Chris Makin
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Gregory Makin | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | St Helens, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Radcliffe Borough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1996 | Oldham Athletic | 94 | (4) |
| 1992–1993 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Marseille | 29 | (0) |
| 1997–2001 | Sunderland | 121 | (2) |
| 2001–2004 | Ipswich Town | 78 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Leicester City | 21 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Derby County (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Reading | 12 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Southampton | 27 | (0) |
| 2010– | Radcliffe Borough | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | England U21 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:51, 24 February 2008 (UTC) | |||
Christopher Gregory Makin (born 8 May 1973) is an English professional footballer who plays for Radcliffe Borough. He spent the final part of his career at Southampton, but is perhaps most famous for his spell at Sunderland. He played as a defender.
His previous clubs are Oldham Athletic, Olympique de Marseille, Sunderland, Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Wigan Athletic, Derby County, Reading and Southampton.
On 23 April 2008, on advice from his doctor, Makin retired from football after failing to overcome a hip injury which had prevented him playing since September 2007.[1]
Honours and awards
- Sunderland
- Football League Division 1 winner: 1998–99
- Individual
- Sunderland Solid Gold XI[2]
References
- ^ Makin forced to hang up boots Archived 1 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Solid Gold XI". Sunderland AFC. 5 March 2011. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
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External links
- Chris Makin profile at saintsfc.co.uk
- Chris Makin at Soccerbase
- Photos and stats at sporting-heroes.net
Categories:
- Living people
- 1973 births
- English footballers
- England under-21 international footballers
- English expatriate footballers
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Southampton F.C. players
- Premier League players
- Ligue 1 players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Sportspeople from St Helens, Merseyside
- Association football defenders