Coventry City in 2000, breaking the club's record transfer fee, but suffered relegation in his only season. He joined Newcastle United the following year where he helped the club achieve two top-four finishes during a four year spell. Bellamy fell out with manager Graeme Souness in 2005 and spent the latter part of the 2004–05 season on loan at Celtic, where he won the Scottish Cup.

Born in Cardiff, Bellamy began his career with Norwich City. He went on to play for Coventry City and Newcastle United, before spending half a season on loan at Celtic in 2005. He returned to the Premier League later that year, playing for Blackburn Rovers, Liverpool, West Ham United and Manchester City.

For the 2010–11 season, Bellamy dropped down a division to the Championship in order to represent his boyhood club, Cardiff City, on a season-long loan. He moved to play at former club Liverpool the following season, before returning to Cardiff permanently. He later led Cardiff to the Premier League, the first time they had been in the top-flight for half a century. By scoring for Cardiff, he became the first player in Premier League history to score a goal for seven different teams.

During his career, Bellamy won the Championship, the League Cup, the Scottish Cup and the Community Shield. He also was a runner-up in the FA Cup and Champions League. He was at times criticised for his behaviour on and off the pitch, but has accumulated millions of pounds for charity and also established a football academy in Sierra Leone.

He made his senior debut for Wales in 1998 and over the next fifteen years gained 78 caps for his country and scored 19 goals. He was the Wales captain from 2007 to 2011, when he stepped down from the role due to injuries. Bellamy retired from international football, following the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. He was also a member of the Great Britain Olympic team at the 2012 Olympics in London, appearing five times and scoring once.

External links[]

Flag of United Kingdom Great Britain Olympic squad - London 2012

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