Chris Greenacre, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Chris Greenacre

British footballer

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1977

Place of Birth: Wakefield, England, United Kingdom

Profession: association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Christopher Mark Greenacre (born 23 December 1977) is an English retired footballer who is currently the assistant manager of A-League club Wellington Phoenix.
Greenacre has also been appointed assistant coach to Des Buckingham of the New Zealand national under-20 football team for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup cycle. Greenacre began his career with Manchester City in 1996.
Whilst at Maine Road he was sent out on loan to Cardiff City, Blackpool, Scarborough, Northampton Town and Mansfield Town in order to gain first team experience.
However, he failed to make the grade at Manchester City and so joined Mansfield Town on a permanent transfer.
He became a prolific scorer for the "Stags" scoring 58 goals for the club in three seasons.
This led to Division One side Stoke City signing him in August 2002.
However, despite arriving with high expectations he struggled to cope with the higher level and managed just 9 goals in three seasons at the Britannia Stadium. He left for Tranmere Rovers where he found his level and in four seasons at Tranmere Greenacre scored 53 goals.
After his contract expired at Rovers he decided to join New Zealand based, A-League side Wellington Phoenix.
He played three seasons for Wellington helping the club to three consecutive finals series places before retiring in 2012.