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Chris Tardif Personal information Full name Christopher Luke Tardif Date of birth 19 September 1979 Place of birth Guernsey Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Guernsey FC Youth career 199?–1998 Portsmouth Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998–2004 Portsmouth 5 (0) 1999 → Havant & Waterlooville (loan)[1] 8 (0) 2000 → Newport (IW) (loan) 0 (0) 2002–2003 → Bournemouth (loan) 9 (0) 2003–2004 → Havant & Waterlooville (loan)[2] 5 (0) 2004–2008 Oxford United 58 (0) 2007–2008 Basingstoke Town[3] 14 (0) 2008 Maidenhead United 9 (0) 2008 Farnborough 0 (0) 2008–2009 Bognor Regis Town 0 (0) 2009–2010 Maidenhead United 0 (0) 2010–2010 Basingstoke Town 10 (0) 2010 St. Martin's A.C. 0 (0) 2011– Guernsey F.C. 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:48, 24 September 2007 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Christopher Luke "Chris" Tardif (born 19 September 1979) is a former professional footballer, who currently plays for Guernsey F.C. as a goalkeeper.
Tardif began his career as a trainee with Portsmouth, turning professional in the 1998 close season. He joined Havant & Waterlooville on loan in August 1999, playing in the first eight league games of Havants' first season in the Southern League Premier Division.[1] He also had a spell on loan with Newport (Isle of Wight) from March to May 2000 and finally made his Portsmouth debut in their 2-1 defeat at home to Tranmere in the FA Cup on 6 January 2001.[4] He made four further appearances for Portsmouth that season, all in the Championship as Portsmouth successfully avoided relegation. His only other appearance for Portsmouth came on 27 August 2001 when Tardif played in their 4-1 win at home to Grimsby Town.[5]
He spent the 2002-03 season on loan with Bournemouth, playing 14 games in all competitions and, after a spell on loan with Newport (Isle of Wight), in October 2003 joined Havant & Waterlooville on a month's loan,[1] as cover for the injured Gareth Howells.
Released by Portsmouth, he joined Oxford United in May 2004,[6] on a two-year contract.[7] He was a regular the following season. However, he found first-team football hard to come by in later seasons, particularly under Jim Smith when Billy Turley kept him out of the side to the extent that he had a transfer request accepted by Oxford in December 2006.[8] In September 2007, he retired from professional football in order to start a new career, although planned to continue playing semi-professionally.[9]
Tardif played one game as a triallist for Eastleigh in October 2007,[10] and joined Basingstoke Town in December 2007,[11] moving to Maidenhead United in March 2008.[12] He was an integral part of the Maidenhead side that narrowly avoided relegation at the end of the season, Tardif keeping four sheets in the final five games.[12] He became a father shortly after the end of the season and chose to reduce the time spent travelling from his Portsmouth home by joining Farnborough in May 2008.[12] He joined Bognor Regis Town in September 2008.[13] He returned to Maidenhead United in the summer of 2009.
On 2 June 2010, Tardif rejoined Basingstoke Town.[14]. On the 26th of August 2010, Tardif had his Basingstoke Town contract terminated by mutual consent and returned to his home island, signing with St. Martin's A.C.[15]
Since returning to Guernsey, Tardif has represented Guernsey in the 2011 Muratti Vase Final, losing on penalties to Jersey, and at the 2011 Island Games. Also, in 2011 Chris joined the newly formed Guernsey FC as their goalkeeper.
References
- ^ a b c "Havant call for Tardiff". NonLeagueDaily. 2003-10-25. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=13419. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "Player Details: Season 2003-2004". SoccerFacts UK. http://www.soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2003/player_details.php?playerid=3480. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "Player Details: Season 2007-2008". SoccerFacts UK. http://www.soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2007/player_details.php?playerid=3480. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "Portsmouth 1-2 Tranmere". Soccerbase. 2001-01-06. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=298159. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "Portsmouth 4-2 Grimsby". Soccerbase. 200-08-27. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=318393. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "Oxford sign keeper Tardif". BBC Sport. 2004-05-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/3747263.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "Robinson signs Oxford deal". BBC Sport. 2004-05-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/3743767.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "Tardif transfer request accepted". BBC Sport. 2006-12-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/6173669.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "Tardif parts company with Oxford". BBC Sport. 2007-09-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/7010300.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "Howells reunites with Baird". NonleagueDaily. 2007-10-13. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=45581. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "Vines picks up Tardif". NonLeagueDaily. 2007-12-10. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=46837. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ a b c "Gore replaces Tardif at Magpies". NonLeagueDaily. 2008-05-15. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=50024. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "two for Bognor". NonLeagueDaily. 2008-09-01. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=52195. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "Tardif Joins Squad". Basingstoke Town FC. 2010-06-02. http://www.basingstoketown.net/latest-news/270-tardif-joins-squad.html. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2010/08/26/tardif-on-his-way-home/
External links
www.guernseyfc.com
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- A.F.C. Bournemouth players
- Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- Basingstoke Town F.C. players
- Maidenhead United F.C. players
- Farnborough Town F.C. players
- Bognor Regis Town F.C. players
- People from Guernsey
- Newport (IOW) F.C. players
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