Chris Sander (footballer)

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Chris Sander
Personal information
Full name Christopher Andrew Sander [1]
Date of birth (1962-11-11) 11 November 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1985 Swansea City 20 (0)
1984 → Wrexham (loan) 8 (0)
1985 Cardiff City 5 (0)
1985–1986 Haverfordwest County
1986 Cardiff City 5 (0)
1986–1989 Barry Town 102 (0)
1989 Aberystwyth Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christopher Andrew Sander (born 11 November 1962) is a Welsh former professional footballer. During his career, he made 38 appearances in the Football League during spells with Swansea City, Wrexham and Cardiff City. He also played for Welsh clubs Haverfordwest County, Barry Town and Aberystwyth Town.

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Career

Born in Swansea, [3] Sander represented Wales at youth level before beginning his career with his hometown club Swansea City after leaving school. [2] After turning professional in November 1979, he made his league debut for the club in May 1982 during a 3–0 defeat to Aston Villa. [4] He struggled to maintain a first-team place at the club, competing with Dai Davies and Jimmy Rimmer, but helped the club win the Welsh Cup in 1983 and played in their UEFA Cup Winners' Cup victory over Maltese side Sliema Wanderers. [4] [2] He spent a brief spell on loan with Wrexham during the 1984–85 season, making five league appearances as injury cover for Stuart Parker, [5] before leaving to join Third Division side Cardiff City in August 1985. [4]

He made his debut for Cardiff in the opening match of the 1985–86 season during a 4–1 victory over Notts County on 17 August 1985. However, he was dropped from the side after four matches in favour of Mel Rees and, despite making four further appearances, he was released by the club in December 1985 after the club signed Lee Smelt. [6] He joined Haverfordwest County, also gaining employment as a computer programmer, [7] but a number of injuries to Cardiff's goalkeepers saw the club re-sign Sander on non-contract terms. He played in five matches, including becoming the first Cardiff goalkeeper to save two penalties in the same match during a 1–1 draw with Walsall in April 1986, [7] before being released for a second time as the club suffered relegation. [7] He later spent more than four seasons with Barry Town, making over 100 appearances, [8] before playing for Aberystwyth Town. [2]

Honours

Swansea City

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Gareth M. Davies; Peter Jones (1999). Racecourse Robins: From Adams to Youds – A Who's who of Wrexham Association Football Club 1921–1999. Holyhead: Authors. p. 287. ISBN   0952495015.
  3. ↑ "Chris Sander". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Players of the past". Swansea City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Chris Sander". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData Publications. p. 85. ISBN   1-899-46817-X.
  7. 1 2 3 Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 168. ISBN   1-85983-462-0.
  8. ↑ "Season Archive". Barry Town United F.C. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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