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Full name: Michael Carrick
Date of birth: 28 July 1981 (age 28)
Place of birth: Wallsend, Tyne & Wear, England
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Playing position: Centre midfielder
Youth career
19861997 Wallsend Boys Club
19971999 West Ham United
Senior career*
19992004 West Ham United
1999 → Swindon Town (loan)
2000 → Birmingham City (loan)
20042006 Tottenham Hotspur
2006 Manchester United
National team
20012003 England U-21
2006 England B
2001 England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:47, 26 June 2009 (UTC).
National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
Michael Carrick (born 28 July 1981) is an English footballer who currently plays for Manchester United as a midfielder. He previously played for West Ham United and more recently Tottenham Hotspur. Distinctive features of his play identified at the time of his move to Manchester United included his inventive distribution of the ball and his passing and crossing abilities.[2] He has so far played 17 times for the England national football team.
Personal life
Carrick has a brother, Graeme (born 3 April 1985), who was also at West Ham United but suffered several injuries. He is now an FA Skills Coach. He previously worked at Newcastle United's Academy, coaching the U10s and U16s.
Carrick married Lisa Roughead on 16 June 2007, the same day as England team mates Steven Gerrard and Gary Neville married their respective partners. In April 2008, Lisa gave birth to a baby girl, Louise.
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