Carl Cort

Infobox Football biography
playername = Carl Cort


fullname = Carl Edward Richard Cort
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|11|1
cityofbirth = Southwark
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=6|in=4
position = Striker
currentclub =
clubnumber =
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1996–2000
1997
2000–2004
2004–2007
2007–2008
2008
clubs = Wimbledon
→ Lincoln City (loan)
Newcastle United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leicester City
UD Marbella
caps(goals) = 73 (16)
06 0(1)
22 0(7)
94 (31)
14 0(0)
07 0(1)
nationalyears = 1997–1998
nationalteam = England U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 12 0(8)
pcupdate = 15:04, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 15:04, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Carl Edward Richard Cort (born November 1, 1977 in Southwark) is an English footballer. He is currently without a club, having previously played for Wimbledon, Lincoln City, Newcastle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leicester City and UD Marbella. He is a striker, and is of Guyanese descent.

He is the older brother of Leon Cort, currently playing for Stoke City. The pair almost ended up playing for the same club when Crystal Palace bid £700,000 for Carl shortly after signing Leon in 2005. Carl claimed to have rejected the move, when it later turned out he had failed a medical.

Career

He began his career with Wimbledon as a teenager. He went on loan to Lincoln, and when he came back to the Dons, he scored in the first minute of his full debut against fc|Newcastle United in September 1997. A place in the England under-21s soon followed. However, his eye for goal, lightening pace and deft first touch earned him the nickname of the "new Pele" by national press.

Naturally fast as well as tall, Newcastle boss Bobby Robson paid £7million for Cort in the summer of 2000. He is one of seven English players who have made a £7 million transfer and never played for England, the others being Dean Richards, Kevin Davies, Nigel Reo-Coker, Curtis Davies, Anton Ferdinand and James Milner. He scored on his home debut against Derby for Newcastle, but unfortunately struggled with hamstring problems and underwent surgery after only a few appearances for his new club. He did eventually return to the first team in March 2001, and went on to score five goals in ten appearances before the season ended. In 2001-02, injury ruined his season again. Carl was ruled out until March due to injuries to his ankle and knee. He travelled to the USA for specialist treatment and was treated by the same surgeon who treated future team-mate Joleon Lescott. The injuries appeared to take their toll, and Cort struggled to make an impact in the Premiership. Having recovered from injury, he moved to Molineux for £2 million during January 2004. He scored 5 goals for his new club that season. In the 2004-05 season, his form improved and he scored 16 goals in 40 appearances. Wolves had an indifferent season in 2005-06. Cort began the season well, scoring 9 goals in the first 11 matches. Injury interrupted his season again, and by the end of May, Cort had added only 2 more to his tally, totalling 11 goals in 24 appearances. He was released by Wolves in May 2007.

On June 8 2007, Cort signed a two year contract with Leicester City.cite news
title = Leicester swoop for striker Cort
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/6733531.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-06-08
accessdate = 2007-11-01] He scored his first and only goal for the club against Chelsea in a Carling Cup match on October 31. However, his goal could not prevent Avram Grant's side from winning 4-3.cite news
title = Chelsea 4-3 Leicester
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7065182.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-10-31
accessdate = 2007-11-01] The goal became Leicester City's Goal of the Month for October.cite news
title = Cort Scoops October Goal Of Month Award
url = http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1167992,00.html
publisher = Leicester City
date = 2007-11-15
accessdate = 2007-11-15] Despite failing to score a single league goal, new manager Ian Holloway continued to show faith in him. But after giving him enough chances in the first team, Holloway finally lost his patience and Cort was placed on the transfer list on 23 December. [ [http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11712_3003337,00.html Holloway begins clear-out] , Sky Sports 2007-12-23. Retrieved on 2007-12-24.] And on January 11 2008 he left Leicester by mutual consent.cite news
title = Cort Leaves Foxes
url = http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1212945,00.html
publisher = Leicester City F.C.
date = 2008-01-11
accessdate = 2008-01-11] On 30 January, Cort joined Spanish club UD Marbella, who play in the Segunda División B. [ [http://www.marbellafc.com/news.php?news_id=23 UD Marbella sign ex Premier League player.] ]

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