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My Take
Despite the imported tagline, Chris Gunter is unmistakably Welsh, a Newport-born full back who made his name as a steady, two-footed defender comfortable on either flank. What I admire most is the arc of his career: a reliable attacking full back who never chased the spotlight, then transitioned into coaching with the Wales national team in 2023. That move tells you everything about the kind of professional he is, the sort who absorbs the game deeply enough to teach it. Players like Gunter rarely top highlight reels, but they are the connective tissue of a squad, and I find that quiet durability genuinely worth celebrating.
Overview
Christopher Ross Gunter (born 21 July 1989) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a defender. An attacking full back, he was capable of playing on both flanks but usually played on his preferred right side. Since 2023, he has been a coach for the Wales national team. He joined Cardiff City's youth system and was signed by Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur for £4 million in January 2008.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chris Gunter
- Name (Japanese)
- クリス・ガンター
- Reading
- くりす・がんたー
- Born
- July 21, 1989 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Snake
- Origin
- Newport, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.