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Jonathan Greening
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Greening
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 8

Jonathan Greening, (born January 2 1979), is an English professional footballer who began his career in 1996 with York City. His favoured position is as an attacking left sided midfielder though he can also play effectively in more central positions.

He soon broke into the York side and did much to keep them in Division Two, and since he left them for Manchester United in March 1998 the Minstermen have slumped into the Football Conference.

Meanwhile, Greening gained England U-21 recognition despite his failure to gain a regular first-team place at Old Trafford. As an attacking midfielder, he faced massive competition from more established players in both positions and his first-team opportunities were restricted, although he did make the substitute's bench in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final. He later admitted that he "felt a bit of a fraud" for picking up his winner's medal, having not played a single minute of European football that season.[1]

Greening signed a new contract with United at the end of the 1999-2000 season, but by 2001 he had become frustrated by the lack of first-team opportunities, and conceded that he would need to leave the club in order to play regularly.[2] In the summer of 2001, Greening joined Middlesbrough for £2million after United accepted an offer from their former assistant Steve McClaren.[3] Greening remained on Teesside for three seasons, being voted Club Player of the Year for 2002-03 and also being selected for the full England squad (though he did not play).[4] But his first-team chances were more limited during the 2003-04 season, after which he signed for West Bromwich Albion for an intial £1.25m.[5] Greening made his Albion debut in a 1-1 draw away at Blackburn Rovers in the Premiership.[6] He was a key player in securing Albion's Premiership survival at the end of 2004-05.

References

  1. ^ "Greening attacks Man Utd youth policy". BBC Sport. 2001-08-04. Retrieved 2007-05-02. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ "Greening: I have to leave". BBC Sport. 2001-03-28. Retrieved 2007-05-02. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Man Utd duo complete Boro move". BBC Sport. 2001-08-09. Retrieved 2007-05-02. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Greening earns England call". BBC Sport. 2002-11-11. Retrieved 2007-05-02. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Greening joins West Brom". BBC Sport. 2004-07-29. Retrieved 2007-05-02. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Blackburn 1-1 West Brom". BBC Sport. 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2007-05-02. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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