[58], During mid-2003, Bellamy was advised that he required surgery on his knee but decided to postpone the operation to play in two Euro 2004 qualifying matches for Wales at the start of the 200304 season. [33][34], As Newcastle stalled over a bid, Coventry City offered a club-record 6 million to sign Bellamy, which Norwich accepted. Houston was No. [93], In the first match following the incident, a Champions League last-16 round match against Barcelona, Bellamy celebrated his goal that tied the score at 11 by emulating a golf stroke. Craig, 20, was on a part-time. [7] At the age of five, Bellamy and his family moved to the eastern suburb Trowbridge, which is part of a council estate built in the 1960s. Bellamy has. Bellamy won support from his midfield partner, the experienced Peter Grant, who struck up a friendship with Bellamy. At the time of his birth, the family lived on Swindon Street near the Splott district of the city, a traditionally working-class environment. [15] By age 14, Bellamy was barely attending school and was smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol every day. Bellamy retired from international football following the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. Craig Bellamy is a Welsh international footballer who signed for Cardiff City for a second time in August 2012. The Welshman arrived at St. James' Park in. [159][160] Bellamy made his international debut on 25 March 1998 at the age of 18 as a substitute in place of Gareth Taylor in a friendly game against Jamaica at Ninian Park. The Clarets are looking to plot an immediate Premier League return. He expressed frustration over Benitez's decision to use his final substitute in the match to make a defensive change despite trailing 20. Enough of the moving and the following me round. [41] Bellamy scored his first Premier League goal for Newcastle in a 11 draw against local rivals Sunderland at St James' Park on 28 August 2001. We need two strikers near 20 goals. Bellamy returned to Liverpool the following season, winning the 2012 League Cup and reaching the FA Cup final, before rejoining Cardiff City permanently in 2012. [8][9] His father played amateur football for local Cardiff-based sides; Bellamy described him as a "sluggish right-back". [187][188] He preferred playing a counter-attacking style of football as his pace often allowed him to exploit space behind the defenders as the opposition team pressed forward. He featured once in the last three months of the campaign as Newcastle finished fourth. [178] Bellamy continued with Wales for a further 18 months under new manager Chris Coleman before announcing his retirement from international football after Wales' final 2014 World Cup qualifiers in October 2013. [92] After exchanging words, Bellamy returned to his hotel room before apologising to Riise the next morning. "[3] Two further substitute appearances in fixtures against Manchester City and Oldham Athletic followed before the end of the season. [28][29], In December 1998, Bellamy suffered an injury to his left knee following a high challenge by Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Kevin Muscat that ruled him out for two months and left him with a puncture wound in his kneecap caused by one of Muscat's studs. I was in a state. Craig Bellamy kicks a chair in epic coach box blow-up during NRL Grand Final of Melbourne Storm and Penrith Panthers. [205] Bellamy met Claire Jansen in Cardiff while they were teenagers. Bellamy's mother worked as a cleaner and his . Mrs. Annie Vivian Bellamy was born on Sunday, October 27, 1929 in Beaufort, North Carolina to the late Guy Dill Parker and Annie Geneva Parker. [176][177] Raymond Verheijen and Damian Roden, fitness coaches with whom Bellamy had previously worked, were also hired on his recommendation. He returned to win his 50th international cap in a friendly against Iceland on 29 May. Bellamy fell out with manager Graeme Souness in 2005 and spent the latter part of the 200405 season on loan at Celtic, where he won the Scottish Cup. [217], In 2007, Bellamy was invited to visit Sierra Leone by a friend. Bellamy reacted to being pinched, which resulted in him receiving a three-match ban. I'm not being anti-English or anti-British you have to remember that we took some stick in Wales just for playing for Team GB. His replacement was Graeme Souness, a coach with a reputation as a disciplinarian and he quickly clashed with Bellamy. Claire and Ellis remained in Cardiff while Bellamy commuted to Norwich. Those closest to Bellamy insist it is now a genuine three-horse race. Tottenham bid an initial 6 million and eventually agreed a fee with West Ham but Bellamy refused to hand in a transfer request when West Ham asked him to, believing the club wanted to imply he had pushed for the transfer. He returned and scored in a 21 win against Barnsley on 2 October. [50] Newcastle's title challenge gradually faded and Bellamy missed most of the season's final months after tearing a tendon during a match against Sunderland. [148][149] He made the first appearance of his second spell a week later in a 10 win against Huddersfield Town. On the 10th anniversary of gary speed's shocking death, widow louise (pictured) opens up in her first interview on how she and her two sons . By Man of Many. Edit . [51], Bellamy underwent knee surgery during the summer break and was originally expected to be fit in time for the new season. [220][221][222] The first 15 children were enrolled at the academy in August 2010. [182] After a warm-up match against Brazil, on 26 July Bellamy scored Great Britain's first goal at an Olympic Games since 1960 in a 11 draw with Senegal. [193] He also blamed Bellamy's relative lack of trophy wins during his career as partly to blame; "a lot of managers signed him but a lot of managers got rid of him as well; all were trophy winners, but none of them won anything with Bellamy in the team". Storm coach Craig Bellamy has Gatorade poured over him after winning the 2020 NRL grand final. Net Worth: $25 Million. [191] All activities were stopped in April 2017 due to financial irregularities. [193] Toshack did concede that Bellamy was an important attacking threat for the Welsh squad and that there was never a doubt over his inclusion. Bellamy's Storm side lost all of . [77] Celtic, however, were unable to meet Newcastle's valuation of Bellamy or his wage demands. [170] Toshack praised Bellamy following the victory, stating, "Craig has been excellent. The rest of the AP Top 25 was a big jumble. [122], Bellamy's influence on the Cardiff team proved pivotal in the push for promotion, which included a 22 draw with league leaders Queens Park Rangers in April in which he scored the second goal. [3] The couple eventually moved into their own accommodation in 1996 after Bellamy signed his first professional playing contract. Speed's sons, ed (left) and tom (centre right) stand with wales captain craig bellamy . [6], Bellamy attended youth sessions organised by Cardiff City in Ely for a year after being encouraged by his father. After Bellamy signed his first professional playing deal in 1996, the pair moved into their own apartment. [202] He later worked as an assistant to Kompany before stepping down from the role in September 2021 citing mental health issues. Soon after, the under-10s side of local team Caer Castell FC was formed, and Bellamy scored all four goals in the club's first fixture. The group were said to be unaware of the significance of the dinner and had stayed on at a local restaurant. [102], On 19 January 2009, Bellamy completed his move to Manchester City on a four-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee believed to be around 14 million, reuniting with his former Blackburn manager Mark Hughes. [147] Talks over a possible transfer began and on 10 August 2012, Bellamy completed his free transfer to Cardiff City on a two-year deal. [5][11] Despite being younger than most of the other players, he was selected to play and featured in his first match against Gladstone Primary School. Craig Bellamy's birth flower is Larkspur. [122] He made his debut for Cardiff on 21 August in a 40 win over Doncaster Rovers, in which he scored from a 35-yard (32m) free kick. . Craig Bellamy is a Soccer Player, zodiac sign: Cancer. At the ages of 17 and 16, Bellamy and Claire welcomed their first child, a son called Ellis. The fragility he has got in the muscles has stopped him from being a higher player". [26] Bruce Rioch was appointed Norwich manager in 1998 and instantly moved Bellamy from central midfield to attack. That's just the nature of the game. Bellamy, fuelled by alcohol, remained irate and went to Riise's hotel room with a golf club. Speed persuaded Bellamy to prolong his international career but Bellamy decided to step down as captain because his fitness levels meant he was unlikely to play every match. [90] The pair had argued in a bar on the final night before Riise had returned to his hotel room. [174], In October 2010, a 'club v country' row emerged as Bellamy played a full match for Cardiff City despite his manager Dave Jones claiming Bellamy was too injured to play for Wales. [66][67] The two stated the rift had been healed after Bellamy scored a last-minute-winning goal in a 43 victory over Manchester City in late October. He made his debut as a substitute in a match against San Marino, becoming the youngest player to represent the side. More stories from Sport (Australia) . This escalated further when Bellamy missed two weeks after aggravating his knee during a clash with Manchester United supporters on a night out. At . He was named Great Britain's captain for the final group game, from which Giggs was absent. [86], Bellamy made a goalscoring debut for Liverpool against Maccabi Haifa in the first leg of the Champions League third qualifying round on 9 August 2006, in a 21 victory. Research genealogy for Craig Bellamy of Scotland, as well as other members of the Bellamy family, on Ancestry. [200] An internal investigation by the club later resulted in Bellamy issuing an apology over an "unacceptable coaching environment", although he was subject to no formal disciplinary action. Craig Bellamy has been appointed as Vincent Kompany's assistant manager at Burnley. Bellamy missed both legs due to his knee injury that had plagued him prior to the matches and Wales lost 10 on aggregate. [123] After playing the subsequent game against Portsmouth, Bellamy missed the next five games due to a buildup of fluid on his knee that required rest. Craig Bellamy As a professional, you're taught from a young age to despise losing. [31][32] Bellamy continued to experience soreness in the knee after his return for the remainder of the season but ended the campaign with a career high 19 goals in all competitions. The country was still suffering from the effects of a long civil war that ended five years previously. [121] Manchester City had been wary of selling Bellamy to a potential divisional rival and had suggested the idea of a move to Cardiff, paying a large percentage of his wages to make the move. I wanted to save face with Strachan. My body can't take anymore. Biog. She married Norm Bellamy and had two kids - daughter Gail, and son, Craig. 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