Titus Bramble
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Bramble playing for Sunderland in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Titus Malachi Bramble[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, Suffolk, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Ipswich Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Ipswich Town | 48 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | → Colchester United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2007 | Newcastle United | 105 | (3) |
| 2007–2010 | Wigan Athletic | 96 | (5) |
| 2010–2013 | Sunderland | 47 | (1) |
| Total | 298 | (10) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2002 | England U21 | 10 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:13, 3 March 2013 (UTC). | |||
Titus Malachi Bramble (born 31 July 1981) is an English footballer who currently is without a club, having left Sunderland at the end of the 2012–2013 Premier League season. He plays as a centre-back.
Bramble began his career at Ipswich Town in 1998, where he made 48 appearances between 1998 and 2002. During his time at Ipswich, he had a loan spell at Colchester United, where he made two appearances during the 1999–2000 season. He left Ipswich for Newcastle United in 2002, making 105 appearances for Newcastle in five seasons, before leaving on a free transfer. Bramble then joined Wigan Athletic, making 96 appearances between 2007 and 2010, before his move to Sunderland at the start of the 2010-11 Premier League season. He made 51 appearances for Sunderland before being released at the end of the 2012–13 season.
Bramble also made 10 appearances for the England under-21s between 2000 and 2002.
Playing career
Ipswich Town
Born in Ipswich, Suffolk, Bramble started his career at home town club Ipswich Town. After making his debut in the 1998-99 season, Bramble went on to make 48 league appearances for the club, also spending a brief period on loan at Colchester United over the 1999-2000 season. He scored four goals for Ipswich, with strikes against Sunderland in the league,[3] Millwall[4] and Coventry[5] in the League Cup and Torpedo Moscow in the UEFA Cup.[6]
Newcastle United
Bramble joined Newcastle in July 2002 for £6 million, vowing at the time to make himself indispensable to then manager Sir Bobby Robson.[7]
At the end of the 2003–04 season, readers of the football e-mail newsletter The Fiver voted Bramble as the worst player of the year in the Premier League.[8] Bramble scored a volleyed goal against league champions Chelsea on 8 May 2006 in a 1–0 victory that secured qualification for the Intertoto Cup.[9]
On 10 August 2006, Bramble scored another vital goal for Newcastle in the UEFA Cup second qualifying round with a header against Latvian side FK Ventspils.[10]
In December, Bramble was admitted into hospital after his injured calf swelled to double its normal size.[11] On 31 January 2007, Bramble returned to action against Aston Villa in the centre of defence alongside Steven Taylor.
Wigan Athletic
Bramble signed for Wigan Athletic on a free transfer, agreeing to a three-year-deal on 4 June 2007.[12] On 2 January 2008, he scored a goal at Anfield in a 1–1 draw against Liverpool – a 20-yard strike handing Wigan a late equaliser.[13]
Bramble scored an equaliser against Newcastle United at St. James' Park, the match finishing in a 2–2 draw on 15 November 2008. He has expressed his gratitude to Wigan manager Steve Bruce for having faith in him when no one else did and for making him the player he is today. His performances throughout the 2008–09 season picked him up four awards at the club's awards night, including 'Player of the Year' and 'Player's Player of the Year' for Wigan.[14] On 14 July 2009, he was extended his contract with Wigan until 2012.[15]
Sunderland
On 23 July 2010, Bramble joined Sunderland for £1 million. He signed a three-year contract at the Stadium of Light, signed by his former manager at Wigan, Steve Bruce.[16] He scored his first and only Sunderland goal in a 4–0 win against Stoke City on 18 September 2011.[17] Bramble was one of seven players released by Sunderland at the end of the 2012–2013 Premier League season.[18] He played 51 games in all competitions for Sunderland.[19]
After being released by Sunderland he trained with West Ham United playing in their 6–2 pre-season defeat of Cork City.[20] He returned to Ipswich in the pre-season to train, making his playing return in a game against Barnet but was not offered a contract.[21]
Coaching career
Bramble is Under-11 coach at Ipswich Town. In November 2014, he spoke out against a possible English application of the "Rooney Rule" to ensure that compulsory ethnic minority candidates are interviewed for managerial positions, calling it a "disgrace".[22]
Personal life
One of his brothers, Tesfaye Bramble, is also a footballer and has represented Montserrat at international level.[23] The two brothers were arrested on suspicion of rape in September 2010[24] with Tesfaye being convicted of the offence,[25] and Titus later being released without charge. On 28 September 2011, Bramble was temporarily suspended by Sunderland,[26] after having been arrested on allegations of sexual assault and possession of a Class A drug.[27] He was cleared of these charges on 31 May 2012.[28]
Career statistics
- As of 28 April 2013[19]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ipswich Town | 1998–99 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999–2000 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 62 | 4 | ||
| Colchester United | 1999–2000 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Newcastle United | 2002–03 | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 41 | 3 | |
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 31 | 1 | |
| Total | 105 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 156 | 7 | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 2007–08 | Premier League | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| Total | 96 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 4 | ||
| Sunderland | 2010–11 | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 298 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 375 | 17 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup.
References
- ↑ "Statistics" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- ↑ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ↑ "Ipswich see off Sunderland". BBC Sport. 26 August 2000. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ↑ "Ipswich 5–0 Millwall (Agg: 5–2)". BBC Sport. 26 September 2000. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ↑ "Ipswich see off Sky Blues again". BBC Sport. 28 November 2000. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ↑ "Bramble maintains Ipswich record". BBC Sport. 20 September 2001. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | Teams | Newcastle United | Bramble bids for starring role". BBC News. 4 July 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ↑ Smyth, Rob (21 May 2004). "Underdogs, and Prized horses | News | Guardian Unlimited Football". London: Football.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ↑ "Newcastle 1–0 Chelsea". BBC News. 7 May 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ↑ "FK Ventspils 0–1 Newcastle". BBC Sport. 10 August 2006. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Newcastle United | Bramble in hospital after scare". BBC News. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ↑ "Wigan sign Bramble and Sibierski". BBC News. 4 June 2007.
- ↑ Fletcher, Paul (2 January 2008). "BBC SPORT | Football | Premier League | Liverpool 1–1 Wigan". BBC News. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ↑ "Bramble wins four awards". www.wigantoday.net. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Titus Bramble and Emmerson Boyce extend Wigan contracts to 2012". London: www.guardian.co.uk. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ Stewart, Rob (21 July 2010). "Titus Bramble to be reunited with Steve Bruce at Sunderland". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ↑ "Sunderland 4–0 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Summer transfer window: Ins and Outs". Premier League. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- 1 2 "Titus Bramble – Soccerbase". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ Bretland, Elliott (8 July 2013). "Bramble starts as Hammers kick off pre-season in style with win over Cork". London: Daily Mail. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Ipswich Town sign Christophe Berra on a two-year deal, ending their interest in Titus Bramble". Ipswich Star. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Kieron Dyer & Titus Bramble do not want 'Rooney Rule'". BBC Sport. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ↑ http://archive.gazette-news.co.uk/2004/11/9/123428.html
- ↑ "Sunderland's Titus Bramble arrested over rape claim". BBC News. 22 September 2010.
- ↑ "Brother of footballer Titus Bramble guilty of rape". BBC. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ Sunderland defender Titus Bramble suspended following arrest
- ↑ "Premier League – Sunderland's Bramble arrested". Yahoo Sport.
- ↑ Hartley-Parkinson, Richard; Allen, Emily (31 May 2012). "Titus Bramble cleared of sexually assaulting women". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
