Jason Cundy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Victor Cundy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Tooting, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1988–1992 | Chelsea | 41 | (1) |
| 1992 | → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1992–1996 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | (1) |
| 1995 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Bristol City (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1996 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 1996–1999 | Ipswich Town | 55 | (4) |
| 1999–2000 | Portsmouth | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 146 | (8) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1991 | England U21 | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Jason Cundy (born 12 November 1969 in Tooting, London) is a former English footballer.
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[edit] Football career
During his career, Cundy played for Chelsea (1988–92, 41 league appearances), Tottenham Hotspur (loan in 1992, 1992-November 96, with 28 games), Crystal Palace (one month-loan, 1995), Bristol City (another 30-day loan, 1996), Ipswich Town (after a loan, November 1996-99) and Portsmouth. He was also capped 3 times by England at Under 21 level.
Cundy is remembered for the "freak" goal that he scored against Ipswich Town in a Premiership match for Tottenham, in 1992-93. In an attempt to kick the ball 40 yards from goal, he slipped and managed a wind-assisted effort that ended up flying over 'keeper Craig Forrest and into the back of the net. The goal was captured live on Sky Sports and put Spurs 1–0 up, in a match that would finish 1-1.
Cundy was forced to retire in 2000 due to a knee injury, and subsequently became a presenter on talkSPORT, regularly appearing with Ian Danter and Alvin Martin on Football First, between 12:00pm–5:00pm. He also occasionally co-hosted Evening Kick-Off, subbing in for any regular member, while appearing regularly as a pundit on Chelsea TV.
He also made a TV appearance on the British food programme Ready Steady Cook alongside fellow footballer Graeme Le Saux. The programme was aired on 9 February 2009. In 2010 dancing to Men in Black he appeared on the BBC Let's Dance for Sport Relief with ex-England goalkeeper Peter Shilton. Since March 2011 he has been appearing weekly as a pro pundit on the Facebook football show Scoreboard alongside Scott Minto.
[edit] Personal life
Cundy is married to actress/presenter wife Lizzie Cundy from whom he is now separated. The couple have two sons, and the family lives in Upton Grey, Hampshire near Odiham. In 1997, Cundy was diagnosed with testicular cancer, from which he later recovered. He is a Patron of the Everyman charity.[2]
He is the eldest grandson of Australian tenor Donald Smith.
On Saturday, 18 October 2008, after Cundy did not make it to a TalkSport show, TalkSport radio DJ Andy Goldstein erroneously reported that he had died. The report, which Goldstein later admitted was meant as a joke, resulted in several fans of Chelsea Football Club putting down flowers outside Stamford Bridge the following day.[3]
Additionally, Cundy has spoken out in support of many charities including Act Against Bullying.[4] and now also runs a Sporting Experience company with Clive Walker.
[edit] References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ Just look what you can do when you've had testicular cancer!
- ^ Talksport DJ's sick joke backfires as Chelsea fans lay tributes at Stamford Bridge for 'dead' Jason Cundy
- ^ The Act Against Bullying Cup 2007
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Premier League players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- England under-21 international footballers
- Testicular cancer survivors
- People from Wandsworth
