Carra: My Autobiography

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Transworld Publishers Limited, 2009 - Biography & Autobiography - 544 pages
For the Anfield faithful, Jamie Carragher represents everything that is great about Liverpool Football Club, prompting the fans to sing "we all dream of a team of Carraghers." The club's vice-captain, longest-serving player, and one of a select band of players to have made more than 500 appearances for the Reds, Carra never gives less than 100 percent. Here, the Liverpool defender takes us deep into the heart of Anfield, into the club's past glories and its uncertain future. Carra shares his views on the England team and tells why he rejected calls from both Steve McClaren and Fabio Capello to return to the international fold. Full of sensational stories and controversial opinions, of glory and heartbreak on and off the pitch, this is a soccer book unlike any other.

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About the author (2009)

Jamie Carragher was born on 28 January 1978 and after making his way through Liverpool's youth ranks, made his début for the first team aged eighteen. He has now racked up more than 500 appearances for his hometown club, playing in every position across the back line as well as in midfield before becoming the first-choice central defender under Rafa Benítez. Carra was part of the Liverpool team that won the Treble of the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup in 2001, the League Cup in 2003 and the FA Cup again in 2006. His greatest success came as a Champions League winner in 2005, when Carra also captained the Reds to European Super Cup success. He won thirty-four caps for England before retiring from international football.

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