David Cotterill

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David Cotterill
Personal information
Full name	David Rhys George Best Cotterill
Date of birth	4 December 1987 (1987-12-04) (age 20)
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Playing position	Striker, Right-winger
Club information
Current club	Wigan Athletic
Number	12
Youth clubs
	Bristol City
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-2006 2006- 2008	Bristol City Wigan Athletic → Sheffield United (loan)	62 (8) 18 (1) 15 (0)
National team2
2004-2005 2005- 2005-	Wales U19 Wales U21 Wales	03 (1) 09 (4) 12 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:13, 5 May 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

David Rhys George Best Cotterill (born 4 December 1987 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh footballer who currently plays as a winger for Wigan Athletic.

Contents 1 Playing Career 1.1 Bristol City 1.2 Wigan Athletic 1.3 Sheffield United 1.4 International Career 2 Notes 3 External links

[edit] Playing Career

[edit] Bristol City

David Cotterill started his career at Bristol City and had played 57 games and scored 7 goals for them before the end of the 2005-06 season. He was subsequently voted Bristol City's Young Player of the Season for the 2005-06 season.

[edit] Wigan Athletic

Cotterill joined Wigan Athletic on a three-year deal for £2 million on 31 August 2006.^[1] He scored his first goal for Wigan against West Ham United, in a 2-0 victory at Upton Park, on December 6, 2006.

[edit] Sheffield United

Seeking first team football to aid his international career, Cotterill joined Championship side Sheffield United in February 2008 on a loan deal to last until the end of the 2007-2008 season.^[2] He made his debut for the Blades the next day in a 0-0 home draw with Scunthorpe United^[3] eventually going on to play fifteen games for the Blades.

[edit] International Career

Cotterill is a full Welsh international, making his debut against Azerbaijan in October 2005. He attracted controversy when he criticized the Wales manager John Toshack in 2007, for having not been picked in the squad.^[4]

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• David Cotterill career stats at Soccerbase

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