Christian Dailly
Dailly warms-up for West Ham United at the City of Manchester Stadium
|
|||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Eduard Dailly | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1996 | Dundee United | 143 | (18) |
| 1996–1998 | Derby County | 67 | (4) |
| 1998–2001 | Blackburn Rovers | 70 | (4) |
| 2001–2007 | West Ham United | 158 | (3) |
| 2007 | → Southampton (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Rangers | 21 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Charlton Athletic | 78 | (1) |
| 2011 | Portsmouth | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Southend United | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 552 | (32) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1996 | Scotland U21 | 35 | (5) |
| 1997–2008 | Scotland | 67 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
|||
Christian Eduard Dailly (born 23 October 1973) is a Scottish former professional footballer. A versatile player, he was often seen in defence or defensive midfield. He played in most outfield positions during his career. Dailly is Scotland's sixth-most capped player, having won 67 caps. The largest transfer fee any team paid for Dailly was when he joined Blackburn Rovers from Derby County for £5,350,000 in 1998. Dailly retired from professional football in July 2012 to concentrate on studying for a sports science degree and working for his coaching badges.
Dailly was born in Dundee, Tayside and first signed professional terms with Dundee United on 2 August 1990, aged sixteen years old. He became the youngest-ever player to appear for Dundee United when he made his first-team debut on 21 August 1990, though this record has since been broken by Greg Cameron. Playing as a striker and scoring in each of his first three games, Dailly quickly shot to prominence, making his Scotland Under 21 side debut just a month later. In his debut season, Dailly managed five goals in eighteen appearances. His debut season would become his most prolific, and the 1991–92 season brought just eight games with no goals. In the 1992–93 season, Dailly scored four from fourteen appearances and firmly established himself as a regular in the 1993–94 season with 38 league appearances, and not only another four goals, but also the Scottish Cup, when his shot rebounded off the post for Craig Brewster to score the only goal against Rangers.
The 1994–95 season ended in disappointment with relegation, with yet another four goals from 33 games. In 1995–96, Dailly was firmly established as a central defender and started the season as United's club captain, although he was subsequently replaced by Dave Bowman. He scored just once in 30 appearances. It was an important goal though, as it ensured United drew the away leg of the short-lived league-playoff against Partick Thistle, and subsequently won the home leg to gain promotion at the first opportunity. This proved to be Dailly's final game for Dundee United, as he joined Derby County in August 1996 for £500,000, with a further £500,000 payable dependent on his international career, which was later paid.
...
Wikipedia