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Nicky Butt
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'''Nicholas (Nicky) Butt''' (born
21 January 1975 in
Manchester) is a professional
Football (soccer) footballer who is contracted to
Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United in the English
FA Premier League Premiership, but is on loan to
Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City for the 2005-06 season, with a view to a permanent transfer. A primarily defensive
midfielder, he was an
England national football team England international.
He began his career at
Manchester United F.C. Manchester United and was an important part of their youth team before turning professional in 1993. He became a regular player in the Manchester United first team from 1994-95 onwards. His opportunities were somewhat limited by the presence of
Roy Keane and
Paul Scholes, but nevertheless he collected a whole host of honours: six Premiership titles, four
F.A. Cups and one
UEFA Champions League Champions League.
He won his first England cap during the 1997-98 season and became reliable back-up to the centre midfield positions. However due to an injury to first choice midfielder
Steven Gerrard before the World Cup in 2002 he earned his chance in the starting line-up. In fact, after the {{Wc.html">Pelé. It was a huge compliment and it was probably deserved as he played the unattractive holding role and did it magnificently and was world class. He is currently a squad player, providing experienced cover for the first-choice midfield pairing of
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Steven Gerrard and
Chelsea F.C. Chelsea's
Frank Lampard.
His first-team opportunities at Manchester United further restricted by a number of new midfield acquisitions, Butt handed in a transfer request in January 2004, but turned down a proposed move to
Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City during the January transfer window and stayed at United for the rest of the season. He was transferred to Newcastle United for £2 million in July 2004 to replace
Gary Speed, who had moved to
Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers.
Butt had a disappointing, injury-marred 2004-5 season, prompting Newcastle manager
Graeme Souness to sign
Senegal Senegalese midfielder
Amady Faye in January 2005. The acquisition of
Scott Parker (footballer) Scott Parker and
Emre Belözoğlu in the summer of 2005 pushed Butt further down the pecking order, and his move to Birmingham City on a season-long loan was announced on 3 August.
However, on the 13th of February 2006, Nicky Butt walked out on his Manager and former Manchester United team mate Steve Bruce, after finding out Bruce placed his son on the squad instead of himself, and was later fined two weeks wages, 80,000 British pounds..
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