Chris Brunt
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Christopher Colin Brunt (born 14 December 1984) is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the loan player manager of EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion. A versatile player, Brunt featured primarily as a left winger, but could also be deployed as a left-back or attacking midfielder. Brunt started his career with Middlesbrough but did not manage to make an appearance for the first team. He joined Sheffield Wednesday in 2004 and amassed 153 appearances for the club before joining West Bromwich Albion in 2007, where he went on to feature in over 400 matches. He would later depart the latter at the end of the 2019–20 season, joining Bristol City, before his subsequent departure from Bristol in January 2021. Later that year in May, he retired from football. Brunt earned 65 caps for the Northern Ireland national team between 2004 and 2017. He also represented his country at various youth levels.
Career
- 1984Born
- 2002Joined Middlesbrough F.C.
- 2002Joined Northern Ireland national under-19 association football team
- 2004Joined Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
- 2004Joined Northern Ireland men's national association football team
- 2004Joined Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
- 2005Joined Northern Ireland national under-21 association football team
- 2005Joined Northern Ireland national under-23 association football team
- 2007Joined West Bromwich Albion F.C.
- 2020Joined Bristol City F.C.
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Belfast
- •Citizenship: United Kingdom
- •Known as: association football player
- •Sport: association football
What happened recently
Chris Brunt has no doubts talented NI squad can qualify for another major tournament
Chris Brunt: Northern Ireland's talented young squad are more than capable of qualifying for another major international tournament
Opening SuperCupNI parade holds extra significance for Chris Brunt and his family
Chris Brunt opens 2026 Budget Energy SuperCupNI as thousands gather for start of international tournament
Chris Brunt leads spectacular opening as 2026 Budget Energy SuperCupNI gets underway
VIDEO: Chris Brunt leads spectacular opening as 2026 Budget Energy SuperCupNI gets underway
Former NI international Chris Brunt helps launch this year's SuperCupNI tournament
Chelsea's Cesc Fabregas was bizarrely sent off for kicking the ball at Chris Brunt's face!
Chris Brunt nets free kick goal vs. Czech Republic | 2017 UEFA World Cup Qualifying Highlights
Homesickness, promotion and rejecting Manchester United: Chris Brunt on his long road to Baggies immortality
West Brom's Chris Brunt is the Surprising Leader in a Particular Premier League Statistic
Chris Brunt: If I’d got my hands on the coin-thrower I’d probably have spent the night in a cell
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