Lee Trundle

Football player infobox

playername = Lee Trundle


fullname = Lee Christopher Trundle
nickname = Magic Daps,Trunds
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|10|10
cityofbirth = Liverpool
countryofbirth = England
height = height|m=1.83
currentclub = Bristol City
clubnumber = 23
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1997-1999
1998-2000
1999
2000-2001
2000-2003
2003-2007
2007-
clubs = Stalybridge Celtic
Southport
→ Bamber Bridge (loan)
Rhyl
Wrexham
Swansea City
Bristol City
caps(goals) = 013 0(6)
032 0(6)
007 (12)
006 (11)
094 (27)
146 (78)
046 0(6)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 12:51, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Lee Christopher Trundle (born October 10 1976 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays for Bristol City in the Championship. He is eligible to play for either England or the Republic of Ireland but has not yet made an international appearance.

Biography

Trundle attended St Edmund Of Canterbury Catholic High School in Huyton.

Football career

Trundle was a late entrant into professional and league football, playing for non-league teams Burscough, Stalybridge Celtic, Southport, Bamber Bridge and Chorley before joining Welsh Premier League club Rhyl in 2000.

Wrexham

Within six months, he had been snapped up by Brian Flynn to play for Wrexham where he played 78 games (plus a further 24 as substitute) in all competitions and scored 30 goals in a little over two years. A goalscoring account which was started by a bicycle kick to start a second half comeback from 2-0 which culminated in a 3-2 victory for Wrexham against Walsall on February 24 2001.

wansea City

In summer 2003, Trundle received a free transfer and moved south to link up with Flynn who had now become manager of Swansea City. He instantly became a North Bank favourite with his goalscoring exploits and extraordinary tricks. In all competitions, to the end of the 2005/06 season, he had played 121 times for Swansea City (with a further 12 substitute appearances), scoring 66 goals.

In his time at Swansea, Trundle became a minor celebrity in the game, with his extrovert displays of skill (or "showboating") bringing him to national attention via the Soccer AM television show on Sky Sports. Tim Lovejoy revealed in his autobiography that Trundle himself regularly contacted the show with footage of himself in action.

In October 2005, he was the subject of a £750,000 transfer bid by Sheffield Wednesday which Swansea rejected. Days later, he signed an image rights contract with his club, offering a portion of revenues from merchandise featuring his image. [cite web
title=Trundle secures image-rights deal
work=BBC News
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/4379806.stm
accessdate=July 1
accessyear=2006 ] He was believed to be the first player outside the Premier League to do so.

Bristol City

Despite the best efforts of Swansea City, Lee Trundle agreed to sign for Bristol City on July 27 2007, although the deal was not officially completed until July 30 2007 due to an administrative error. He was given permission by Swansea and the Welsh FA to play in Bristol City's pre-season friendly against Yeovil Town before he officially completed the deal, scoring and providing an assist in a 2-2 draw at Ashton Gate. It is believed Bristol City made four offers for the striker. Their final offer of £1,000,000 was accepted after Trundle handed in a transfer request. Trundle scored his first goals, a brace, for Bristol City against Scunthorpe on 25 August 2007.

International career

Trundle has revealed he is determined to force his way into the international scene by earning a call up for Republic of Ireland , whom he qualifies through his grandfather.

Off the pitch

Personal life

Trundle moved in with but was not engaged to pop singer and Atomic Kitten star Liz McClarnon in March. 2007. [ [http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2007110510,00.html The Sun Online | The Best for News, Sport and Showbiz | The Sun ] ] Both are avid Everton fans. [cite web
title=Everton join Trundle hunt
work=Sky Sports
url=http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?HLID=329099&CPID=11&title=Everton+join+Trundle+hunt&lid=2&channel=Football_Home&f=rss
accessdate=July 1
accessyear=2006 ] The couple split in November 2007. [cite web | title=Liz's ex Trundles on | work=Daily Mirror | url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/3am/2007/12/03/liz-s-ex-trundles-on-89520-20194669/ | accessdate=May 14 | accessyear=2008 ]

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10327~10018,00.html Lee Trundle profile] at bcfc.co.uk
* [http://www.swanseacity.net/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10354~10018,00.html Lee Trundle profile] at swanseacity.net
* [http://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10311~10018,00.html Lee Trundle profile] at wrexhamafc.co.uk
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