Mark Kerr (footballer)
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Mark Kerr | |
| Date of birth | 02 March 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Coatbridge, Scotland | |
| Height | 173cm | |
| Position | Central midfield | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Dundee United | |
| Number | 7 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Falkirk | ||
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1998–2003 2003–present |
Falkirk Dundee United |
93 (8) 104 (2) |
| National team** | ||
| 2005–present | Scotland B | 1 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Mark Kerr (born March 2, 1982 in Coatbridge) is a Scottish professional football player, who currently plays in central midfield for Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League.
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[edit] Early career
Kerr began his career with Falkirk, where he played from 1998 to 2003. He had joined Falkirk from Moodiesburn Boys Club as a sixteen-year-old and progressed through the Youth Development scheme at Brockville and was already well known to then-manager Ian McCall and his management team. McCall had been keeping tabs on the Scotland Under-21 player since he himself left Falkirk.
Mark made his Falkirk debut towards the end of season 1998-99 at the age of only 17 against Clydebank. The following season he turned out seven times and scored his first goal in a 3-3 draw at Ayr United. For the next three seasons he hardly missed a game for Falkirk and by the time he left, he had accumulated 125 appearances and scored nine times.
[edit] Move to United
In July 2003, he moved to Dundee United on a Bosman transfer. Mark soon settled at Tannadice and became a regular in the side, and by the end of his first season, he had racked up 33 League and two cup appearances. His tenacity in midfield was a feature of the latter part of the campaign in which United finished strongly to take fifth place. He netted only once in the season but it was a goal to savour, a stunning volley for the opener against Rangers in a 2-0 win at Tannadice.
Commencing the season 2004-05 in the starting eleven, Mark suffered a dip in form and only appeared another four times before making his way back into the first team at the turn of the year. He went on to miss only one more match throughout the rest of the season, and became a vital part of the midfield as Gordon Chisholm became manager. His two goals in that term came in the Cup competitions, one in the 3-0 CIS Cup win over Stranraer at Tannadice and the other in the thrilling 4-3 Scottish Cup tie against Gretna. Mark came off the bench in the Scottish Cup semi-final against Hibs at Hampden as United trailed 1-0, and the match swung in United’s favour as he had a hand in both of United’s goals in one of his best performances for the club so far.
[edit] International recognition
In December 2005, Mark made his debut for the Scotland B team, coming on as a sub against Poland in the Future Cup 2005 competition.
Mark continued his place in the United midfield at the start of the season 2006-07, employing a defensive holding role when in a 4-5-1 formation. Mark made his 100th league appearance for United in August 2006 in a 2-2 draw with Rangers at Ibrox.
[edit] Honours
- Scottish Cup runner-up: 2005
[edit] See also
- Dundee United FC Season 2003-04
- Dundee United FC Season 2004-05
- Dundee United FC Season 2005-06
- Dundee United FC Season 2006-07
[edit] External links
| Dundee United FC - Current Squad |
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1 Stillie | 2 Kalvenes | 3 McCracken | 4 Wilkie | 5 Mair | 6 Archibald | 7 Kerr | 10 Hunt | 11 Robson | 12 Duff | 14 Robb | 15 Conway | 17 Cameron | 18 Kenneth | 19 Gardiner | 20 Samuel | 21 McLean | 23 Easton | 25 Robertson | 26 Goodwillie | 27 Burnett | 28 Proctor | 30 Smith | Manager: Levein |
