Christopher Robert Iwelumo is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a striker.
27 Facts About Chris Iwelumo
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Chris Iwelumo had only made nineteen appearances for St Mirren, scoring twice against Berwick in the Scottish League Cup and Dundee in the Scottish Cup, before his performances were being noticed and in early 1998, Aarhus Fremad of Denmark signed him up.
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Chris Iwelumo played as a substitute as Stoke won the 2000 Football League Trophy Final.
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Chris Iwelumo remained there before being loaned out again to Cheltenham Town in February 2001.
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Chris Iwelumo played four times for Cheltenham Town, scoring st Mansfield before being recalled back from his loan by Stoke City where he managed to build on his appearances without actually gaining a regular place in the first team, his most notable contribution possibly being the equaliser in the Potteries derby on 21 October 2001.
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Chris Iwelumo signed a two-year contract extension with Stoke in March 2002.
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Chris Iwelumo helped the "Seagulls" to the 2004 Second Division play-off final in Cardiff, winning the penalty that gave Albion promotion.
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Chris Iwelumo had his most successful period of his career at Colchester United, he signed for Colchester United in July 2005.
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Chris Iwelumo formed a formidable partnership with Jamie Cureton that season, with the U's eventually finishing 10th in The Championship.
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Chris Iwelumo rejected a new contract offer from Colchester on 21 May 2007,.
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Wolves made an appeal against this, which was turned down, despite St Ledger stating that the clash of heads was accidental and Chris Iwelumo served a three-match ban.
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Chris Iwelumo's season was ended prematurely after a high tackle from Lee Carsley in the game against promotion rivals Birmingham City left him with medial ligament damage.
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Chris Iwelumo returned to Wolves to battle for his place, making a handful of further substitute appearances as the club confirmed their Premier League survival, but failing to score, meaning he had scored just once for Wolves in 18 months.
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Chris Iwelumo signed for Championship side Burnley on 1 June 2010 on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
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Chris Iwelumo signed for Championship rivals Watford on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 19 July 2011.
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Chris Iwelumo made his debut for Watford against former club Burnley on the opening day of the season.
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Chris Iwelumo scored his first goal for Watford against Hull City in October and had to wait another five months before scoring again in which he bagged a brace against Leeds United on 31 March 2012.
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Chris Iwelumo returned to Watford after failing to score for the "Magpies" in five matches.
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On 3 June 2013 Chris Iwelumo joined League Two side Scunthorpe United on a one-year deal.
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Chris Iwelumo spent six months at Scunthorpe before joining St Johnstone on 23 January 2014.
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Chris Iwelumo was an unused substitute as St Johnstone won the 2014 Scottish Cup Final.
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Chris Iwelumo joined Conference Premier side Chester on 30 June 2014, but announced his retirement from football on 28 October 2014.
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Chris Iwelumo was called up for the Scotland squad to tour South Korea in 2002 but had to withdraw as his club Stoke City were involved in the Football League Championship play-offs.
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Chris Iwelumo was called up to the full Scotland squad for a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Norway at Hampden Park on 11 October 2008.
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In October 2014, one day after he announced his retirement from playing, Chris Iwelumo began working in the media department at his former club Stoke City.
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In July 2015, Chris Iwelumo was appointed head coach of the under-18 team at former club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Chris Iwelumo graduated from Staffordshire University in 2016 with a first-class bachelor's degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting.