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My Take
Stephen Carr is the kind of player I quietly admire. A Dublin-born right-back who could fill in at left-back or center-back, he was the dependable craftsman every manager wants. Breaking through at Tottenham in 1993, staying until 2004, then a Newcastle spell and a captaincy at Birmingham, he built a long top-flight career without flashy size at 175 cm. To me that longevity speaks to reading the game and positional intelligence rather than raw athleticism. I value footballers who are trusted year after year precisely because they are reliable, and Carr's understated durability earns my real respect.
Overview
Stephen Carr (born 29 August 1976) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a right-back, sometimes deputising at left-back or centre back. He started his career with Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur in 1993 and remained with the club until 2004. He had a spell with Newcastle United until 2008. From 2009 until 2013 he stayed with Birmingham City, also captaining the side.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Stephen Carr
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴン・カー
- Reading
- すてぃーゔん・かー
- Born
- August 29, 1976 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
- Origin
- Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 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.