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Chris Baird.
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Chris Baird
Defender
Club: Fulham
Position: right-back/ centre-back
Date of Birth: 25th February 1982
Place of Birth: Ballymoney
Height: 5'10; Weight: 11.11
Club Career: (31.07.2008)
Southampton (From trainee 15th January 2001) 79 apps, 3 goals
Walsall (26th September 2003, loan) 10 apps, 0 goals
Watford (16th March 2004, loan) 8 apps, 0 goals
Fulham (12th July 2007, £3,025,000) 21 apps, 0 goals
Total career apps: 118
Total career goals: 3
Club Honours:
(with Southampton) FA Cup Runner-Up 2002/03
Full International Career:
Debut: 3rd June 2003; away v Italy (L 0-2)
Full Caps: 32
Goals: 0
Starts: 30
Substitute: 2
Un-used substitute: 3
Replaced: 2
Other International Honours:
Under-21: 6 apps, 1 goal
Under-18: 4 apps, 0 goals
| Full International Record: | |||||||
| goals | mins | ||||||
| cap: | date: | ven: | opponents: | result: | comp: | scored | played |
| 32 | 26-Mar-08 | H | Georgia | 4-1 W | FR | 0 | 90 |
| 31 | 06-Feb-08 | H | Bulgaria | 0-1 L | FR | 0 | 45 (sub) |
| 30 | 21-Nov-07 | A | Spain | 0-1 L | ECQ | 0 | 90 |
| 29 | 17-Nov-07 | H | Denmark | 2-1 W | ECQ | 0 | 5 (sub) |
| 28 | 12-Sep-07 | A | Iceland (capt) | 1-2 L | ECQ | 0 | 90 |
| 27 | 08-Sep-07 | A | Latvia (capt) | 0-1 L | ECQ | 0 | 90 |
| 26 | 22-Aug-07 | H | Liechtenstein (capt) | 3-1 W | ECQ | 0 | 90 |
| 25 | 12-Oct-06 | H | Latvia | 1-0 W | ECQ | 0 | 90 |
| 24 | 07-Oct-06 | A | Denmark | 0-0 D | ECQ | 0 | 90 |
| 23 | 06-Sep-06 | H | Spain | 3-2 W | ECQ | 0 | 90 |
| 22 | 02-Sep-06 | H | Iceland | 0-3 L | ECQ | 0 | 90 |
| 21 | 16-Aug-06 | A | Finland | 2-1 W | FR | 0 | 90 |
| 20 | 01-Mar-06 | H | Estonia | 1-0 W | FR | 0 | 90 |
| 19 | 12-Oct-05 | A | Austria | 0-2 L | WCQ | 0 | 90 |
| 18 | 07-Sep-05 | H | England | 1-0 W | WCQ | 0 | 90 |
| 17 | 03-Sep-05 | H | Azerbaijan | 2-0 W | WCQ | 0 | 90 |
| 16 | 04-Jun-05 | H | Germany | 1-4 L | FR | 0 | 90 |
| 15 | 30-Mar-05 | A | Poland | 0-1 L | WCQ | 0 | 90 |
| 14 | 26-Mar-05 | A | England | 0-4 L | WCQ | 0 | 90 |
| 13 | 09-Feb-05 | H | Canada | 0-1 L | FR | 0 | 90 |
| 12 | 09-Oct-04 | A | Azerbaijan | 0-0 D | WCQ | 0 | 9 (subbed) |
| 11 | 06-Jun-04 | A | Trinidad & Tobago | 3-0 W | FR | 0 | 90 |
| 10 | 02-Jun-04 | A | St. Kitts & Nevis | 2-0 W | FR | 0 | 90 |
| 9 | 30-May-04 | A | Barbados | 1-1 D | FR | 0 | 67 (subbed) |
| 8 | 28-Apr-04 | H | Serbia & Mont | 1-1 D | FR | 0 | 90 |
| 7 | 31-Mar-04 | A | Estonia | 1-0 W | FR | 0 | 90 |
| 6 | 18-Feb-04 | H | Norway | 1-4 L | FR | 0 | 90 |
| 5 | 11-Oct-03 | A | Greece | 0-1 L | ECQ | 0 | 90 |
| 4 | 10-Sep-03 | H | Armenia | 0-1 L | ECQ | 0 | 90 |
| 3 | 06-Sep-03 | A | Ukraine | 0-0 D | ECQ | 0 | 90 |
| 2 | 11-Jun-03 | H | Spain | 0-0 D | ECQ | 0 | 90 |
| 1 | 03-Jun-03 | A | Italy | 0-2 L | FR | 0 | 90 |
| Under-21 International Record: | |||||||
| goals | mins | ||||||
| cap: | date: | ven: | opponents: | result: | comp: | scored | played |
| 6 | 01-Apr-03 | H | Greece | 2-6 L | ECQ | 0 | 63 (subbed) |
| 5 | 11-Feb-03 | H | Finland | 3-1 W | FR | 0 | 90 |
| 4 | 15-Oct-02 | H | Ukraine | 1-1 D | ECQ | 1 | 62 (subbed) |
| 3 | 11-Oct-02 | A | Spain | 0-1 L | ECQ | 0 | 90 |
| 2 | 06-Sep-02 | A | Scotland | 1-1 D | FR | 0 | 90 |
| 1 | 12-Feb-02 | H | Germany | 0-1 L | FR | 0 | 90 |
| Under-18 International Record: | |||||||
| goals | |||||||
| cap: | date: | ven: | opponents: | result: | comp: | scored | notes: |
| 4 | 02-Nov-00 | N | Norway | 1-3 L | ECQ | 0 | |
| 3 | 31-Oct-00 | A | Portugal | 0-1 L | ECQ | 0 | |
| 2 | 11-May-00 | H | Ukraine | 2-2 D | ECQ | 0 | (subbed) |
| 1 | 16-Sep-99 | A | Luxembourg | 4-0 W | ECQ | 0 | (sub) |
