Ross Turnbull
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| Ross Turnbull | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Ross Turnbull | |
| Date of birth | 4 January 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Bishop Auckland, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Chelsea | |
| Number | TBA | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002–2009 2003 2004 2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2007 2009– |
Middlesbrough → Darlington (loan) → Barnsley (loan) → Bradford City (loan) → Barnsley (loan) → Crewe Alexandra (loan) → Cardiff City (loan) Chelsea |
27 (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 23 (0) 29 (0) 6 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| England U20 | ||
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ross Turnbull (born 4 January 1985 in Bishop Auckland, County Durham) is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Chelsea after signing for them on 2 July 2009.
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[edit] Early life
Ross attended Byerley Park Primary School and Woodham Community Technology College. He played as a midfielder for his hometown team Newton Aycliffe Youth Centre AFC but was turned into a goalkeeper by coach Arthur Vickerstaff. He had trials with North-East sides Darlington and Sunderland but instead joined Middlesbrough's Academy.[1]
[edit] Career
[edit] Middlesbrough
After coming through the club's youth ranks, Turnbull signed a professional contract with Middlesbrough in 2002. He represented England U20 in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
In July 2007, it was announced that Turnbull had signed a season long loan deal at Football League Championship side Cardiff City.[2] He was signed as a replacement for long-serving Neil Alexander, who left the club after a contract dispute, and began the season as first choice goalkeeper for the club but due to some errors in his opening games he was replaced for the 2–2 draw with Preston North End by Michael Oakes and spent the remainder of his loan spell on the bench before he was recalled by Middlesbrough on 5 October 2007 following an injury to second choice keeper Brad Jones. The recall was made by mutual consent between the teams.[3] After being recalled, Turnbull played in two of Middlesbrough's games in the absence of first choice goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer who had broken his thumb in training. One was Boro's win over Arsenal at the Riverside Stadium on the 9 December 2007, the score being 2–1.
After more than 11 years with Middlesbrough, Mark Schwarzer left the club during the summer of 2008 to join Fulham.[4] Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate decided not to buy a new keeper and allow Turnbull and Jones to fight it out for the number one position. Although Jones played the first game of the season, Turnbull was in goal for Middlesbrough's 2–1 defeat at Liverpool the following week, when Jones injured himself in the warm-up.[5]
Turnbull declined a number of contract offers from Middlesbrough in the 2008–09 season,[citation needed] and informed the club he would be leaving when his contract expired at the end of June 2009.
[edit] Chelsea
On 2 July 2009, Turnbull joined Chelsea on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract.On the 4 July 2009 Turnbull announced he would not sit by as a permanent second place to regular starting team Goalkeeper Petr Cech and he would fight for his own first team place. [6]
[edit] Personal life
Turnbull is married to Nicola. They have a daughter, Maisy,[1] born in 2008. Turnbull is quoted to have said he works "to put bread and water on the table for them".[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Fay, Chris (2009-07-04). "So proud – the junior club where it all began for Ross". The Northern Echo. http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/4475144.So_proud_____the_junior_club_where_it_all_began_for_Ross/. Retrieved on 2009-07-04.
- ^ Bluebirds swoop for Boro keeper
- ^ "Ross Returns From Loan Spell". mfc.co.uk. http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,1~1128170,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
- ^ "Fulham complete Schwarzer signing". BBC Sport. 2008-05-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7414143.stm. Retrieved on 2008-08-24.
- ^ Hughes, Ian (2008-08-23). "Liverpool 2-1 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7565060.stm. Retrieved on 2008-08-24.
- ^ On 9 July 2009, Carlo Ancelotti confirmed that Turnbull would wear the number 28 shirt. "Chelsea bring in keeper Turnbull". BBC Sport. 2009-07-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/8131653.stm. Retrieved on 2009-07-02.
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