Mark Kilty
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 June 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2003 | Darlington | 23 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mark Kilty (born 24 June 1981) is an English former professional football defender who played 23 league games scoring 1 time in 7 years for Darlington between the years of 1997–2004.
Kilty's professional football career was cruelly cut short by injury aged only 23 after suffering 2 ruptured anterior cruciate knee ligaments in his right knee and also a tear to his left patella tendon. In his injury ravaged career Kilty Was operated on a remarkable 8 times. After 3 years of physiotherapy and rehabilitation Kilty was finally forced to retire in 2004 on medical grounds.[citation needed]
With Help From The PFA He graduated from the University of Salford in 2009 with a degree in Physiotherapy [1]
Kilty is a Health Care Consultant, an Author, & founder of PhysioBlu Ltd based in Team Valley in Mark's native North East England. Kilty has appeared on BBC, ITV, Sky Sports, Sky Sports News, and has been seen in the Journal, The Chronicle & The Northern Echo.[citation needed]
Honours
As a player
- Nationwide Division Three Play-Off Final runner-up: 1999–00
References
- ^ My Graduation - July 2009 booklet published by University of Salford, July 2009.
External links
- Mark Kilty at Soccerbase
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
- English footballers
- Darlington F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Alumni of the University of Salford
- Footballers from Tyne and Wear
- Association footballers not categorized by position
- English football defender, 1980s birth stubs