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Chris Greenacre 
Personal information Full name Christopher Mark Greenacre Date of birth 23 December 1977 Place of birth Wakefield, England Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Wellington Phoenix Number 9 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1995–2000 Manchester City 5 (1) 1997 → Cardiff City (loan) 11 (2) 1998 → Blackpool (loan) 4 (0) 1998–1999 → Scarborough (loan) 12 (2) 1999 → Northampton Town (loan) 0 (0) 1999–2000 → Mansfield Town (loan) 10 (5) 2000–2002 Mansfield Town 111 (44) 2002–2005 Stoke City 75 (7) 2005–2009 Tranmere Rovers 142 (46) 2009– Wellington Phoenix 60 (16) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Chris Greenacre (born 23 December 1977 in Wakefield) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.
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Club career
After starting his career at Manchester City, Greenacre went on to play football for the likes of Cardiff City, Mansfield Town and Stoke City, before joining League One club Tranmere Rovers on a free transfer in the summer of 2005.
Under the management of Brian Little, Tranmere finished 18th in League One in the 2005–06 season, but Greenacre himself finished top scorer with 18 goals in 49 games for the club. This included a hat-trick against Yeovil Town on 28 December and two goals against Oldham Athletic in August.
In 2006–07 under Ronnie Moore when Greenacre again finished top scorer, this time with a total of 19 goals, and signed a two-year extension to his contract at Prenton Park. A further 14 goals in all competitions during the 2007–08 season saw him again finish the season as the club's top scorer. He scored his first goals for the 2008–09 season with a brace away at Peterborough in Rovers 2-2 draw.
On 21 April 2009, it was announced that Greenacre had signed with Wellington-based, New Zealand A-League club Wellington Phoenix on a two-year contract.[1] He made his league debut on 9 August 2009 scoring in a losing effort to the Newcastle Jets. Before a bothersome knee injury, Greenacre had scored five goals in 16 appearances for the Phoenix.
Greenacre started season 2010–11 by scoring twice in the opening game of the season against the Gold Coast United at Westpac Stadium.[2]
Coaching career
On 22 July 2011, Greenacre accepted a player/coaching role with his club Wellington Phoenix FC. Greenacre already holds a UEFA B coaching licence and will reportedly be coaching the forwards as well as playing when chosen.[3]
A-League sareer statistics
All-Time Club Performances Club Season 
League OneFA Cup Carling Cup League Trophy Total App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals Tranmere Rovers F.C.
(Football League One)2005–06 45 16 1 1 1 0 2 1 49 18 2006–07 44 17 2 2 1 0 2 0 49 19 2007–08 40 11 2 3 1 0 1 0 44 14 2008–09 13 2 2 0 1 0 4 0 20 2 Club Total 142 46 7 6 4 0 9 1 162 53 Club Season 
A-LeagueFinals Series Asia Total App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals Wellington Phoenix F.C.
(A-League)2009–10 22 5 2 1 24 6 2010–11 30 8 1 0 31 8 Club Total 52 13 3 1 55 14 Career totals 172 54 9 7 4 0 9 1 194 61 Last updated 21 February 2011 References
- ^ Wellington Phoenix Sign English Striker Chris Greenacre
- ^ "Wellington, Gold Coast draq". A-League. 13 August 2010. http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=34671. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ^ "Greenacre joins Phoenix coaching staff". wellingtonphoenix.com. http://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=40403. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
External links
2001–02 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Romain Larrieu · DF: Michael Duff · DF: Paul Wotton · DF: Graham Coughlan · DF: Matthew Taylor · MF: Peter Beagrie · MF: David Friio · MF: Lee Hodges · MF: Lee Williamson · FW: Chris Greenacre · FW: Nathan EllingtonWellington Phoenix FC – current squad Categories:- 1977 births
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Scarborough F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Living people
- English footballers
- English expatriate footballers
- The Football League players
- People from Wakefield
- Wellington Phoenix players
- Expatriate soccer players in New Zealand
- A-League players
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