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Chris Burke (footballer)
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| Chris Burke | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Burke | |
| Date of birth | December 2, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Playing position | Right Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Rangers | |
| Number | 17 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002-Present | Rangers | 83 (9) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006-Present | Scotland | 2 (2) |
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Christopher Burke (born 2 December 1983 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League.
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Burke, a product of Rangers' youth system, who previously played for Celtic Boys Club, first broke into the Rangers first team in season 2001-02 and scored on his debut against Kilmarnock.[1] Since then he has been a regular player in the Rangers squad and was involved in the clubs 2003-04 Champions League campaign. In the opening game of the 2004/05 season at Aberdeen, Burke fainted on the pitch[2] and was out of action for almost the whole season with a mysterious virus.[3]
However, he came back strongly and played in most Rangers games in 2005/06, including vital UEFA Champions League games against Internazionale, F.C. Porto, and Villarreal.
He won his first Scotland cap on 11 May 2006 as a substitute against Bulgaria in the Kirin Cup and scored twice in a 5-1 victory.[4]
Burke was injured in an Old Firm game on September 23, 2006, damaging ligaments in his left shoulder in a challenge with Aiden McGeady. The injury required an operation and Burke was ruled out of action for an estimated 12 weeks.[5].
On 25 January 2007, Chris Burke signed a new contract with Rangers keeping him at the club until 2009.[6]
Correct as of November 3, 2007
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2007-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 2005-06 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2004-05 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2003-04 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| 2002-03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001-02 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 83 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 109 | 10 | |
- ^ "Rangers trounce Kilmarnock", BBC Sport website, 20 March, 2002.
- ^ "Aberdeen 0-0 Rangers", BBC Sport website, 7 August, 2004.
- ^ "Virus rules out Burke", BBC Sport website, 25 August, 2004.
- ^ "Scotland 5-1 Bulgaria", BBC Sport website, 11 May 2006.
- ^ "Burke Out For 12 Weeks", www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk.
- ^ "Burke pens Gers extension", Sky Sports Website, 25 January 2007.
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1 McGregor • 2 Hutton • 3 Weir • 4 Buffel • 5 Papac • 6 Ferguson • 7 Hemdani • 8 Thomson • 9 Boyd • 10 Novo • 11 Adam • 12 Ehiogu • 14 Faye • 15 Gow • 16 G. Smith • 17 Burke • 18 Naismith • 19 Darcheville • 20 Beasley • 21 Broadfoot • 22 Webster • 24 Cuéllar • 25 Carroll • 26 S. Smith • 27 McCulloch • 28 Whittaker • 29 Cousin • 33 Lennon • 34 Emslie • 35 Loy • 36 Furman • 37 McMillan • 42 Shinnie • 43 Fleck • 44 Efrem • 49 Kinniburgh • Manager: W. Smith |
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