Peter Enckelman
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| Peter Enckelman | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | 10 March 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland | |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Cardiff City | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1995–1999 1999–2004 2003 2004–2008 2008 2008– |
TPS Turku Aston Villa → Blackburn Rovers (loan) Blackburn Rovers → Cardiff City (loan) Cardiff City |
72 (0) 52 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 16 (0) 12 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2000– | Finland | 11 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Peter Enckelman (born 10 March, 1977 in Turku) is a Finnish football goalkeeper who is currently with Football League Championship side Cardiff City. He is the son of Göran Enckelman.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Aston Villa
Enckelman signed for his first English club, Aston Villa, from his hometown team, TPS Turku in February 1999. He was signed due to fellow goalkeeper David James' recurring injury problems, but only played one game and was dropped after many howlers against Birmingham City. He made his debut during a 3-1 defeat against Arsenal on September 11, 1999 as a second-half substitute, his first start coming three days, and a single fixture, later against Chester City in the League Cup.
As James left the team, Enckelman was pleased when he was called upon in some of the later fixtures, as he expected to be seeing some more first-team action. However, the signing of former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel put a considerable damper on things, as, apart from the matches in Aston Villa's Intertoto Cup campaign of that season, he was left with virtually no playing time. It was only when Graham Taylor took over as manager that Enckelman was installed as first choice keeper, as Schmeichel was sold to Manchester City.
Enckelman was the culprit for a fatal defensive error in a hotly contested local derby (Birmingham City v Aston Villa (3-0) at 16 September 2002); as Olof Mellberg took a quick defensive throw-in to the keeper, Enckelman took his eye off the ball and as he was unable to control it, it slid under his foot and rolled in to the goal.[1] There is some debate over whether the goal should have stood, as the rules state that a goal cannot be scored directly from a throw-in, and Enckelman has stated on numerous occasions that he did not touch the ball prior to it entering the net.[2] However, the incident obviously caused great embarrassment to Enckelman, and led to further controversy when a rival fan charged onto the pitch and approached Enckelman, before making an offensive gesture directly to his face. The fan was later arrested and jailed,[3] and Enckelman was praised for his "refusal to retaliate".
[edit] Blackburn Rovers
Following this incident, Enckelman found himself unpopular amongst Aston Villa fans, and was sold to Blackburn Rovers in 2004. At Blackburn, he was considered second choice behind Brad Friedel, and on 19 May, 2008 after making just three appearances in four years, he was told that his contract with the club would not be renewed.[4]
[edit] Cardiff City
On 10 January 2008, he joined Football League Championship side Cardiff City on loan until the end of the 2007-08 season[5] becoming Cardiff's third loan goalkeeper of the year after Ross Turnbull and Kasper Schmeichel. He made his debut for Cardiff on 29 January as a substitute in a 3-1 victory over Queens Park Rangers after Michael Oakes was forced to be taken off after taking a blow to the face. He remained the club's first choice goalkeeper for the rest of the season, playing in four of the club's FA Cup matches, including the 2008 FA Cup Final, but a mistake from Enckelman resulted in the only goal of the game for opponents Portsmouth.[6]
[edit] 2008-09
Enckelman was released on his return to Blackburn at the end of the season and signed a two-year deal with Cardiff.[7] Despite spending his loan spell as first choice goalkeeper, he started the 2008-09 season as second choice goalkeeper to loanee Tom Heaton. On 23 September, he made his first appearance of the season in a 1-0 loss to Swansea City in the Carling Cup, the first South Wales derby to take place in seven years. His first league appearance of the season came on 22 November when he replaced Tom Heaton during a 2-1 defeat against Plymouth Argyle after Heaton sustained a calf injury. In the following match, Enckelman was handed a start in place of Heaton and went on to remain unbeaten for over 10 matches, including keeping a clean sheet during a 0-0 draw in the fourth round of the FA Cup against Arsenal[8] when forced to undergo a knee operation.[9] It was originally thought that the injury would keep him out for two months but Enckelman's knee failed to respond to the surgery meaning he would miss the remainder of the season.[10]
[edit] Personal life
He has a keen interest in motorsport, and in January 2007 the Encke Sport team was announced with plans to contest the British Touring Car Championship.
[edit] Honours
- Aston Villa
- FA Cup Runner-up: 1
- UEFA Intertoto Cup Winner: 1
- Cardiff City
- FA Cup Runner-up: 1
[edit] References
- ^ "Blues humiliate Villa". BBC Sport. 2002-09-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2254800.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-21.
- ^ "Enckelman denies crucial touch". BBC Sport. 2002-09-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/2263802.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-21.
- ^ "Fan jailed over pitch invasion". BBC Sport. 2002-11-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2488519.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-21.
- ^ "Enckelman released by Blackburn" BBC Sport Retrieved on 20 May 2008
- ^ "Cardiff snap up keeper Enckelman" BBC Sport Retrieved on 10 January 2008
- ^ "McPhail laments cruel cup defeat" BBC Sport Retrieved on 18 May 2008
- ^ Come in number 44, it’s City new boy McCormack - WalesOnline
- ^ "Cardiff 0-0 Arsenal" BBC Sport Retrieved on 1 February, 2009
- ^ "Cardiff snap up Konstantopoulos" BBC Sport Retrieved on 9 February, 2009
- ^ "Cardiff goalkeeper Enckelman suffers further injury blow" Western Mail Retrieved on 3 May, 2009
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