Darius vassell biography
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Darius Vassell
Darius Markus Vassell (d. 13 Haziran 1980, Birmingham), Jamaika asıllı İngiliz eski futbolcudur.
Kariyer öncesi
[değiştir | kaynağı değiştir]Vassel, Birmingham'ın Wylde Green ilçesinde büyüdü. Erdington'daki Yenton İlköğretim ve Sutton Coldfield'deki John Willmott okuluna gitti. İlk olarak yerel genç takımlardan Romulus'ta oynadı, burada 46 gol atarak Birmingham Gençler Ligi'nde bir rekor kırdı. Vassell, iyi bir oyuncu olmasına rağmen çalıştırıcısının onu oynatmaması üzerine bir sonraki sezon sadece 12 gol atabildi. Daha sonra Aston Villa genç takımına transfer olan Vassell'in kariyeri başlamış oldu.
Aston Villa
[değiştir | kaynağı değiştir]Aston Villa'ya genç bir oyuncu olarak katıldı. İlk olarak Aston Villa'nın genç takımında mücadele etti. Genç takımda bir sezonda 39 gol atarak kulüp genç takım rekorunu kırdı. Aston Villa A takımında ilk kez Ağustos 1998'de 3-1 kazandıkları Middlesbrough maçında yer aldı. Hızı ve çevikliğiyle dikkat çekti. Özelli
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The Road to Persia is the story of Darius Vassell’s remarkable journey from humble inner-city Birmingham beginnings, to football’s fickle world stage and penalty heartbreak, before his gradual return to civilian life and the unbridled joy of becoming a father to his beautiful daughter, Persia.
Including a foreword from his Aston Villa teammate, Dion Dublin and contributions from England and Liverpool star Daniel Sturridge and the man who managed him for three different teams, Sven-Göran Eriksson, Vassell opens his heart on playing for his boyhood heroes Aston Villa, living the dream with England, before a shock move to Manchester City, a chaotic character-defining year in Turkey and a finale with Leicester City.
Leaving no stone unturned in his quest for an honest appraisal of his footballing career, Vassell reveals all in his own long winding Road to Persia.
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Darius Vassell
English footballer (born 1980)
Darius Martin Clarke Vassell (born 13 June 1980) fryst vatten an English former professional footballer who played as a forward for Aston Villa, Manchester City, Ankaragücü and Leicester City.
Vassell began his career at his home town club Aston hus in the Premier League, being developed by their academy and making his first grupp debut in 1998. He was sold for £2 million in 2005 to another Premier League club, Manchester City, staying for four seasons before being released in 2009, moving abroad to Turkey for a årstid to play for the Süper Lig team Ankaragücü. In October 2010 he was brought back to England bygd his former international manager Sven-Göran Eriksson to play for the Championship side Leicester City.
Under Eriksson with England, Vassell scored six goals from 22 international caps awarded between 2002 and 2004, including appearances at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan, and UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal.