Christian Dailly

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Personal information
Christian Dailly
Full name	Christian Edward Dailly
Date of birth	October 23, 1973 (age 33)
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Height	6ft 0in
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	West Ham United
Number	7
Youth clubs
	Dundee United
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1990–96 1996–98 1998–2001 2001–present	Dundee United Derby County Blackburn Rovers West Ham United	141 (18) 067 0(4) 070 0(4) 158 0(3)
National team²
1997–present	Scotland U21 Scotland	034 0(0) 063 0(5)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:34, 25 February 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 12:34, 25 February 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Christian Edward Dailly (born October 23, 1973 in Dundee, Scotland), is a Scottish professional football player. He currently plays for English Premiership side West Ham United and is a key player for the Scotland national team. He is a versatile player, often seen in defence or defensive midfield, but has played in most outfield positions during his career. Unlike most modern footballers he does not have an agent and negotiates deals on his own behalf.

Dailly played his first game for his beloved Dundee United at 16, scoring in his debut versus Alloa Athletic. In 1996, at the end of his contract, he was offered huge salaries and packages to join Italian and Spanish clubs but chose Derby County as it ensured his beloved Dundee United would receive a transfer fee - one million pounds - and not lose him for free on the Bosman ruling. His move to Blackburn Rovers cost £5 million and West Ham paid £2.7 million. He is married and has four children presently.

1 Domestic career
2 International career
3 Honours
4 External links

[edit] Domestic career

[edit] Dundee United

On 2 August 1990, Dailly signed professional terms with Dundee United, aged sixteen years old. Scoring in each of his first three games, and playing as a striker, Dailly quickly shot to prominence, making his Scotland Under 21 side debut just a month later. In his debut season, Dailly managed five goals in eighteen appearances. His debut season would become his most prolific, and the 1991-92 season brought just eight games with no goals. In the 1992-93 season, Dailly scored four from fourteen appearances and firmly established himself as a regular in the 1993/94 season with 38 league appearances, and not only another four goals, but also the Scottish Cup, when his shot rebounded off the post for Craig Brewster to score the only goal against Rangers.

The 1994-95 season ended in disappointment with relegation, with yet another four goals from 33 games. In 1995-96, Dailly was firmly established as a central defender, and scored just once in 30 appearances. It was an important goal though, as it ensured United drew the away leg of the short-lived league-playoff against Partick Thistle, and subsequently won the home leg to gain promotion at the first opportunity.

This proved to be Dailly's final moment, as he joined Derby County in August 1996 for £500,000, with a further £500,000 payable dependent on his international career (which was paid).

[edit] Derby County

Dailly joined Derby County at the start of the 1996-97 season, following Derby's promotion to the FA Premier League. In his debut English season, Dailly missed just two games, with his 3 goals helping Derby to 12th place and six points clear of relegation. In the 1997-98 season, Dailly made 30 appearances and scored once; Derby fared even better, with the club finishing 9th and just two points from European football. In 1998-99, Dailly played just once, ironically against Blackburn Rovers, the club he was then transferred to.

[edit] Blackburn Rovers

Dailly joined Rovers in August 1998 for £5.35m but a tumultuous season followed with Dailly not finding a settled position and an injury meaning he played just seventeen times. To make matters worse, Rovers were relegated from the FA Premier League as Dailly suffered relegation for the second time in his career.

In the First Division, Dailly appeared 43 times in a hectic 1999-00 season, which saw him score 4 goals. However, he fell out of favour with new boss Graeme Souness and in January 2001, after making just nine apparances that season, Dailly left for West Ham United in a £1.75m deal and returned to the Premier League.

[edit] West Ham United

Dailly currently plays for West Ham United and has been at Upton Park since January 2001, following his £1.75m move from Blackburn Rovers. He made twelve appearances, helping the Hammers to 12th place. The following season, Dailly played every game as West Ham finished in 7th place. 2002-03 proved to be a low point, as Daily suffered relegation for a third time. Playing 26 times, West Ham were relegated with the highest number of points since the 1995-96 change to 20 teams - 42.

In 2003-04, Dailly scored 3 times from 43 games as West Ham failed to win promotion. Injury prevented Dailly from the majority of West Ham's promotion-winning 2004-05 season, although he returned to make cameo appearances in both playoff semi-final legs and the final.

Dailly appeared as a substitute for West Ham in their 2006 FA Cup Final defeat to Liverpool, coming on as a substitute in the 77th minute. Despite being 2-0 ahead, West Ham lost on penalties, although Dailly was not involved. Had West Ham won, Dailly would have become one of few players to win both the Scottish Cup and FA Cup, after Dundee United's Scottish Cup win in 1994.

Dailly is no longer the captain of West Ham because of being sidelined due to injury for a substantial amount of time, the Captaincy is now held by Nigel Reo-Coker.

[edit] Statistics

**League statistics**
Season	Club	Played	Scored	Notes
1990-91	Dundee Utd	18	5	Debuts for Dundee Utd and Scotland U-21
1991-92	Dundee Utd	8	0
1992-93	Dundee Utd	14	4
1993-94	Dundee Utd	38	4	Wins Scottish Cup
1994-95	Dundee Utd	33	4	Relegated
1995-96	Dundee Utd	30	1	Promoted; joins Derby for £1m
1996-97	Derby	36	3	First Scotland cap and goal
1997-98	Derby	30	1
1998-99	Derby	1	0	Joins Blackburn for £5.3m
1998-99	Blackburn	17	0	Relegated
1999-00	Blackburn	43	4
2000-01	Blackburn	9	0	Joins West Ham for £1.75m
2000-01	West Ham	12	0
2001-02	West Ham	38	0
2002-03	West Ham	26	4	Relegated
2003-04	West Ham	43	3
2004-05	West Ham	3	0	Promoted
2005-06	West Ham	21	0	FA Cup runners-up medal
16 seasons	4 clubs	424	29

[edit] Records

Dailly became the youngest-ever player to appear for Dundee United when he made his first-team debut on 21 August 1990, aged sixteen.

[edit] International career

Dailly has played many times for Scotland, at both under-21 and senior level.

[edit] Under-21 level

On 11 September 1990, Dailly made his Scotland under-21 debut aged 16, against Romania at Easter Road and became the youngest player to appear for his country at that level. By the time Dailly was too old to continue playing at this level, he had received 34 caps, a world record for appearances at under-21 level.

[edit] Senior level

Dailly made his full international debut in May 1997, aged 23, in a 1-0 defeat against Wales.

Dailly's first goal came in just his second match, and just four days after his international debut, when his early goal helped Scotland to a 3-2 away victory over Malta in a friendly match.

Dailly was famously caught unawares after Germany's 2-1 defeat of Scotland on 10 September 2003. He returned to the dressing room after the match shouting, "Cheats! F***ing cheats! F***ing diving cheats!" Unfortunately, the outburst was being broadcast live on BBC Scotland as then Scotland manager Berti Vogts was being interviewed by Chick Young. The player would have remained anonymous had it not been for Vogts shouting "Christian!" mid-interview to stop the tirade.[1][2]

[edit] Statistics

**International statistics**
Year	Country	Played	Scored	Notes
1997	Scotland	6	1	Debut v Wales; first goal v Malta
1998	Scotland	8	0	Plays all three games in 1998 World Cup
1999	Scotland	6	0	Scotland lose narrowly to England in Euro 2000 play-off
2000	Scotland	6	0
2001	Scotland	4	0
2002	Scotland	10	3	Captain for first time
2003	Scotland	10	0
2004	Scotland	3	0
2005	Scotland	7	1
2006	Scotland	4	1
2007	Scotland
10 years		64	6

[edit] Records

Youngest player to appear for Scotland under-21s (16 years), making his debut on 11 September 1990
World record for under-21 caps (34)

[edit] Honours

Scottish Cup
- Winner (1): 1993-94

FA Cup
- Runner-up (1): 2005-06

[edit] External links

	Scotland squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Leighton \| 2 McNamara \| 3 Boyd \| 4 Calderwood \| 5 Hendry \| 6 T. McKinlay \| 7 Gallacher \| 8 Burley \| 9 Durie \| 10 Jackson \| 11 Collins \| 12 Sullivan \| 13 Donnelly \| 14 Lambert \| 15 Gemmill \| 16 Weir \| 17 B. McKinlay \| 18 Elliott \| 19 Whyte \| 20 Booth \| 21 Gould \| 22 Dailly \| Coach: Brown

West Ham United F.C. - Current Squad

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Christian Dailly

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[edit] Domestic career

[edit] Dundee United

[edit] Derby County

[edit] Blackburn Rovers

[edit] West Ham United

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Records

[edit] International career

[edit] Under-21 level

[edit] Senior level

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[edit] Honours

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