Chris Birchall

Chris Birchall's story is the part of football I love most -- the unexpected international identity. Born in Stafford, England, he chose to represent Trinidad and Tobago, earning 44 caps and even a Chaconia Medal for it. Over a sixteen-year career, 21 goals in 322 appearances marks him as a dependable, hard-working midfielder rather than a headline-grabber, and that steadiness is precisely what I value. Carrying the pride of a nation that was not his birthplace, while honoring his English roots, gives his journey a warmth that pure statistics miss. He is the kind of understated, principled professional whose career I genuinely enjoy revisiting.

Name (English)

Chris Birchall

Name (Japanese)

クリストファー・バーチャル

Reading

くりすとふぁー・ばーちゃる

Born

May 5, 1984 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rat

Origin

Stafford, United Kingdom

Height

175 cm

Occupation

association football player

University

University of Staffordshire

Awards & achievements

• Chaconia Medal

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AB

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.