Christer Warren

Christer Simon Warren (born 10 October 1974 in Weymouth, Dorset) is a former footballer.

Christer Warren
Personal information
Full name Christer Simon Warren
Date of birth (1974-10-10) 10 October 1974
Place of birth Weymouth, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
000?–1995 Cheltenham Town ? (?)
1995–1997 Southampton 8 (0)
1996 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 3 (0)
1997 → Fulham (loan) 11 (0)
1997–2000 AFC Bournemouth 103 (13)
2000–2002 Queens Park Rangers 36 (0)
2002 Bristol Rovers 2 (0)
2002–2005 Eastleigh ? (?)
2005–2006 Winchester City 22 (5)
2006–2007 Lymington & New Milton ? (?)
2007–2008 Wimborne Town 57 (5)
2012–2013 FC Boutonnais 15 (7)
US Melle
Total 163 (13)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Wimborne Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Warren started his career at Cheltenham Town then in the Beazer Homes League. On 5 December 1992, he scored Cheltenham's goal in their 1–1 Second Round FA Cup game against AFC Bournemouth forcing a replay.[2] He became Cheltenham's then record "sale" for a fee of £40,000 with clauses about appearances etc.[3]

He was signed for Southampton at the end of the 1994–95 season and was viewed by manager Alan Ball as a good investment, who could play in any position on the left side.[1] He made his debut for The Saints as a substitute away to Arsenal on 23 September 1995, and made a total of seven appearances under new manager David Merrington, including his only start in a 3–0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers.[4] It became clear that the Premiership was too much for him,[1] and in October 1996 he was loaned to Brighton for a month. He made one further substitute appearance for Southampton in March 1997 before spending the rest of the season on loan at Fulham, where he helped them gain promotion from Division 3 under manager Micky Adams.

In October 1997, he moved across the New Forest for a fee of £50,000 to join Bournemouth where he spent three seasons in Division 2. In June 2000, he moved on to Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer[1] and was part of the squad who saw Q.P.R. relegated to Football League Division 2 at the end of the 2000–01 season. After a trial at Oxford United in the summer of 2002 he spent a few weeks with Bristol Rovers on a non-contract basis before dropping down to lower-league football.

In October 2002 he signed for Eastleigh[1] and in October 2005 he joined Winchester City of the Wessex League. In September 2006 he left Winchester to join Lymington & New Milton, before moving on to Wimborne Town in February 2007. In April 2007, he was appointed first-team manager at Wimborne Town[5] but was relieved of his duties in November 2008.[6]

Later he played in French football for FC Boutonnais[7] and finally at US Melle. He settled in La Rochelle.[8]

References
  1. Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. pp. 594–595. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
  2. Collett, Mike (2003). The Complete Record of the FA Cup. Sports Books. p. 227. ISBN 1-899807-19-5.
  3. "1983–1995". Club history. Cheltenham Town FC. Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  4. In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. 2003. p. 245.
  5. "Magpies name new managerial team". Wimborne Town FC. 14 April 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  6. Wadley, Ian (14 November 2008). "Great expectations on Alex's shoulders". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  7. "Joueur - Christer WARREN - club Football FOOTBALL CLUB BOUTONNAIS - Footeo". Fcboutonnais.footeo.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  8. "It may come as a surprise to fans of a certain age to learn that former Robins forward Christer Warren celebrated his 40th birthday last week". Ctfc.com. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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