| Maik Taylor | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Maik Stefan Taylor | |
| Date of birth | September 4, 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Hildesheim, Germany | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. 93 m) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Birmingham City | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| ASC Neinburh Princess Marina College Petersfield Town | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–2004 2003–2004 2004– | Farnborough Town Barnet Southampton Fulham → Birmingham City (loan) Birmingham City | 80 (0) 70 (0) 18 (0) 187 (0) 27 (0) 140 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1999 1999– | Northern Ireland B Northern Ireland | 1 (0) 67 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals | ||
Maik Stefan Taylor (born September 4, 1971 in Hildesheim, Germany) is a Northern Irish international football goalkeeper who currently plays for Birmingham City. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. He has an English father and a German mother, and qualifies for Northern Ireland through his British passport which, as he was born abroad, entitled him to play for any of the Home Nations. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located "Home nation" (common noun redirects here home nation is also used to refer to the host country of Multi-sport events (eg
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Club career
Taylor began his career at ASC Neinburh before moving to Princess Marina College, Petersfield Town, Farnborough Town, Barnet and Southampton. Petersfield Town FC are an English football club based in Petersfield, Hampshire, England. Farnborough Football Club (known as Farnborough Town FC until 2007 are an English football team currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Coca Cola Football Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. [1][2]
Taylor was bought by Fulham in 1997 from Southampton at a cost of £700,000. Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. [2] Fulham's manager Kevin Keegan rated him as the "best taker of a cross in Britain" and he proved to be a good signing for the Cottagers, helping them to the Second Division title in 1999. Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 is a former footballer, and former England national team coach who has been manager of various The First Division Championship followed in 2001 and thus promotion to the Premiership.
Taylor signed for Birmingham City in August 2003[2] originally on a year long loan deal with the possibility of permanent contract. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. After a good start to his Blues career manager Steve Bruce decided to make the contract permanent when the January transfer window opened; Taylor continued his impressive form and was rewarded by being nominated as the goalkeeper for the Premiership team of the season 2003-04. Stephen Roger "Steve" Bruce (born 31 December 1960 is an English football manager and former player
Taylor is renowned for his shot stopping and great aerial ability. The 6 ft 4 in stopper was voted Premiership fans' goalkeeper of the season in Birmingham City's 2003–04 campaign. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham.
Taylor was replaced as Birmingham's first choice goalkeeper in February 2007 by Colin Doyle, but regained his place after the first three matches of the 2007–08 Premier League season. Colin Anthony Doyle (born June 12 1985 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish footballer who plays for Birmingham City
International career
He is a regular in the Northern Ireland national team, and has over 60 caps for the team. The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. His debut was against Germany in 1999, where Northern Ireland lost 0–3. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since [1]
Honours
- with Farnborough Town
- Southern League Premier Division champions 1993–94[1]
- with Fulham
- Second Division (Level 3) champions: 1999
- First Division (Level 2) champions: 2001
- with Birmingham City
- The Championship (Level 2) runner-up: 2007
References
- ^ a b c Maik Taylor. Clubs for 2008-09 season Champions 1894-95 Millwall Athletic 1895-96 Millwall Athletic 1896-97 Southampton From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons Retrieved on 2008-06-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem
- ^ a b c Maik Taylor career stats at Soccerbase
External links
- Profile on Birmingham City website
- Profile at The Official Website for the Irish Football Association
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Taylor, Maik Stefan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Taylor, Maik |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Football (soccer) player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 4, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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