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Chris Baird
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Key facts
- 2003
- → Walsall (loan)
- 2004
- → Watford (loan)
- 2014
- Burnley
- 2016
- → Fulham (loan)
- Full name
- Christopher Patrick Baird
- Date of birth
- ( 1982-02-25 ) 25 February 1982 (age 44)
- Place of birth
- Ballymena , Northern Ireland
- Height
- 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
- Positions
- Defender midfielder
- 0000 1998
- Ballymena United
- 1998 2001
- Southampton
- Years
- Team
- 2001 2007
- Southampton
- 2007 2013
- Fulham
- 2013 2014
- Reading
- 2014 2015
- West Bromwich Albion
- 2015 2018
- Derby County
- 2002 2003
- Northern Ireland U21
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Midfielder
- Nationality
- Northern Ireland
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Chris
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Ballymoney
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 2016
- Sport
- association football
- Position played
- full-back
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Northern Ireland
- Mass
- 71
- Image
- Chris Baird 2012.jpg
- Height
- 179
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- Commons category
- Chris Baird
- date of birth
- 1982-02-25
- sport number
- 12
- start of work period
- 2002-00-00
- birth name
- Christopher Patrick Baird
- name in native language
- Chris Baird
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Encyclopedic overview
Christopher Patrick Baird (born 25 February 1982) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who last played for Derby County and represented the Northern Ireland national football team from 2003 to 2016. His preferred position was right-back or centre-half, but he also played on occasion as a left-back, defensive midfielder and central midfielder. In addition to his three-year stint at Derby County, Baird previously played for Southampton, Fulham, Reading, Burnley and West Bromwich Albion.
Club career
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