Darren Moore (footballer)

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Darren Moore
Personal information
Full name	Darren Moore
Date of birth	April 22, 1974 (age 32)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	6 ft 3 in
Nickname	Bruno, Big Daz, Big Dave, Dazza,Mooro,Johnny Bravo.
Playing position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	Derby County
Number	23
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992-1995 1995-1997 1997-1999 1999-2001 2001-2006 2006-	Torquay United Doncaster Rovers Bradford City Portsmouth West Bromwich Albion Derby County	103 (8) 76 (7) 63 (3) 59 (2) 104 (6) 28 (1)
National team2
	Jamaica
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 January 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Darren Moore (born April 22, 1974 in Birmingham, England) is a professional footballer. He currently plays for Derby County. He is 6'03" and weighs 15 stone (210 lbs/95.25 kg). He has played at international level for Jamaica, for whom he qualifies through parentage.

Moore, a towering powerful defender, began his career as a trainee with Torquay United, making his debut while still a trainee on March 24, 1992 in a 2-1 defeat at home to his hometown side Birmingham City. He began the following season as first choice in the centre of defence, alongside Wes Saunders and went on to play over 100 league games for Torquay before leaving to join Doncaster Rovers for a fee of £62,500 in July 1995.

He moved to Bradford City for a fee of £310,000 in June 1997 and after refusing to sign a new contract, was out of favour at the start of the 1999-2000 season, Bradford's first in the FA Premier League. He played just once for Bradford, in the Worthington Cup against Reading before Portsmouth snatched his services from a collection of other suitors, for a fee of £500,000, in November 1999.

He spent less than two years at Fratton Park before returning to the Midlands with West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £750,000. Moore proved to be a rock at the heart of the Baggies defence as they earned promotion to the Premiership for the 2002/03 season.

After struggling to hold down a first team place during the first half of the 2005-06 season, Moore was allowed to join Derby County for a fee that could eventually reach £500,000 depending on appearances.

Contents 1 Nicknames 2 Faith 3 Trivia 4 External links

[edit] Nicknames

His nickname Bruno originated at Torquay, due to his perceived resemblance to the boxer Frank Bruno. At West Brom he was known as Big Dave and now at Derby he is known as Dazza and Big Daz.Also Derby County Manager Billy Davies likes to refer to him as mooro.

[edit] Faith

Moore is a devout Christian. He is active in the Christian charity Faith in Football with Linvoy Primus and Lomana Lua Lua.

In 2006 Moore, along with Primus, walked the Great Wall of China to raise money for children's causes.

[edit] Trivia

Moore has been part of two squads which have won promotion to the Premier League. They were Bradford City in 1999 and West Bromwich Albion in 2004.

[edit] External links

• Darren Moore Official Website at Icons.com

Derby County F.C. - Current Squad
2 Edworthy | 3 Camara | 4 McEveley | 5 Leacock | 6 M. Johnson | 7 Jones | 8 Bisgaard | 9 Howard | 10 Fagan | 11 Peschisolido | 12 Macken | 13 Grant | 14 Jackson | 16 Lupoli | 18 S. Johnson | 19 Currie | 20 Holmes | 21 Malcolm | 22 Oakley | 23 Moore | 24 Mears | 25 Pearson | 27 Teale | 28 Barnes | 31 Meredith | 32 Cumberworth | 34 Bossekota | 35 Cann | 43 Bywater | Manager: Davies