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Christer Warren

Christer Simon Warren (born 10 October 1974) is a former footballer.

Football career

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 AFC Bournemouth forcing a replay.[2] He became Cheltenham's then record "sale" for a fee of £40,000 with clauses about appearances etc.[3]

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.[1] 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,[1] 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[1] 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[1] 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]

Later he played in French football for FC Boutonnais[7] and finally at US Melle. He settled in La Rochelle.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. pp. 594–595. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
  2. ^ Collett, Mike (2003). The Complete Record of the FA Cup. Sports Books. p. 227. ISBN 1-899807-19-5.
  3. ^ "1983–1995". Club history. Cheltenham Town F.C. Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  4. ^ In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. 2003. p. 245.
  5. ^ "Magpies name new managerial team". Wimborne Town F.C. 14 April 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  6. ^ Wadley, Ian (14 November 2008). "Great expectations on Alex's shoulders". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  7. ^ "Joueur – Christer WARREN – club Football FOOTBALL CLUB BOUTONNAIS – Footeo". Fcboutonnais.footeo.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  8. ^ "It may come as a surprise to fans of a certain age to learn that former Robins forward Christer Warren celebrated his 40th birthday last week". Ctfc.com. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2016.