Mark Kerr (footballer)

Mark Kerr

Personal information
Full name	Mark Kerr
Date of birth	2 March 1982 (1982-03-02) (age 29)
Place of birth	Coatbridge, Scotland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Asteras Tripolis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998-2003	Falkirk	107	(8)
2003-2008	Dundee United	164	(2)
2008-2010	Aberdeen	69	(1)
2010-	Asteras Tripolis	9	(0)
Total		344	(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Mark Kerr (born March 2, 1982 in Coatbridge) is a Scottish professional football player who currently plays for Greek club Asteras Tripolis.

Football career

Falkirk

Kerr began his career with Falkirk, where he played from 1998 until 2003. He had joined Falkirk from Moodiesburn Boys Club as a sixteen-year-old and progressed through the Youth Development scheme at Brockville and was already well known to then-manager Ian McCall and his management team. McCall had been keeping tabs on the Scotland Under-21 player since he himself left Falkirk.

Kerr made his Falkirk debut towards the end of the 1998–99 season at the age of only 17 against Clydebank. The following season he turned out seven times and scored his first goal in a 3–3 draw at Ayr United. For the next three seasons he hardly missed a game for Falkirk and by the time he left, he had accumulated 125 appearances and scored nine times.

Dundee United

In July 2003, he moved to Dundee United on a Bosman transfer.^[1] Kerr soon settled at Tannadice and became a regular in the side, and by the end of his first season, he had racked up 33 League and two cup appearances. His tenacity in midfield was a feature of the latter part of the campaign in which United finished strongly to take fifth place. He netted only once in the season but it was a goal to savour, a stunning volley for the opener against Rangers in a 2–0 win at Tannadice.

Commencing the season 2004–05 in the starting eleven, Kerr suffered a dip in form and only appeared another four times before making his way back into the first team at the turn of the year. He went on to miss only one more match throughout the rest of the season, and became a vital part of the midfield as Gordon Chisholm became manager. His two goals in that term came in the Cup competitions, one in the 3–0 CIS Cup win over Stranraer at Tannadice and the other in the thrilling 4–3 Scottish Cup tie against Gretna. Kerr played in the majority of matches in every season but was responsible for a horrendous backpass in the League Cup Final of 2008. United were minutes away from lifting the trophy, the backpass forcing the game into extra time and a penalty shoot out, which United lost. Kerr chose to leave when his contract expired at the end of June 2008 and moved to Aberdeen F.C.^[2]

Aberdeen

In July 2008, it was reported that Kerr was on the verge of a move to New Firm rivals Aberdeen,^[3] and he subsequently moved to Pittodrie on a Bosman transfer, taking over the number 8 shirt vacated by Barry Nicholson. Kerr was made Aberdeen club captain from the start of season 2009–10.^[4]

Asteras Tripolis

Kerr agreed to join Greek side Asteras Tripolis; the move was announced on 6 June 2010.^[5]

International career

Kerr made his debut for the Scotland B team in December 2005, coming on as a sub against Poland in the Future Cup 2005 competition.

Statistics

Correct as of 2 November 2008

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Scotland			League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1998–99	Falkirk	Scottish First Division	2	0	-		-		-		2	0
1999-00			7	1	-		-		-		7	1
2000–01			32	2	2	0	2	0	-		36	2
2001–02			30	3	1	0	2	0	-		33	3
2002–03			36	2	4	0	3	0	-		43	2
2003–04	Dundee United	Scottish Premier League	33	1	-		2	0	-		35	1
2004–05			30	0	5	1	2	1	-		37	2
2005–06			35	1	1	0	-		2	1	38	2
2006–07			36	0	2	0	2	0	-		40	0
2007–08			30	0	3	0	5	0	-		38	0
2008–09	Aberdeen		29	0	4	0	2	0	-		35	0
Career total			300	10	22	1	20	1	2	1	344	13

Honours

Falkirk

• Scottish First Division Winner: 1

2002–03

Dundee United

• Scottish Cup Runner-up: 1

2004–05

• Scottish League Cup Runner-up: 1

2007–08

References

1. ^ "Dundee Utd land Kerr". BBC Sport. 2003-07-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/3009882.stm. Retrieved July 3, 2008. 
2. ^ "Kerr can go as Levein’s hunt for striker hots up". The Courier. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2008/06/06/sportstory11465607t0.asp. Retrieved June 30, 2008. 
3. ^ "Kerr poised for Pittodrie switch". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/7486249.stm. Retrieved July 3, 2008. 
4. ^ "Kerr completes Pittodrie switch". BBC Sport. 2008-07-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/7486249.stm. Retrieved July 7, 2008. 
5. ^ "Dons skipper Kerr moves to Greece". BBC News. 6 June 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/8725041.stm. 

External links

• Mark Kerr career stats at Soccerbase
• Official website profile

Preceded by Scott Severin

Aberdeen FC captain 2009–10

Succeeded by Paul Hartley

Persondata
Name	Kerr, Mark
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	2 March 1982
Place of birth	Coatbridge, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death