23 Facts About Chris Killen

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Christopher John Killen was born on 8 October 1981 and is a former New Zealand international footballer.

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Chris Killen rejoined his former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan at Middlesbrough in January 2010.

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Chris Killen made his international debut for New Zealand during the 2000 OFC Nations Cup, and was included in the New Zealand U23 squad for their appearance at the 2008 Summer Olympics as one of three over age players.

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Chris Killen was named as part of the New Zealand squad for the 2002 OFC Nations Cup, 2003 and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

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Chris Killen represented the college in junior grades, and was selected to tour Australia with the New Zealand Secondary Schools representative team in 1998, along with future "All Whites" Leo Bertos and Tony Lochhead.

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The trial was successful, and the 17-year-old Chris Killen joined City's youth academy.

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Chris Killen ended his loan tally with six goals in nine games for the "Valiants".

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Chris Killen made two further substitute appearances that season, and finished as top goalscorer for the reserves.

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In January 2006, Chris Killen joined Hibernian on a free transfer.

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Chris Killen was expected to sign for Cardiff City, but he instead signed for Celtic on a three-year contract in May 2007.

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Chris Killen played mostly for the Celtic reserve team, and hardly featured in the first team at all.

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Chris Killen then started Celtic's following pre-season match against Tottenham Hotspur, and he opened the scoring in this match with a neat headed finish following a pinpoint cross by teammate Paul Caddis.

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Chris Killen returned to England in January 2010 and joined his former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan at Middlesbrough, along with teammates Willo Flood and Barry Robson.

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Chris Killen scored two further headed goals in Championship games against Reading and Preston North End, but left the club after the end of the season when his contract expired in June 2010.

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Chris Killen scored his first goal for the "Youth Army" on his debut against Liaoning Whowin at the Tiexi New District Sports Center on 28 July 2010.

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Chris Killen finished his first half-year at Shenzhen Stadium with eight goals from thirteen matches to help the club to avoid relegation by a two-point margin.

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Chris Killen signed a contract with China League One club Chongqing on 17 February 2012; the club play at the 58,680 capacity Chongqing Olympic Sports Center.

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Chris Killen finished the 2012 season as division's fourth highest scorer on 17 goals from 26 starts.

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Chris Killen has represented New Zealand at under-20 and under-23 levels, and was included in the New Zealand under-23 squad for their first appearance at the Olympic Games as one of three over age players, alongside Ryan Nelsen and Simon Elliott.

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Chris Killen made his international debut for the New Zealand senior team during the 2000 OFC Nations Cup against Tahiti, three months before his first senior appearance at club level.

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Chris Killen was further named in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, and featured in the defeats to Japan and Colombia at the group stage.

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Chris Killen was named as part of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand squad to travel to South Africa.

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Chris Killen received a 12-month jail term but it was suspended for 18 months, he was ordered to undergo 20 hours of rehabilitation and to perform 200 hours of community service.