- Jody Craddock
Football player infobox
playername = Jody Craddock
fullname = Jody Darryl Craddock
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|7|25
cityofbirth =Redditch
countryofbirth =England
height = height|ft=6|in=0
currentclub = Wolverhampton Wanderers
clubnumber = 6
position = Centre back
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1992–1993
1993–1997
1997–2003
1999
2003–
2007
clubs = Christchurch
Cambridge United
Sunderland
→ Sheffield United (loan)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
→ Stoke City (loan)
caps(goals) =
145 (4)
146 (2)
010 (0)
151 (7)
004 (0)
pcupdate = 17 August 2008Jody Darryl Craddock (born
July 25 ,1975 inRedditch ) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for English Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers.Career
Craddock started his career at
non-league Christchurch before earning a move to third tier Cambridge United in August 1993 on a free transfer. He made his league debut onDecember 11 ,1993 in a 0–0 draw with Stockport County.After four seasons at Cambridge, his talent was noted by Sunderland and he joined for £300,000 in August 1997. His second season with the Mackems saw him help them to promotion to the top level, however, he ended up spending part of their first
Premier League campaign on loan at Sheffield United.When Sunderland were relegated after four seasons in the Premier League in 2003, Craddock was sold to newly-promoted Wolves for £1.75million to replace the long-term injury casualty
Joleon Lescott at centre back. [cite news
title = Wolves sign Craddock
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/3113667.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2003-07-31 ]He has remained with the club since and was made captain at the start of the 2006–07 season by new manager
Mick McCarthy . He found himself sent to Stoke City on loan in August 2007 though, but this spell was cut short through the emergency 24 hour clause the following month. [ cite news
title = Craddock Called Back
url = http://www.stokecityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1116036,00.html
publisher = Stoke City Official Website
date =2007-09-19 ]Away from football, Craddock has become known as an artist.
On 16th August 2008, Craddock broke a metatarsal in his foot against Sheffield Wednesday and so he is expected to be out for three months.
References
External links
* [http://www.wolves.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10307~6001,00.html Official club site profile]
*soccerbase|id=1724|name=Jody Craddock
* [http://www.craddock-art.com Craddock Art]
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