Andy Reid (footballer)

Andy Reid
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Personal information
Full name Andrew Matthew Reid
Date of birth 29 July 1982 (1982-07-29) (age 28)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Left Midfielder
Club information
Current club Sunderland
Number 20
Youth career
Cherry Orchard
1998–2000 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000–2005 Nottingham Forest 144 (21)
2005–2006 Tottenham Hotspur 26 (1)
2006–2008 Charlton Athletic 38 (8)
2008– Sunderland 66 (4)
National team‡
2002-2003 Republic of Ireland U21 10 (1)
2003– Republic of Ireland 27 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:41, 17 April 2010 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:33, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Andrew Matthew "Andy" Reid (born 29 July 1982) is an Irish footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Sunderland Football Club and the Republic of Ireland. He started with youth clubs Lourdes Celtic and Cherry Orchard. He began his professional career with Nottingham Forest and played 144 games, scoring 21 goals. He moved to Tottenham Hotspur in 2005, where he scored one goal in 26 appearances. In 2006, he joined Charlton Athletic, and played 38 games and scored 8 goals.

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Personal life

Reid was born in Dublin, Ireland.[1] He started his footballing career with Irish youth clubs – Templeogue United, Lourdes Celtic and Cherry Orchard. He turned down Manchester United and Arsenal to sign for Nottingham Forest.[2] He has often been criticised for being overweight,[3] but Charlton manager Les Reed claimed that he was one of the fittest on show at a game against Everton, Reed said "He is fit. You have only got to look at the amount of running he was doing and how he was still going at the end to see that".[4]

Playing career

Nottingham Forest

Reid started his career with Nottingham Forest,[1] in their youth academy,[5] after joining from Cherry Orchard, which would mean that Cherry Orchard would receive money from the move.[2] Reid added "I chose Forest years ago because they made me feel wanted, because they had more time for me as a young kid that I felt at Arsenal or United".[2] He turned professional in August 1999, and made his debut on 29 November 2000 against Sheffield United and also scored a goal.[6] In the 2001–02 season Reid failed to score a goal although playing in 31 games.[7]

He scored a goal against Sheffield United in the 2003 Football League Championship play-off semi-final on 15 May 2003, where Nottingham Forest lost the match 4–3, and 5–4 on aggregate.[8] He scored two goals in the 3–1 win over Coventry City on 27 August 2003.[9] Reid scored 13 goals in the 2003–04 season, finishing as Nottingham Forest's top scorer for the season, he was also name in the PFA Division One team of the year.[7]

He handed in a transfer request on 3 August 2004 saying "I feel I have no other choice than to formally state my desire to leave the club".[10] During his time at Nottingham Forest, Reid was described as one of the most talented midfielders playing in the Football League at that time.[11] He was listed as a Legend of Nottingham Forest.[12] Reid went on to score 21 goals in 144 appearances.[1]

Tottenham Hotspur

After protracted negotiations lasting for the bulk of his last season at the club,[10] Reid completed his move from Forest to Tottenham on the last day of the January 2005 transfer window along with Michael Dawson, for a combined fee of £8 million.[13] He made his debut in a 3–1 win over Portsmouth on 5 February 2005, and Martin Jol said "Andy Reid also did well on his debut, and you worry a bit how new players will cope with the Premiership".[14]

Reid scored his first goal for Tottenham against Aston Villa in a 5–1 win on 1 May 2005.[15] He scored just one goal in 26 games, but started in 20 of the games.[1] At his time at Tottenham he was regarded as one of the worst signings in the 2005 January Transfer market.[16]

Charlton Athletic

Reid joined Charlton Athletic for a fee of around £3 million on 16 August 2006.[17] He scored his first goal for Charlton against Everton on 25 November 2006.[18] Following the Everton match, Charlton manager Les Reed labelled Reid as being similar to Ferenc Puskás who was part of the famous Mighty Magyars.[4] He scored two goals against Norwich City in a 2–0 win on 18 September 2007 both, being penalties in the space of two minutes.[19] "The captain Andy Reid was brilliant, he was driving us on all night", Alan Pardew said about his performance.[19] Reid played 38 games and scored 8 goals at his two season stay at The Valley.[1] Andy Reid was rather infamous for his weight problems while at Charlton.

Sunderland

On 31 January 2008, the last day of the transfer window, Reid joined Sunderland in a three and a half year deal worth £5 m, making the step up from the Football League Championship to the Premier League. Sunderland's Greg Halford went in the other direction in a six month loan spell as part of the deal.[20] Reid also explained that he wanted Sunderland to be challenging for European places, and will not be happy fighting relegation season-after-season.[21]

He made his debut on 9 February 2008 against Wigan Athletic, coming on as a 74th minute substitute and assisted Daryl Murphy by playing a cross field pass for him to score a 25-yard (23 m) goal on 9 February 2008.[22] Reid scored his first goal for Sunderland on 29 March 2008 in a 2–1 win over West Ham United, his 95th minute volley earned Sunderland their first back-to-back Premier League victories since December 2001.[23] He scored his first goal of the 2008–09 campaign with a header in the 4–0 win over West Bromwich Albion. Andy Reid scored his first goals of the 2009/2010 campaign with a brace against Norwich City in the Carling Cup – where Sunderland went on to win 4–1. His impressive display won him man of the match. Reid then scored his first Premier League goal of the season in a 4–1 win over Hull City, he also provided the cross which led to a Kamil Zayatte own goal to make it 4–1 to Sunderland. Reid has become a first team fixture in the Sunderland side, playing on the left side of midfield. Manager Steve Bruce has openly praised Reid for the work he did over the pre-season, he lost 9 kg in the summer break and is visibly thinner and fitter.

International career

Reid was part of the team that won the U16 Nordic Cup in August 1998 and scored in the final win over England [1]. He has also appeared for the Republic of Ireland Under-21 team where he played 10 games and scored 1 goal, and also for the Republic of Ireland senior team where he has made 27 appearances and scored 4 goals.[24]

He debuted for the Republic of Ireland national football team in a 3–0 win over Canada.[25] The first of his international goals was a 35-yard (32 m) free kick against Bulgaria on the 18 November 2003. His first international goal in a competitive game saw him score a 25-yard (23 m) shot from open play against Cyprus in a World Cup qualifier on 18 August 2004.[26]

He also scored a consolation goal in a 2–1 friendly defeat by Italy on 17 August 2005.[27] He also opened up the scoring in the last game at Lansdowne Road before redevelopment, a game in which Ireland won 5–0 against San Marino on 15 November 2006.[28] He provided an assist with a low through ball for Robbie Keane in a 4–0 victory against Denmark in a friendly on 22 August 2007.[29]

Reid believes that ex-Republic of Ireland manager, Steve Staunton, should not have been sacked, the midfielder explained, "I do not believe they should have done it. I believe he should have been given more time".[30]

Reid is the subject of much debate in Ireland – due to his exile from the international side. Ireland manager Giovanni Trapatoni routinely does not select him for the squad.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 August 2004 Lansdowne Road, Dublin  Bulgaria 1–1 Draw Friendly
2. 4 September 2004 Lansdowne Road, Dublin  Cyprus 3–0 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 17 August 2005 Lansdowne Road, Dublin  Italy 1–2 Loss Friendly
4. 15 November 2006 Lansdowne Road, Dublin  San Marino 5– 0 Win UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

Honours

Republic of Ireland

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dervan, Cathal. "Irish Clubs Cash In". Irishabroad. http://www.irishabroad.com/news/irishinamerica/sport/oleary.asp. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 
  3. ↑ Jenson, Pete; Jason Burt, Simon Turnbull (2008-02-14). "Ramos: Who ate all the paellas?". Independent.ie. http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/ramos-who-ate-all-the-paellas-1289599.html. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Charlton boss hails "Puskas-like" Reid". Eleven-a-Side. 2006-11-27. http://www.eleven-a-side.com/acrossthewater/news.asp?n=25561. Retrieved 2008-03-18. 
  5. ↑ "Current FOREST & Green". World Easy. http://www.worldeasy.com/forest/forest_green.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-18. 
  6. ↑ "Forest 2–0 Sheffield United". BBC Sport. 2000-11-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1045527.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "19 Andy Reid". Soccernet. http://soccernet-akamai.espn.go.com/players/profile?id=5147&cc=5739. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
  8. ↑ "Blades overcome brave Forest". BBC Sport. 2003-05-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3026647.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-19. 
  9. ↑ "Coventry 1–3 Nottm Forest". BBC Sport. 2003-08-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3156207.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Reid wants to quit Forest". BBC Sport. 2004-08-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3533368.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-17. 
  11. ↑ "Andrew Reid". Globesports. http://stats.globesports.com/epl/players.asp?player=30985. Retrieved 2008-03-18. 
  12. ↑ Bracegirdle, Dave (2008). The Legends of Nottingham Forest. Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 1859835139. http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=3849380. 
  13. ↑ "Reid and Dawson move to Tottenham". BBC Sport. 2005-02-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/4223911.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-16. 
  14. ↑ "Tottenham 3–1 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 2005-02-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4218249.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-17. 
  15. ↑ "Tottenham 5–1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 2005-05-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4476077.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
  16. ↑ Dart, Tom (2008-01-22). "Tottenham 5–1 Aston Villa". Times Online. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article3229862.ece. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
  17. ↑ "Charlton capture midfielder Reid". BBC Sport. 2008-03-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/4799703.stm. Retrieved 2006-08-16. 
  18. ↑ "Charlton v Everton". Evertonfc.com. 2006-11-25. http://www.evertonfc.com/match/report/0607/charlton-v-everton.html?t=2. Retrieved 2008-03-16. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Charlton 2–0 Norwich". BBC Sport. 2007-09-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6996419.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-17. 
  20. ↑ "Reid completes Sunderland switch". BBC Sport. 2008-01-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/7219800.stm. 
  21. ↑ "Reid sets sights on Europe". Sky Sports. 2008-02-11. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3130821,00.html. Retrieved 2008-03-18. 
  22. ↑ Paterson, Hayley (2008-02-09). "Murphy thunderbolt stuns Latics". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_2848549,00.html. Retrieved 2008-03-16. 
  23. ↑ Holt, Sarah (2008-03-. 29). "Sunderland 2–1 West Ham". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7309366.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-29. 
  24. ↑ "Squad profiles". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/r/reid_214411.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
  25. ↑ "Ireland earn flattering win". BBC Sport. 2003-11-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/republic_of_ireland/3281969.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-16. 
  26. ↑ "Rep of Ireland 1–1 Bulgaria". BBC Sport. 2004-08-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/republic_of_ireland/3578028.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-16. 
  27. ↑ "Republic of Ireland 1–2 Italy". BBC Sport. 2005-08-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4161104.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-16. 
  28. ↑ Jackson, Lyle (2006-11-15). "Rep of Ireland 5–0 San Marino". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6147468.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-18. 
  29. ↑ "Ireland vs Denmark match report". BBC Sport. 2007-08-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6959328.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-16. 
  30. ↑ "FAI bowed to outside pressure over Staunton sacking – Andy Reid". Belfast Telegraph. 2007-11-14. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/sport/soccer/article3158544.ece. Retrieved 2008-03-18. 

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Preceded by
Darren Bent		 Charlton Athletic F.C. captain
2007		 Succeeded by
Matt Holland
2003–04 Football League First Division Team of the Year
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