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Key facts
- 1984
- England U21
- 1996
- Falkirk
- 1997
- Sunderland
- 2002
- Worksop Town
- 2013
- Stocksbridge Park Steels
- Full name
- Christopher Roland Waddle
- Date of birth
- ( 1960-12-14 ) 14 December 1960 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- Felling , England
- Height
- 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
- Positions
- Winger attacking midfielder
- Years
- Team
- 1978 1980
- Tow Law Town
- 1980 1985
- Newcastle United
- 1985 1989
- Tottenham Hotspur
- 1989 1992
- Marseille
- 1992 1996
- Sheffield Wednesday
- 1996 1997
- Bradford City
- 1997 1999
- Burnley
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Chris
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Felling
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 1988
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Torquay United F.C.
- Position played
- wing half
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- England
- Image
- Chris Waddle 2012.jpg
- Height
- 188
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- name in native language
- Chris Waddle
- date of birth
- 1960-12-14
- Commons category
- Chris Waddle
- coach of sports team
- Burnley F.C.
- end of work period
- 2002-00-00
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Christopher Roland Waddle (born 14 December 1960) is an English former professional football player and manager. Since retiring, he has worked in the media for BBC Radio 5 Live as part of their Premier League and Champions League team. He currently works as a commentator.
Nicknamed "Magic Chris", football journalist Luke Ginnell wrote that Waddle was "widely acknowledged as one of the finest attacking midfielders in Europe". During his professional career, which lasted from 1978 to 1998, he played for several clubs, most notably Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Olympique de Marseille and Sheffield Wednesday.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chris Waddle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.