Chris Burke (footballer)
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Christopher Robert Burke (born 2 December 1983) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who is currently a reserve team coach at Kilmarnock. He primarily played as a right-winger, but also played on the left wing.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Robert Burke[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1983-12-02) 2 December 1983 (age 40)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kilmarnock (reserve team coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–2000 | Celtic Boys Club | ||
2000–2002 | Rangers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2009 | Rangers | 96 | (11) |
2009–2011 | Cardiff City | 102 | (15) |
2011–2014 | Birmingham City | 131 | (25) |
2014–2016 | Nottingham Forest | 50 | (6) |
2016 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 5 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Ross County | 6 | (1) |
2017–2022 | Kilmarnock | 147 | (21) |
Total | 537 | (81) | |
International career | |||
2004–2005 | Scotland U21[2] | 2 | (0) |
2009 | Scotland B[3] | 1 | (0) |
2006–2014 | Scotland | 7 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Burke began his career with Scottish Premier League club Rangers, playing in 131 games, but without establishing himself as a regular first team player. He then played 118 matches over two-and-a-half seasons at Championship club Cardiff City, followed by 155 matches over three seasons at the same level for Birmingham City. He then made 50 league appearances over two seasons for Nottingham Forest. He left Forest after a brief loan spell with Rotherham United. Burke returned to Scottish football in September 2016, signing for Ross County. After one season there he signed for Kilmarnock, where he made nearly 150 league appearances across five seasons.
Burke was capped by Scotland seven times at full international level, and scored two goals on his Scotland debut, a Kirin Cup match against Bulgaria in 2006. In addition to this, he has also appeared once for the Scotland B team, and twice for the Scotland under-21 team.