1. Zak Benjamin Whitbread was born on January 10,1984 and is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a defender.
20 Facts About Zak Whitbread
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Zak Whitbread has lived in Runcorn for the majority of his life, except for the five years he spent in Singapore when his father, Barry Whitbread, was the coach of the Singapore national football team during the late 1990s.
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Zak Whitbread came on to the pitch after the start of the second half, replacing Neil Mellor.
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Zak Whitbread spent much of the season on loan at Millwall.
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Zak Whitbread returned to full training near Christmas 2010, along with Adam Drury.
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Zak Whitbread kept his place for the following matches, performing admirably with Russell Martin in defence.
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Zak Whitbread was partnered with Daniel Ayala from the New Year's Eve fixture against Fulham, and this partnership has seen Norwich win two consecutive away matches and three wins out of three in 2012.
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Zak Whitbread was eventually released by the club at the conclusion of the season.
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On July 24,2012, Zak Whitbread signed a two-year contract with Championship side Leicester City on a free transfer following the end of his contract at Norwich.
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Zak Whitbread made his debut on August 28,2012, against Burton Albion in the League Cup.
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Zak Whitbread was released by Leicester on May 9,2014.
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On September 29,2013, Derby County announced that Zak Whitbread had signed on a three-month loan deal.
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On June 25,2014, Zak Whitbread agreed a one-year deal to join Derby County on a permanent basis.
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Zak Whitbread's contract was later extended to the end of the season, when he was released.
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Zak Whitbread was named in Rongen's side for the 2003 World Youth Championships in December.
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Zak Whitbread started every match and scored his first goal for the US to help the squad reach the Quarter Finals.
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Zak Whitbread's play led to his inclusion with the mostly Major League Soccer based side that unsuccessfully tried to qualify the US for 2004 Summer Olympics.
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Zak Whitbread was only able to play in one match for Glenn Myernick due to an injury he suffered during training.
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Zak Whitbread played for the United States under 20s team in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, and has since been promoted to the under 23 squad.
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On March 16,2011, Zak Whitbread was called into the United States senior team's camp for its friendlies against Argentina and Paraguay, but was unable to feature due to sustaining an injury while on club duty.