Chris Baird

Chris Baird is the kind of footballer I quietly admire more than the headline-grabbers. A right-back by trade who could fill in at centre-half, left-back, or midfield, he was the utility man every manager dreams of, and clocking thirteen years for Northern Ireland from 2003 to 2016 says everything about his reliability. There is real dignity in coming out of tiny Ballymoney in County Antrim and building a steady professional career on grit rather than glamour. I find these dependable, do-anything pros far more interesting than the showmen. Baird's longevity is its own kind of quiet brilliance, and I respect it deeply.

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Name (English)

Chris Baird

Name (Japanese)

クリス・ベアード

Reading

くりす・べあーど

Born

February 25, 1982 (age 44)

Origin

Ballymoney, County Antrim, United Kingdom

Height

179 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dog

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Baird
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q376237

Tags

• County Antrim
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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