Paul Telfer (footballer)

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Paul Telfer
Personal information
Full name Paul Norman Telfer
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number TBA
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:08, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Paul Norman Telfer (born 21 October 1971 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish footballer, who currently plays for Leeds United. He is the nephew of former Scotland, Hearts, Chelsea and Dundee United midfielder Eamonn Bannon.

Telfer began his career at Luton Town as a right-sided midfielder. In the summer of 1995, he was signed by Coventry City, where he began his long association with Gordon Strachan, who at the time was player-coach at the club, and later became manager. While at Coventry, Telfer won his only senior Scotland cap, playing in Scotland's 2-0 friendly defeat against France on 29 March 2000 at Hampden Park.

In October 2001, Telfer joined Southampton, who had appointed Strachan as manager just over a month earlier. At Southampton, Telfer was converted from midfielder to right-back, and was a member of the side that reached the 2003 FA Cup Final.

In 2005, Strachan became manager at Celtic, and again made Telfer one of his first signings. Telfer played just under two years at Parkhead, where he won two Scottish League championships. However, his family had difficulty settling in Glasgow, and on 3 December 2006, Telfer announced he would not renew his contract with Celtic because he wished to spend more time with his family in Winchester.[1] On 2 April 2007 Telfer brought forward his retirement and officially left Celtic to be with his family in England.[2]

On 13 July 2007, Telfer came out of retirement, signing a one-year contract with League One side Bournemouth.[3][4]. On 12 December 2007, Telfer cancelled his contract with Bournemouth to help their financial problems. A few days earlier, he had been ruled out for the season with a foot injury that required surgery. On 08 August 2008, Telfer joined Leeds United on a non-contract basis.

In 1992, Telfer and then Luton teammate Darren Salton were involved in a horrific car crash. Telfer suffered only minor injuries and went on to make a full recovery, while Salton almost died and was forced to quit football following the accident.[5]

Honours

Southampton

Celtic

References

  1. ^ "Telfer to quit Celtic in summer". BBC. 3 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-03. My contract is up and, even if there was an offer of another year, I won't be staying...I feel fit enough to play on, but my family couldn't settle and are already back down south. So, if a club came in, I'd look at that. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ "Telfer brings forward Celtic exit". BBC Sport. 2007-04-02. Retrieved 2007-04-02. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Telfer agrees deal with Cherries". www.bbc.co.uk. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Telfer Joins Bond Revolution". www.afcb.premiumtv.co.uk. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Salton rescued by Robertson". The Scotsman. February 12, 2005. Retrieved 2006-09-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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