Christer Simon Warren (born 10 October 1974 in

Weymouth, Dorset Weymouth is a seaside town in Dorset, on the English Channel coast of England. Situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey, south of the county town of Dorchester, Weymouth had a population of 53,427 in 2021. It is the third l ...

) is a former

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Football career

Warren started his career at

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...

then in the Beazer Homes League. On 5 December 1992, he scored Cheltenham's goal in their 1–1 Second Round

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game against

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forcing a replay. He became Cheltenham's then record "sale" for a fee of £40,000 with clauses about appearances etc. He was signed for

Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...

at the end of the 1994–95 season and was viewed by manager Alan Ball as a good investment, who could play in any position on the left side. He made his debut for The Saints as a substitute away to

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on 23 September 1995, and made a total of seven appearances under new manager

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, including his only start in a 3–0 defeat at

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. It became clear that the Premiership was too much for him, and in October 1996 he was loaned to

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for a month. He made one further substitute appearance for Southampton in March 1997 before spending the rest of the season on loan at

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...

, where he helped them gain promotion from Division 3 under manager

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. In October 1997, he moved across the

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for a fee of £50,000 to join Bournemouth where he spent three seasons in Division 2. In June 2000, he moved on to

on a free transfer and was part of the squad who saw Q.P.R. relegated to

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at the end of the 2000–01 season. After a trial at

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in the summer of 2002 he spent a few weeks with Bristol Rovers on a non-contract basis before dropping down to lower-league football. In October 2002 he signed for

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and in October

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he joined Winchester City of the

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. In September 2006 he left Winchester to join Lymington & New Milton, before moving on to Wimborne Town in February 2007. In April 2007, he was appointed first-team manager at Wimborne Town but was relieved of his duties in November 2008. Later he played in French football for FC Boutonnais and finally at US Melle. He settled in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warren, Christer 1974 births People from Weymouth, Dorset Living people English footballers Premier League players English Football League players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Southampton F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Eastleigh F.C. players Winchester City F.C. players New Milton Town F.C. players Wimborne Town F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Dorset