Steve Finnan
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Stephen John Finnan | |
| Date of birth | April 24, 1976 (age 30) | |
| Place of birth | Limerick, Republic of Ireland | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Right Full Back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Liverpool | |
| Number | 3 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1993–95 1995–96 1996 1996–98 1998–2003 2003–present |
Welling United Birmingham City → Notts County (loan) Notts County Fulham Liverpool |
41 (1) 15 (1) 17 (2) 80 (5) 173 (6) 116 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2000–present | Republic of Ireland | 45 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Stephen John Finnan (born 24 April 1976 in Limerick) is an Irish football player, who currently plays for Liverpool at right back Finnan is rated as one of the most consistent right backs in the English Premiership and is well known for his attacking drive from the right.
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[edit] Biography
Finnan was born in Southill area of Limerick city, but grew up in Chelmsford, England. He began his career with non-league Welling United, turning professional with Birmingham City in 1995, but, after only a handful of appearances, he was soon on his way to Notts County.
After some strong showings for County in 1997-98, Fulham paid £600,000 for his services in November 1998. He became an instant regular at Craven Cottage and a fans' favourite. With Fulham he won the old Second Division championship in 1999 and then the First Division in 2001.
After an impressive first season in the Premiership, Finnan found himself courted by many of England's top clubs and, having helped Fulham qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup and been voted into the 2001-02 team of the year by his fellow professionals, he opted to join Liverpool in summer 2003 for a fee of €4.9m.
Finnan's first season at Anfield was disrupted by a succession of injuries. However, the campaign ended on a high as Liverpool clinched fourth place and a UEFA Champions League qualifying spot.
During the 2004-05 season with Liverpool, he established himself as the first choice right back and a firm fans' favourite. This successful season saw him play in the Carling Cup final which Liverpool lost 3-2 to Chelsea. Finnan also started in the UEFA Champions League final against AC Milan, which the team went on to win. Unfortunately he picked up an injury and was substituted at half time.
A Republic of Ireland Under-21 international, Finnan stepped up to the senior side in 2000 against Greece, filling in for the injured Stephen Carr. Although he was raised in England Finnan is very proud of his Irish nationality and he has alluded to this fact in many interviews.
He cemented his place in the Irish starting XI towards the end of qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, supplying the cross for Jason McAteer to score the only goal in the crucial 1-0 home win against the Netherlands in September 2001. He appeared in all four of Ireland's games in South Korea/Japan, but injury disrupted his participation in the unsuccessful attempt to reach the Euro 2004 finals. He was a regular choice in the 2006 World Cup qualification games.
In December 2006, it was announced on the BBC1 program 'Final Score' that Steve Finnan is the only player to have played in every English football league (from the Premiership to the Conference), and appeared in the FA Cup, the League Cup, the Uefa Cup, the Champions League and the World Cup.
[edit] Outside football
Finnan was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving in April 2005. He was involved in a collision in his black Range Rover which resulted in the death of a pensioner three weeks after the accident. The incident happened in the Tuebrook area of Liverpool on 27 January 2005. Finnan was bailed pending further inquiries, but the case against him was later dropped due to insufficient evidence.
[edit] Statistics
| Club | Season | Domestic League1 | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
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| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2006-07 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 0 | |
| 2004-05 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | |
| 2003-04 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Fulham | 2002-03 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 2000-01 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | |
| 1999-00 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | |
| 1998-99 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| Notts County | 1998-99 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 6 | |
| 1996-97 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Birmingham City | 1996-97 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Notts County (On Loan) | 1995-96 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 3 |
| Birmingham City | 1995-96 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Welling United | 1994-95 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 1993-94 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 415 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 521 | 20 | |
| 1Includes Premiership, The Football League and Nationwide Conference. | |||||||||||||
[edit] Career Honours
- Notts County
- 1997-98 Football League Third Division (Level 4)
- Fulham
- 1998-99 Football League Second Division (Level 3)
- 2000-01 Football League First Division (Level 2)
- 2002-03 UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Liverpool
- Winner
- 2004-05 UEFA Champions League
- 2005-06 European Super Cup
- 2005-06 FA Cup
- 2006-07 Community Shield
- Runner-up
- 2004-05 League Cup
- 2005-06 Intercontinental Cup
[edit] External links
- Steve Finnan's career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at liverpoolfc.tv
- Profile at BBCSport
- Reds Star Finnan Arrested
- Finnan avoids prosecution
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Republic of Ireland squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Given | 2 Finnan | 3 Harte | 4 Cunningham | 5 Staunton | 6 Roy Keane | 7 McAteer | 8 Holland | 9 Duff | 10 Robbie Keane | 11 Kilbane | 12 Kinsella | 13 Connolly | 14 Breen | 15 Dunne | 16 Kiely | 17 Quinn | 18 G. Kelly | 19 Morrison | 20 O'Brien | 21 Reid | 22 Carsley | 23 A. Kelly | Coach: McCarthy |
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| Liverpool F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Dudek | 2 Arbeloa | 3 Finnan | 4 Hyypiä | 5 Agger | 6 Riise | 7 Kewell | 8 Gerrard | 9 Fowler | 10 Luis García | 11 Mark González | 12 Fábio Aurélio | 14 Xabi Alonso | 15 Crouch | 16 Pennant | 17 Bellamy | 18 Kuyt | 20 Mascherano | 22 Sissoko | 23 Carragher | 25 Reina | 26 Anderson | 29 Paletta | 30 Padelli | 32 Zenden | 38 Lindfield | 39 Darby | 42 El Zhar | Manager: Benítez |
Categories: Republic of Ireland footballers | Republic of Ireland international footballers | Birmingham City F.C. players | Fulham F.C. players | Liverpool F.C. players | Notts County F.C. players | FA Premier League players | FIFA World Cup 2002 players | People from County Limerick | 1976 births | Living people
