Julian Ian Charles (born 5 February 1977) is a former footballer from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who played as a

striker Striker or The Strikers may refer to: People *A participant in a strike action *A participant in a hunger strike *Blacksmith's striker, a type of blacksmith's assistant *Striker's Independent Society, the oldest mystic krewe in America People wi ...

Career

Club career

Charles moved from Hampton & Richmond Borough to

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...

in December 1999, for a fee of £25,000. While at Brentford, Charles made 12 appearances in the Football League, before later moving to Billericay Town in October 2001. Charles rejoined Ilford in April 2010.

International career

Charles played international football for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, earning two caps in 2000.

Personal life

Charles has three brothers, Ian, Darren and Jason, and as of 2002 had a son. Prior to taking up football, Charles was a

ski instructor A ski is a narrow strip of semi-rigid material worn underfoot to glide over snow. Substantially longer than wide and characteristically employed in pairs, skis are attached to ski boots with ski bindings, with either a free, lockable, or parti ...

in Switzerland, Italy and Austria. He also holds an

HND HND or H&D may refer to: Transport * Haneda Airport, serving Tokyo, Japan * Hanborough railway station, in England * Henderson Executive Airport, in Nevada, United States * Hinterland Aviation, an Australian airline Other uses * Croatian Journ ...

in Graphic Design, a degree in Design and later worked as a

graphic designer A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography, or motion graphics to create a piece of design. A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, ...

. At the time he was playing for Brentford, Charles lived in Newbury Park. He is a Liverpool supporter.

References

External links

* Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Newham People from Plaistow, Newham People with acquired Saint Vincent and the Grenadines citizenship Saint Vincent and the Grenadines men's footballers Saint Vincent and the Grenadines men's international footballers Cheshunt F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Billericay Town F.C. players Witham Town F.C. players Barking F.C. players Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Woking F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players Aylesbury United F.C. players Leatherhead F.C. players Wingate & Finchley F.C. players F.C. Clacton players Ilford F.C. players Hounslow Borough F.C. players Redbridge F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players 1977 births Men's association football forwards {{SaintVincent-footy-bio-stub