Christopher Colin Brunt was born on 14 December 1984 and is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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34 Facts About Christopher Brunt
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Christopher Brunt is widely regarded as one of the greatest West Bromwich Albion midfielders in the club's history.
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Versatile player, Brunt has featured primarily as a left winger, but can operate as a left back or attacking midfielder.
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Christopher Brunt started his career with Middlesbrough but did not manage to make an appearance in the first team.
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Christopher Brunt joined Sheffield Wednesday in 2004 and amassed 153 appearances for the club before joining West Bromwich Albion in 2007, where he went on to appear over 400 times.
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Christopher Brunt earned 65 caps for the Northern Ireland national team between 2004 and 2017.
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In March 2021, Christopher Brunt returned to West Bromwich Albion as an academy coach.
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Christopher Brunt was born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where he attended Newtownbreda Primary School.
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Christopher Brunt had trials with professional teams Rangers and Middlesbrough as a 16-year-old.
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Christopher Brunt joined Middlesbrough's academy in 2001 and signed his first professional contract a year later.
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Christopher Brunt moved to Sheffield Wednesday in March 2004 on an initial short-term deal.
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Christopher Brunt went on to hit seven goals the following season, finishing the campaign as the club's top goalscorer.
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Christopher Brunt signed a new three-year contract in July 2010 to keep him at the club until the summer of 2013.
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In January 2011, Christopher Brunt was made stand-in captain as the manager decided to drop previous club captain Scott Carson.
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Christopher Brunt signed another three-year contract in August 2011 as a reward for his impressive form.
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Christopher Brunt continued to be club captain after a new head coach was appointed when Hodgson had left to manage the England national team.
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Alan Irvine confirmed Christopher Brunt would remain as club captain when he was appointed West Brom manager in the summer of 2014.
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Christopher Brunt signed a new three-year deal on 10 August 2014 to keep him at the club until the summer of 2017.
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Christopher Brunt relinquished the captaincy to new signing Darren Fletcher when the former Manchester United player made his debut for West Brom on 8 February 2015 in a match against Burnley.
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On 18 May 2015, Christopher Brunt was hit in the head by a ball kicked by Cesc Fabregas in a match against Chelsea which resulted in the sending off of the latter.
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Christopher Brunt was struck on the face by a coin thrown by a West Brom supporter on 20 February 2016 in an FA Cup Fifth Round tie at Championship side Reading.
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On 9 February 2017, Christopher Brunt signed a contract extension which would keep him at the club until the summer of 2018 with an option for another year should he trigger a clause relating to appearances.
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Christopher Brunt was released from West Bromwich Albion in the 2020 summer transfer window after spending 13 years with the club.
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Christopher Brunt holds Albion's Premier League appearance record, having turned out 269 times for the club in the competition.
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On 3 January 2021, Christopher Brunt departed Bristol City, after it was mutually agreed to end his contract following an injury which will rule him out for most of the remaining season.
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Christopher Brunt made 65 appearances for the Northern Ireland national team.
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Christopher Brunt was in the end not selected in the final 18-man squad for the Games.
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Christopher Brunt missed out on the chance to appear at Euro 2016 after damaging his anterior cruciate ligament which required surgery.
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On 11 November 2016, Christopher Brunt returned to the international scene for Northern Ireland's 2018 World Cup qualification match against Azerbaijan.
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Christopher Brunt announced his retirement from international football in August 2018.
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Christopher Brunt became a father for the first time on 1 May 2008, when his wife Cathy gave birth to a baby boy named Charlie.
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Christopher Brunt is a cousin of Canadian ice hockey player Shawn Thornton.
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