Christophe Berra

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Christophe Berra
Personal information
Full name Christophe Diddier Berra
Date of birth January 31, 1985 (1985-01-31) (age 23)
Place of birth    Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current club Hearts
Number 4
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2003– Hearts 89 0(4)   
National team2
2005–2006
2008–		 Scotland U-21s
Scotland		 01 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 22:56, 2 June 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 17:37, 30 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Christophe Diddier Berra (born 31 January 1985, in Edinburgh), is a professional footballer who plays in defence and is captain of Scottish Premier League side Heart of Midlothian. He is noted for his physical presence and aerial ability.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Domestic

Berra attended St Marys Primary School, London Street and then St Thomas Of Aquin's High School, both in Edinburgh. He joined Hearts in April 2002 from their youth development system after previously having a spell at Edina Hibs. After impressive performances in the youth and U21 teams Berra made his debut in the 2003-2004 season. Since then Berra has been an important member of the first team squad and in season 2005-2006 scored the important second goal in a 2-0 victory against Kilmarnock[1] which was pivotal in the Tynecastle club's push towards UEFA Champions League qualification.

Berra has been capped by Scotland at different age levels up to U-21 level although, as his name suggests, he was also eligible to play for France, through his father's French lineage.

In July 2006 Berra signed a five year deal with the Hearts. He will wear the number 4 shirt during the 2007-08 season, the shirt previously worn by former team mate Steven Pressley, who signed for Celtic in January 2007. In August 2007, with the departure of the usual Hearts captain Craig Gordon to Sunderland, Berra was given the captaincy at Tynecastle.

It was reported in March 2008 that Wolverhampton Wanderers were going to make a £1,000,000 offer for Berra in the summer transfer window. On 2 June 2008, the BBC, again, reported that Wolverhampton Wanderers were interested and had made an offer of £1.5m for the player, which was declined by Hearts.[2]Due to Hearts having no current manager, no bids will be considered until a new manager has been appointed.

[edit] International

On 18 March 2008 Scotland manager George Burley named Berra in his first Scotland squad.

Berra made his international debut for Scotland, during their 3-1 defeat to the Czech Republic. He was substituted on late in the game.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hearts 2-0 Kilmarnock, BBC Sport, 15 April 2006.
  2. ^ Wolves make bid to capture Berra. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-06-02.

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Heart of Midlothian F.C. – current squad

2 Neilson • 3 Wallace • 4 Berra • 6 Gonçalves • 8 Aguiar • 10 Kingston • 11 Driver • 13 Banks • 14 Nadé • 15 Mäkelä • 16 Mikoliūnas • 18 Česnauskis • 20 Thomson • 21 Jónsson • 22 Elliot • 23 Stewart • 25 Karipidis • 26 Žaliūkas • 27 Pinilla • 28 Ivaškevičius • 29 Ksanavičius • 31 Basso • 40 Divine • 42 Robinson • 43 Mole • 44 Palazuelos • 47 Bjornsson • 48 Kostadinov • 52 McGowan • 53 Rapnik • 60 Glen • — D. Armstrong • — J. Armstrong • — Doherty • — MacDonald • — Pelosi • — Sives • Caretaker Manager: Banks


Persondata
NAME Berra, Christophe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Scottish footballer
DATE OF BIRTH January 21, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Edinburgh, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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