 Carragher in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Lee Duncan Carragher[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1978[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bootle, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1997 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2013 | Liverpool | 508 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1997 | England U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 1996–2000 | England U21 | 27 | (1) |
| 1999–2010 | England | 38 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Lee Duncan Carragher (/ˈkærəɡər/ KARR-ə-ghər; born 28 January 1978) is an English football analyst and former player who played as a defender for Premier League club Liverpool during a career which spanned 17 years. A one-club man, he was Liverpool's vice-captain for ten years, and is the club's second-longest ever serving player, making his 737th appearance for Liverpool in all competitions on 19 May 2013. Carragher also holds the record for the most appearances in European competition for Liverpool with 149.
Carragher started his career at the Liverpool Academy, making his professional debut in the 1996–97 season, and becoming a first-team starter the following season. Having initially played as a full-back, the arrival of manager Rafael Benítez in 2004 saw Carragher move to become a centre-back, where he found his best form. His honours with Liverpool total two FA Cups, three Football League Cups, two FA Charity/Community Shields, one UEFA Champions League, one UEFA Cup and two UEFA Super Cups.
Internationally, Carragher held the national record for most caps at under-21 level and earned his senior debut in 1999. He represented England at UEFA Euro 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup, before announcing his retirement from international football in 2007. He did, however, temporarily come out of retirement in order to represent England at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, before retiring again with 38 senior England caps.
Following his retirement in 2013, Carragher joined Sky Sports as a commentator and pundit. In July 2020, CBS Sports announced Carragher would join their Champions League studio broadcast team.[4]
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- ^ "Jamie Carragher Profile". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ "Liverpool F.C. Profile". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ Herrera, Sandra (30 July 2020). "CBS Sports unveils studio and match coverage for UEFA Champions League and Europa League". CBS Sports.