Chris Brunt

Who is this?

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

1. 1984
   Born
2. 2002
   Joined Middlesbrough F.C.
3. 2002
   Joined Northern Ireland national under-19 association football team
4. 2004
   Joined Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
5. 2004
   Joined Northern Ireland men's national association football team
6. 2004
   Joined Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
7. 2005
   Joined Northern Ireland national under-21 association football team
8. 2005
   Joined Northern Ireland national under-23 association football team
9. 2007
   Joined West Bromwich Albion F.C.
10. 2020
    Joined Bristol City F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Belfast
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football