Source: Liverpool_Echo
Six hundred not out for Liverpool FC defender Jamie Carragher
SIX HUNDRED - NOT OUT ![LNB]JAMIE CARRAGHER will create another slice of history at Portsmouth tomorrow when he becomes only the ninth Liverpool player to join the 600 club. Having graduated through the youth ranks, Carragher was given his debut in a Carling Cup quarter-final at Middlesbrough on January 8, 1997 and it was the start of a remarkable journey. Carragher has gone on to become a Reds legend, winning a raft of major honours and embodying the spirit and passion of those who stand on the Kop. Here DOMINIC KING talks exclusively to some of the people who have helped shape his glittering career.[LNB] Liverpool's 1996 FA Youth Cup winning side - Jamie is second from the left on the back row Celebrating putting the Reds in front on his first team debut against Aston Villa in January 1997 Congratulating Steve McManaman with Robbie Fowler at Crystal Palace In European action against Valencia at Anfield, October 1998 Jamie wheels away in delight after scoring in the 7-1 rout of Southampton, January 1999 Jumping for joy after a penalty shoot-out win over Birmingham in 2001, in which Jamie scored the Reds' last sudden-death kick, brings his first winner... Saluting the travelling Kop in Rome after a famous 2-0 win in the Stadio Olimpico in the 2001 UEFA Cup run A magnificent defensive performance from Jamie in the Nou Camp helped the Reds see off Barcelona to reach the club's first European final in 16 years With Robbie Fowler and the UEFA Cup after the memorable 5-4 win over Alaves in Dortmund Trying to catch Gary McAllister after his Goodison free-kick winner in 2001 - the Reds secured Champions League qualification for the first time and w... More silverware in Cardiff as Manchester United are seen off in the 2003 Worthington Cup Final Only a brilliant Nigel Martyn save denies Jamie a late Kop-end winner in the Anfield derby of January 2004 Liverpool Echo Sportd Personality of the Year 2004 Not the best start to 2005 as Jamie can't believe Mike Riley has awarded the Reds a penalty against Chelsea on New Years Day A typically physical encounter against Duncan Ferguson as Champions League contenders battle it out at Anfield, March 2005 Jamie shows how much the Merseyside derby means as the Reds run out 2-1 winners With Sami Hyypia in Turin after a Herculean defensive performance sends the Reds through to the Champions League semi-finals Ecstasy at Anfield as Chelsea are kept out for 96 Anfield minutes to send the Reds through to the 2005 European Cup Final After defying the odds, AC Milan and, in extra time, cramp, Jamie is first to reach Jerzy Dudek after his penalty save seals the miracle of Istanbul Jamie then heads off to the Liverpool end to celebrate.. .. and find his friends and family in the crowd Getting his hands on the European Cup with fellow Scouser Steven Gerrard A rare goal away in Kaunas, Lithuania during the following season's Champions League qualifiers A proud moment as Jamie lifts the European Super Cup following victory over CSKA Moscow in Monaco, August 2005 The 2006 FA Cup Final turns out alright in the end, as despite an early Carragher own goal, another penalty shoot-out win beats West Ham Jamie is awarded the Freedon of Sefton Getting stuck in at the Nou Camp as holders Barcelona are knocked out of the Champions League in 2007 Another unforgettable Anfield night against Chelsea sends the Reds through to theor second European Cup Final in three years Milan exact revenge for Istanbul in Athens and Jamie has to settle for a runners-up medal this time A boyhood Evertonian, there's no sweeter win than a Goodison Park triumph for Jamie Sliding in to score against Fulham at Anfield A guard of honour for Jamie and his mascot son ahead of his 500th Liverpool game against Luton Town, January 2008 Another defensive masterclass brings another famous European away triumph in the San Siro against Inter, March 2008 Jamie at his restaurant, Cafe Sports England, on Stanley Street Celebrating a vital equaliser against Middlesbrough, August 2008 Jamie with dad Philly Jamie and his family Lending his support to the campaign to free jailed Reds fan Michael Shields Trying his hand at the management lark with Ricky Tomlinson at the charity match in aid of the Marina Dalglish Appeal At the launch of his autobiography with Reds legend Kenny Dalglish Presenting the Freedon of the City of Liverpool award to bereaved Hillsborough families on the twentieth anniversary of the disaster Rallying the troops, Autumn 2009 Celebrating another win over Manchester United, October 2009 Having won almost everything there is to win, Jamie still hopes the League title he needs to complete the set will still happenTHE MANAGER[LNB]ROY EVANS set the wheels in motion on Carraghers Anfield career when he sent him on to replace Rob Jones in the 75th minute at the Riverside Stadium and knew immediately he was destined for the top.[LNB]YOUNG players can be terrific on the training ground but you never really know what they are going to be like until they play a competitive game.[LNB]With Jamie, though, I never had any fears about throwing him in.[LNB]Even from an early age, he was always trying to help others in the team and you just knew he was going to mature into a leader because he had such passion for the game it has been fantastic to watch him develop.[LNB]Mind you, when he first got into the team, he had to get used to taking plenty of stick.[LNB]He never made any secret Everton was the first result he would look for when they won, youd know about it because Jamie would be jumping around at the back of the bus![LNB]In a funny way, though, people respected him even more for it, as he showed great passion and hes now got that passion for Liverpool and more besides; hes been a wonderful servant for the club in the last 15 years. To get to 600 games shows how well he has managed his lifestyle and looked after himself; hes a role model and has shown phenomenal consistency to stay in Liverpools team for so long.[LNB]Others may have more skill and because he has played as a defender throughout his career, he perhaps hasnt got the plaudits on a wider level he should have but Liverpool supporters know great players when they see them and thats exactly what Jamie is.[LNB]
