12 Facts About Christian Roberts

Christian Roberts was born on 22 October 1979 and is a Welsh former professional footballer.

Christian Roberts was most notable for his four-year spell at Swindon Town, which was disrupted by various injuries and misfortunes.

Christian Roberts was predominantly a winger, usually playing on the right wing, but he played as a striker.

Christian Roberts had joined Exeter from Cardiff City where he began his career as a trainee.

Christian Roberts was part of the side that won the 2003 Football League Trophy Final.

In January 2006, it was announced that Christian Roberts had been admitted to the Sporting Chance clinic, suffering from alcohol dependence.

Christian Roberts finished the season having played 27 league games, with five goals.

On 25 September 2008, Christian Roberts announced that he was retiring from professional football after he failed to recover from the knee injury, with an attempted surgery being unsuccessful.

Christian Roberts had a testimonial match on 11 February 2009, held between Swindon and an all-star Chelsea team, containing Gianfranco Zola and Roberto Di Matteo, amongst other ex-Chelsea players, with the money raised going to Cancer Research UK.

Christian Roberts retired from football, for the second time, at the end of the season, departing football for a period of time, before returning as an anti-racism ambassador.

Christian Roberts was called up to the senior Wales squad in May 2003 to play United States but was unused and ultimately never capped at that level.

In 2010, Christian Roberts published his biography "Life Is A Game of Inches".