Top facts about Jamie Redknapp, Spice Boy

Nowadays young soccer lovers know this handsome guy as an excellent pundit at Sky Sports. But as you may know, Jamie Redknapp was a professional soccer player from 1989 to 2005. Definitely, we can name

as the most famous club that he played in.

In this article, we are going to talk about some interesting facts about Jamie Redknapp. So, if you love Jamie, we offer you to be with us until the end.

He was born on the 25th of June in 1973, meaning that

Jamie Redknapp’s age

is 48. He was born in baron-on-sea, England. Jamie Redknapp full name is Jamie Frank Redknapp.

Redknapp is a former professional soccer player. As we mentioned, he played soccer from 1989 to 2005. Jamie played as a midfielder for some famous clubs such as Bournemouth, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, and Southampton.

Jamie Redknapp is currently a pundit at Sky Sports and an editorial sports columnist for the Daily Mail. Jamie Redknapp started his new job occupation as a pundit on BBC in 2004 (the year that he retired). Then he continued this job in Media career on Sky Sports with Gary Neville (another famous soccer player).

Harry Redknapp, the football manager, is Jamie's father, and Sandra Harris is his mother. Mark, his elder brother, works as a model. He is Frank Lampard's maternal cousin, whose father is

, Sr., a former West Ham United player and Harry's former coaching assistant.

Redknapp was raised on the south coast, where his father was the manager of Bournemouth. He began playing Sunday league youth teams with his brother while attending Twynham School in Christchurch.

Top facts about Jamie Redknapp:

Jamie Frank Redknapp is a former professional footballer in England who played from 1989 until 2005. He is a Sky Sports analyst and a Daily Mail editorial sports writer.

A technically skilled and creative midfielder, who could also take precise and powerful free kicks, Redknapp captained both AFC Bournemouth and Southampton, as well as Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.

Jamie Redknapp early life

Speaking about

Jamie Redknapp’s childhood

, it should be mentioned that his place of birth is Barton on sea. Barton on sea is a suburb of New Milton, a coastal town on the south coast of Hampshire, six miles east of Bournemouth.

This beautiful place is home to 23000 people. Jamie grew up on the south coast. His nationality is England and at the time that we are writing this text, he is 47 years old. Jamie Redknapp’s religion is Christian.

Speaking about

Jamie Redknapp’s parents

, it should be mentioned that his father was Harry Redknapp and his mother was Sandra Harris. He has one brother whose name is Mark. Mark purse modeling and he is a model right now. Jamie started playing soccer in the Sunday League youth team with his brother.

Jamie Redknapp personal life

Jamie Redknapp married Louise Nurding on the 29th of June 1998. Louise Nurding is a pop singer and is a member of the girl group Eternal. Their first child was born on 27 July 2004. Charles was their first child. His name became Charles because Louise’s grandfather died on the day that she found out she was pregnant. Their second child was born on 10 November 2008.

Finally, after 19 years of living together, Jamie Redknapp and Louise Nurding divorced on 29 December 2017. Jamie and Louise Redknapp were once regarded as the golden couple of showbiz. However, they left everyone shocked when their marriage unexpectedly broke down.

Louise Nurding was a member of the girl group Eternal. Louise gave birth to a child called Charles William "Charley" Redknapp on July 27, 2004, at London's Portland Hospital. Louise's grandpa, who died the day she found out she was pregnant, inspired Charley's name.

The family resided in the Surrey town of Oxshott. Jamie and Louise Redknapp were granted a divorce on December 29, 2017, after 19 years of marriage.

In February 2021, Louise Nurding revealed in her autobiography that she regrets not putting more effort into trying to save the relationship.

She wrote: “I wish I’d tried. I want to say to anyone thinking of running: Just slow down. Don’t run.

"Because once you run too fast, you can’t make up the ground you’ve lost.

"Stop, say what you need, say what you think, don’t be afraid to say what’s really going on. You don’t have to be quiet."

Redknapp married model Frida Andersson in Chelsea Registry Office in London on October 18, 2021. On November 24, 2021, the couple had their first child, a son named Raphael.

Jamie Redknapp professional career

As a technically skillful and creative midfielder, who was also an accurate and powerful free-kick taker, Redknapp played for Bournemouth, Southampton, Liverpool, and Tottenham Hotspur, captaining the latter two.

He turned to be youngest Liverpool player to show up in European rivalry, at 18 years 120 days making his Liverpool debut against Auxerre in the UEFA Cup on 23rd October 1991, by which time Liverpool was being overseen by Graeme Souness.

He also gained 17 England caps between 1995 and 1999. His 11 years at Liverpool were the most prolific, playing more than 237 league games for the club and being involved in winning the 1995 Football League Cup Final.

His only international goal came on 10 October 1999 in the 2–1 friendly victory against

at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland.

After hanging his boots, he became a pundit at Sky Sports and an editorial sports columnist at the Daily Mail.

Jamie Redknapp club career

Jamie was a professional soccer player from 1989 to 2005. During this time, he joined many famous clubs in England. Let’s check each team that he played in.

AFC Bournemouth

AFC Bournemouth is a professional soccer club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth. The team competes in the Championship (the second tier of the English soccer league system). AFC Bournemouth was formed in 1899.

Jamie Redknapp joined AFC Bournemouth in 1989 when he was only 16 years old. At that time

was managed by Harry Redknapp (Jamie’s father). His performance in this club resulted in Liverpool club's offer to him.

Liverpool

No need any introduction. Liverpool F.C is the most famous club that Jamie Redknapp played for. Liverpool is a professional soccer club based in Liverpool city, England. They compete in the Premier League (the top tier of English football). This big club won 19 league titles, 17 FA Cups, and won 6 European cups (more than any other English club).

Jamie Redknapp signed for Liverpool from Bournemouth on 15 January 1991 for 350000£. At that time, Jamie was at the age of 17. He became the youngest Liverpool soccer player that played in a European competition.

His first goal for this club happened on 7 December 1991 against Southampton.

Jamie Redknapp stayed with Liverpool for 11 seasons and during these seasons, he played 308 games for the Reds and scored 41 goals. Jamie built himself as a key midfielder in Liverpool. These made him lovely among Liverpool fans.

After spending 11 seasons at Anfield, Jamie Redknapp joined

on 18 April 2002. He joined this club on a free transfer.

Let’s complete

facts about Jamie Redknapp

and Liverpool by his honors during his career in this lovely club.

•                    One premier League cup at season 1994-1995

•                    One FA Charity Shield at 2001

•                   One UEFA Super Cup at 2001

•                   And one UEFA cup at 2001

Tottenham Hotspur

Another big and famous club that Jamie Redknapp played in, is Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur also known as Tottenham, is an English professional soccer club based in London. They compete in the Premier League.

In April 2002, Jamie Redknapp joined Tottenham Hotspur. He scored his first goal for this club on 26 August 2002 against Aston Villa.

During the time that he was in Tottenham Hotspur, he played in 49 matches and scored 4 goals.

Southampton

On a free transfer, the 31-year-old joined Southampton's struggle against relegation and made his debut in a 3–3 league tie with Fulham at St Mary's on 5 January 2005. Three days later, Redknapp's sole goal for the club came in a 3–1 FA Cup third-round triumph against Northampton Town at Sixfields Stadium.

During his short tenure at

, Redknapp was seldom fit and was unable to prevent the club from being relegated to the Championship after 27 seasons in the Premier League.

Due to his ongoing injury issues and the advice of his medical professionals, the 31-year-old Redknapp chose to retire from the game at the conclusion of the season, on June 19, 2005.

Jamie Redknapp International Career

Jamie Redknapp also played for the England team (his national team). His first match for the England team happened on 6 September 1995 against

at Wembley stadium. He scored only one goal for his national team against Belgium on 10 October 1999.

Briefly, he played 19 matches for England and score 1 goal during these matches.

Jamie Redknapp coaching career

One interesting

fact about Jamie Redknapp

that you perhaps didn’t know, is his activity as a coach. In addition to being a professional soccer player, Jamie Redknapp also became Avram Grant’s assistant.

Jamie Redknapp Liverpool legacy

It would not have been a problem if they had won. However, Liverpool's subsequent loss to

in the 1996 FA Cup final, sunk by a late Eric Cantona goal, threw their pre-match outfit into sharp light.

Liverpool's players crossed the Wembley grass in cream-colored Emporio Armani two-pieces, white Gucci shoes, and flamboyant, red-and-white-striped ties, while their opponents wore typical, forgettable blue.

The outfits were regarded extravagant and brazen by most parts of the press after their loss. They were said to represent how Liverpool had prioritized flair above substance during a period of underachievement.

Jamie Redknapp, the alleged leader of a group of young players known as the "Spice Boys" – which included Steve McManaman, Robbie Fowler, and Jason McAteer – grabbed the attention with his gold-rimmed sunglasses and precisely swept side parting.

Redknapp despised the "Spice Boy" moniker, and properly so since it was inaccurate. His leading-man looks made him one of the original poster boys of the Premier League era, alongside United's Ryan Giggs and Lee Sharpe, while his interest in fashion, various sponsorship agreements, and eventual marriage to a pop singer definitely raised his public image.

When it came to football, though, Redknapp was always the perfect professional, devoted to his job without being distracted by the trappings of his position.

The undeserved reputation irked the Liverpool player, who is normally so cheery and well-liked. When Michael Owen was a teenager at Anfield, his father was interviewed by a major publication and stated that his son was not a "Spice Boy." The tale was accompanied with a photograph of Redknapp.

The accompanying image in the newspaper had nothing to do with Owen Snr, but it enraged Redknapp none the less.

Jamie Carragher remarked of Redknapp in his 2008 book, "Jamie is one of the few players I've met who shares my entire passion to football."

"At the time, there was no greater professional at the club, no one who was more proud of his job or worked more to enhance his game... Anyone who tries to group him in with a few other people who were in the club at the time is doing so incorrectly."

Former Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick is claimed to have had a skill set that would be much more valued today, at both club and international level, than when he was at his best.

The same can be said about Redknapp, who was in the Premier League a decade before Carrick. Redknapp is one of Europe's most desired players right now because of his passing range, ability to control the flow of games from a deep midfield position, and ability to produce lethal set pieces.

Steven Gerrard has remarked about how he couldn't get close Redknapp in practice matches when he was a young, passionate adolescent in his first training sessions with the senior team. He possessed the invaluable ability to constantly locate himself in space and was never in a hurry.

Redknapp moved to Liverpool from Bournemouth for £350,000 in January 1991, when he was only 17 years old. Manager

had intended to recruit him a year earlier, but the teenager thought that another year in the second and third levels with the Cherries, where he was coached by his father, Harry Redknapp, would better prepare him for a transfer to the Premier League.

He would never play for Dalglish, who quit abruptly the following month, leaving successor Graeme Souness to give the teenager his first start.

After coming off the bench to replace Jan Molby at the Dell, Redknapp scored his first league goal for the Reds against Southampton - with whom he would retire 14 years later, once again under his father's coaching.

Redknapp established himself as a regular starter at Anfield during the 1993/94 season, and the following season he helped the Reds win the League Cup after making 55 appearances and scoring six goals in all competitions.

However, injuries hampered Redknapp throughout that season, and he was forced to leave Liverpool. With his 40 appearances in 1998/99, which produced a career-high 10 goals, he would never come close to matching his appearance total from 1994/95, which was by some measures his most consistent year thereafter.

Despite his injury woes, Redknapp was seen as a model of professionalism inside the club, and was often held up as an example to the club's young players.

Gerard Houllier motioned towards Rednkapp when he pulled a teenage

aside at the team hotel for a UEFA Cup away game against Celta Vigo in November 1998. "Keep an eye on him," the manager said. "Keep an eye on Jamie's behavior around here. He eats, trains, behaves himself, and plays in a certain way. You may pick up some tips from him."

Redknapp took pride in his position as a role model. He was constantly encouraging and supportive of his younger teammates, with Owen and Gerrard both recognizing his effect on their growth, and when he was recuperating from injury, he regularly played with the club's top prospects in the A and B teams.

In his first book, Gerrard claimed, "I felt like a royal being mentioned on the same teamsheet as Jamie Redknapp." "During games, he instructed me on which positions to take and when to make runs. I was a student studying under a master."

Gerrard was also in charge of washing Redknapp's boots, which was once a rite of passage for young people all around the nation. Redknapp famously handed a young Gerrard a pair of his top-of-the-range Mizuno boots after taking the precocious midfielder under his wing.

Houllier became Redknapp club captain at the turn of the century, because to his impact and unobtrusive leadership. Unfortunately, injuries kept him out of Liverpool's most memorable season during his stay with the club, leaving him to watch from the sidelines as the Reds won the League Cup, FA Cup, and UEFA Cup in 2000/01.

But Redknapp's teammates regarded him in such high regard and reverence that a group of senior players, headed by Fowler, demanded he go to the platform following the FA Cup final triumph against Arsenal in Cardiff. He ultimately agreed, despite his reluctance and embarrassment.

The narrative of Redknapp's career is dominated by injuries. Long-standing and recurrent knee pain, for which he sought the advice of renowned American knee specialist Dr Richard Steadman in 2001, was one of the ailments that deprived him of consistency at what should have been his athletic prime.

In April 2002, Redknapp left Liverpool on a free transfer to join Tottenham Hotspur, then coached by Glenn Hoddle, after only playing four Premier League games in his last two seasons with the club.

In 11 years at Anfield, he made 308 appearances and scored 41 goals, but he denied a testimonial, believing he hadn't played enough to merit one.

When he was at his best, Redknapp could make games bend to his will. He was steady, sharp, and even remarkable in his delivery.

He plucked the strings, creating a harmonic symphony out of Liverpool's normally improvisational, punk-rock individual sections, surrounded by the speed and flare of

, Fowler, and Owen.

Jamie Redknapp Media Career

During the 2004 European Championships, Redknapp started his career as a studio-based pundit for the BBC. He has gone into full-time punditry since his retirement, and he is a frequent studio pundit on Sky Sports with former England teammate Gary Neville. He also contributes to the Sky Sports website as a writer.

In 2005, Redknapp and his wife Louise, as well as former colleague Tim Sherwood, established Icon Magazine, a bi-monthly publication targeted at professional players and their families.

In 2010, he became a team captain in the Sky1 sports game program A League of Their Own and a presenter and coach on the Sky1 show Football's Next Star.

"He literally chopped him in half in that challenge," "Alonso and Sissoko have been picked to literally sit in front of the back four," "Drogba literally destroyed Senderos today," "in his youth, Michael Owen was literally a greyhound," "he had to cut back inside onto his left, because he literally doesn't have a right foot," "Martin Jol's head is lite,"

The Plain English Campaign gave him the Foot in Mouth Award in 2010 for his terrible command of the English language.

Redknapp's Big Night Out, hosted by Jamie and

and comedian Tom Davis, premiered on Sky One on April 22, 2021.

Some quick facts about Jamie Redknapp:

His father, Harry Redknapp is a famous football manager. Harry has taken Charge of some top clubs, such as West Ham F.C, Portsmouth F.C, and Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

During His professional career, he won the FA Cup with Portsmouth and led Tottenham Hotspur to end up 2009-2010 Premier League season in the fourth place. At that time, this was the most successful finish for the Tottenham club. For this success, Harry Redknapp gets the award of the manager of the year.

It will be interesting for you to know that Jamie is the cousin of Frank Lampard.

Let’s check his body measurements. Jamie Redknapp’s height is five feet and seven inches. His weight is 66 kilograms.

In a 0–0 international friendly against Colombia at Wembley on September 6, 1995, England manager Terry Venables granted Redknapp his international debut.

The game is most notable for his mishit cross, which resulted in René Higuita's famed'scorpion kick.' In 2002, it was named 94th on Channel 4's list of the 100 Greatest Sporting Moments.

Redknapp earned 17 England caps but only played 39 minutes in a major event during the Euro 96 campaign, when he came in as a substitute against Scotland in the group stage. Redknapp's "slick passing oiled some slow-moving gears," according to Rob Smyth of The Guardian.

He was subsequently ruled out of the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 UEFA European Championship due to injury.

His sole international goal came in a 2–1 friendly win against Belgium at Sunderland's Stadium of Light on October 10, 1999.

Chelsea allegedly asked Redknapp to become Avram Grant's assistant on September 21, 2007, as owner billionaire Roman Abramovich sought to freshen up the coaching staff at Stamford Bridge, but no appointment was made.

Jamie Redknapp revealed on December 11, 2008, that he will coach Chelsea reserves two days a week while studying for his UEFA coaching qualifications. Former Chelsea reserves coach

was appointed by Championship side Watford, creating a vacancy.

Between 1995 and 1999, he earned 17 England caps and was a part of the England side that reached the Euro 1996 semi-finals. His 11 years in Liverpool were the most productive, with him appearing in over 237 league games, including a captaincy, and helping the team win the 1995 Football League Cup Final.

Redknapp was as well-known for his media presence off the field as he was on it, despite a career marred by injury.

In 1998, he married Louise, a pop singer. Redknapp hails from a footballing family with a long history. Harry Redknapp, the football manager, is his father. He is also Frank Lampard's cousin and the nephew of Frank Lampard, Sr., the former West Ham United coach.

Redknapp was born in Barton on Sea, Hampshire, and began his career as a young player with Tottenham Hotspur.

However, he rejected down their contract offer and chose to play for AFC Bournemouth, where his father, manager Harry Redknapp, was the manager. Redknapp went on to play for Liverpool, where he was recognized for his outstanding performances.

After that, Redknapp returned to Tottenham Hotspur for two and a half seasons before joining Southampton, where he played under his father for the second time. Redknapp was also a 17-time England international who scored one goal.

At the time that Jamie had been joined Liverpool, he became the youngest Liverpool soccer player that perform in a European competition.

Jamie Redknapp stayed with Liverpool F.C for 11 seasons and during these 11 years, he had played in 237 formal games at Premier League

We can refer to his honors as the player, one premier League cup, one UEFA super cup, one FA Cup, and one UEFA cup.

Redknapp began his professional football career as a youngster with Tottenham Hotspur, but he began his professional career with Bournemouth, which was then managed by his father, Harry, when he was 16 years old. He made 13 appearances for the club before being recruited by Liverpool on January 15, 1991.

Redknapp, who was just 17 at the time, had been purchased for £350,000 by Kenny Dalglish. Around this time, he was one of the most expensively signed adolescents in English football.

Redknapp was one of the last players signed by manager Kenny Dalglish before his unexpected resignation on 22 February 1991, and he went on to become the youngest Liverpool player to play in European competition, making his debut against Auxerre in the UEFA Cup on 23 October 1991, when Liverpool was managed by Graeme Souness.

Redknapp's first goal for Liverpool came in a 1–1 draw with Southampton at the Dell on 7 December 1991, when he came in as a 63rd-minute replacement for Jan Mlby.

Following the departure of Kenny Dalglish, Redknapp was part of a transitional Liverpool side led by Graeme Souness.

He spent the first two and a half years of his career as a substitute or in the reserves, missing the 1992 FA Cup Final and finally breaking into the first squad in the 1993–94 season, replacing Mark Walters.

At the time, Redknapp had also become one of the newly developed FA Premier League's mass-marketed poster boy icons, alongside other photogenic young players such as Manchester United's Ryan Giggs and Lee Sharpe, who were used in commercials, advertising spots, and for the league's promotional purposes in merchandising and sales, with the result that football stars had become idols on par with rock stars and pop stars, by and around the world.

During Roy Evans' tenure as manager at Anfield, Redknapp established himself as a vital midfielder. He was one of a number of young players coming through the team, including Steve McManaman, and

, but he was dubbed "Spice Boys" alongside them and others such as Stan Collymore and Jason McAteer, implying that the team was more interested in modeling shoots and magazine interviews than footballing success.

Redknapp's style centred on being a central midfielder with a high degree of ability to create space in tight circumstances and effectively pass his way out of them, as well as having a good eye for set pieces and long-range shooting talents.

In his tenure at Anfield, Redknapp scored many stunning goals, and his contributions peaked during the 1998–99 season, when he created countless opportunities and scored 10 goals under new manager Gérard Houllier. Following the departures of John Barnes, Steve McManaman, and Paul Ince in 1999–2000, Redknapp became vice-captain and subsequently full club captain.

His contributions helped the club return to the top three of the FA Premiership, but a knee injury limited his participation in the 2000–01 season, and he underwent knee surgery in the United States under renowned knee specialist Dr Richard Steadman in an attempt to cure long-standing injury problems.

As a consequence, Redknapp was unable to take part in the club's treble-winning cup campaign, which included the FA Cup, League Cup, and UEFA Cup. Despite being wounded, he was selected by his teammates to accept the FA Cup alongside Vice-captain Robbie Fowler at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. During the pre-season tour before to the 2001–02 season, he made his recovery from injuries.

Redknapp's comeback was short-lived, as he was injured again. He scored in a 2–0 victory against Charlton Athletic at The Valley on October 27, 2001, and three days later he participated in what would be his last game for the Merseyside club in the Champions League against

.

He scored 41 goals in 308 appearances for the Reds, making him a fan favorite who was voted number 40 in the 2006 poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop.

With just a few games left in the 2001–02 season, Redknapp was permitted to join Glenn Hoddle's Tottenham Hotspur on a free transfer on April 18, 2002.

He made his debut at the start of the next season, in a 2–2 league tie with his previous club Liverpool's rival Everton at Goodison Park on August 17, 2002. Redknapp's ball into the path of Matthew Etherington resulted in Etherington's first Premier League goal.

A week later, on August 26, 2002, Redknapp scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 league victory against Aston Villa at White Hart Lane. In his two-and-a-half years at Spurs, Redknapp scored four goals and made 49 appearances before joining Southampton as his father Harry's first signing on January 4, 2005.

Jamie Redknapp’s last professional club is Southampton. Where he decided to retire from playing soccer. He joined Southampton F.C on a free transfer. His constant injury problems made him end up his career.

Jamie Redknapp social media

Regarding Jamie Redknapp social media, it should be mentioned that he has an Instagram page (

) with 1.4m followers. On his page, he usually posts snaps of his friends and family as well as his life on the pitch.

Jamie Redknapp body measurements

Speaking about Jamie Redknapp body measurements, it should be mentioned that he is 1.83m and 82 kg. He has got amazing body estimations coordinating with his body tallness and weight.

Jamie Redknapp net worth and salary

Jamie Redknapp's net worth

is estimated to be around 20 million dollars. As a footballer, he has made an immense measure of cash through his agreements, reward, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg.

He last played for Southampton acquiring a normal yearly compensation of $2 million. Other than this, he has earned a great deal through his new calling as a Pundit. He is getting a considerable amount of $8 Million from his current profession.

He is lucky to claim a property in quite possibly the best and costly postcodes on the planet, with a £3.5million chateau in Sandbanks, Dorset. Also, he possesses a sumptuous house in Oxshott, United Kingdom (GB) worth £6 million. He is having a lavish lifestyle.

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