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Philip Andrew "Phil" Babb (born 30 November 1970) is a former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He made over 370 league appearances during his career, most notably spending six Premier League seasons with Liverpool, and also playing in the top flight for Coventry City and Sunderland. He also played in Portugal for Sporting Clube de Portugal and in the Football League for Bradford City and Tranmere Rovers. Babb represented the Republic of Ireland at the 1994 World Cup, playing in 35 internationals. == Club career == Born in Lambeth, London, Babb came through the youth ranks of Millwall, before beginning his senior career in 1990 with Bradford City. He moved to Coventry City in July 1992 for a fee of £500,000,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bradford City – Phil Babb )〕 where he spent two seasons before moving to Liverpool on 1 September 1994 for £3.6million,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Coventry City – Phil Babb )〕 which made him the most expensive defender in Britain at the time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Player profile )〕 Babb only scored once during six Premier League years at Liverpool,and 170 appearances in all competitions for the club ironically against former club Coventry, in September 1996. After a brief loan spell at Tranmere Rovers, he moved to Portugal with Sporting Clube de Portugal on a free transfer in 2000,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Liverpool – Phil Babb )〕 appearing in 38 official games in his second season – one goal against FC Midtjylland in the UEFA Cup (3–0 away win, 6–2 on aggregate)– as the ''Lions'' conquered both the league and the domestic cup. Babb ended his career at the age of 33 with Sunderland (also two years), suffering top level relegation in 2003, and helping the Black Cats to a Football League Championship play-off semi-final. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Phil Babb」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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