CPR may refer to:

Medical

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, emergency procedure to assist someone who has suffered cardiac arrest
• Conservatives for Patients' Rights, a pressure group founded and funded by Rick Scott that argues for private insurance methods to pay for healthcare
• Classification of Pharmaco-Therapeutic Referrals, taxonomy to define situations requiring a referral from pharmacists to physicians
• CPR, in suicide prevention, the three risk signs for suicide: Current plan, Prior Attempts, and Resources

Organizations

• American Bar Association Model Code of Professional Responsibility
• Centre for Policy Research, a think tank in New Delhi, India
• Congress for the Republic, a Tunisian political party
• Communist Party of Russia (disambiguation)
• Communist Party of Réunion in the French département of Réunion
• Corporate Punishment Records, record label
• Det Centrale Personregister, Danish Central Office of Civil Registration

Transportation

• Casper/Natrona County International Airport in Casper, Wyoming (IATA Code: CPR)
• Central Pacific Railroad (usually: CPRR), between California and Utah
• Canadian Pacific Railway, serving major cities in Canada and the northeastern United States
• Car plate recognition, or Automatic number plate recognition
• Cornelius Pass Road in Oregon

Radio

• Chicago Public Radio
• Colorado Public Radio

Entertainment and literature

• CPR (band), whose members are David Crosby, Jeff Pevar, and Crosby's son James Raymond
• Critique of Pure Reason, 1781 philosophical work by Immanuel Kant

Science and technology

• Continuous Plankton Recorder, marine biological monitoring program
• Cytochrome P450 reductase, an enzyme
• CPR, for Cubase PRoject file, a file extension for work files used in Steinberg's Cubase e.g. mySong.CPR

Finance

• Customary, prevailing, and reasonable charges
• Constant Prepayment Rate or Conditional Prepayment Rate, an estimated measure of rate of paydown of principal on a pool of loans.

Other uses

• Civil Procedure Rules, civil court procedure rules for England and Wales
• Common Pool Resource, type of good, including a resource system
• Concrete Pavement Restoration, method used by the International Grooving and Grinding Association
• Contraceptive prevalence rate, percentage of women between 15–49 years who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception

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Vinnie Jones

Jones at Comic-Con promoting The Midnight Meat Train on 2 July 2007
Personal information
Full name	Vincent Peter Jones
Date of birth	(1965-01-05) 5 January 1965 (age 47)
Place of birth	Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Height	6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1984–1986	Wealdstone
1986	Holmsund
1986–1989	Wimbledon	77	(9)
1989–1990	Leeds United	46	(5)
1990–1991	Sheffield United	35	(2)
1991–1992	Chelsea	42	(4)
1992–1998	Wimbledon	177	(14)
1998–1999	Queens Park Rangers	9	(1)
Total		386	(33)
National team
1994–1997	Wales	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Vincent Peter "Vinnie" Jones (born 5 January 1965) is an English actor and retired footballer.

Born in Hertfordshire, England, Jones represented and captained the Welsh national football team, having qualified via a Welsh grandparent. As a member of the "Crazy Gang", Jones won the 1988 FA Cup Final with Wimbledon, a club for which he played well over 200 games during two spells between 1986 and 1998. He also previously played for Chelsea and Leeds United. Jones appeared in Celebrity Big Brother 2010, where he finished in third place behind Dane Bowers and Alex Reid.

He has capitalised on his tough man image as a footballer and is known as an actor for his aggressive style and intimidating demeanour, often being typecast into roles as coaches, hooligans and violent criminals.

Early life[link]

Jones was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, to Peter Jones (a gamekeeper) and Glenda Harris Jones.^[1]

Club career[link]

Jones started his football career in 1984 at Alliance Premier League side Wealdstone, during which time he combined playing football with being a hod carrier.^[2] He played one season with second-level Swedish club IFK Holmsund in 1986 and helped them win the league.^[3]

In the autumn of 1986, Jones moved to Wimbledon for £10,000. He was part of the 'Crazy Gang' team that won the 1988 FA Cup Final against Liverpool, the dominant English side of that era.

He was transferred to Leeds United in the summer of 1989, where he was part of a young side under the management of Howard Wilkinson. During his time there, he won promotion to the old Division One from the Second division. After helping them win promotion to the top-flight as Champions of the Second Division, Jones proved that he could thrive without the illegal side of his game, and under the stewardship of Wilkinson, he received only three yellow cards in the whole season.

Jones left Leeds early in the 1990-91 season after losing his first-team place to youngsters David Batty and Gary Speed, as well as new signing Gary McAllister - much to the disappointment of the Leeds fans - in order to seek regular first-team football. To this day, he remains a hugely popular figure with the Leeds fans; Jones has a Leeds United badge tattooed on his leg (after having helped them to the 1989/90 second division championship).^[4] Jones also showed his passion for the club when he returned to Leeds for Lucas Radebe's testimonial in 2006.

His former Wimbledon manager Dave Bassett signed him for Sheffield United on his exit from Elland Road, before selling him to Chelsea a year later. After just one year at Stamford Bridge, he was on his way back to Wimbledon, where he stayed until becoming player/coach of QPR in 1998, scoring on his debut against Huddersfield Town.^[5] Jones was once rumoured to take the vacant managers post at QPR but that failed.

International career[link]

Jones was so desperate to play international football he looked to distant relations and was photographed wearing a Republic of Ireland jersey, before being chosen by Wales.^{[citation needed]} Though Jones is a common surname in Wales, the qualifying relationship was his maternal grandfather, who came from Ruthin, north Wales.

He made his debut for Wales on 14 December 1994, three weeks before his 30th birthday, in a 3-0 home defeat to Bulgaria in the Euro 96 qualifiers. The last of his nine caps came on 29 March 1997 in a 2-1 defeat to Belgium in a World Cup qualifier, also at Cardiff Arms Park.^[6]

Jones's international call-up was however greeted with consternation and even ridiculed by Jimmy Greaves, who said, "Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!".^[7]

Playing events[link]

During his playing days, Jones was renowned for his "hard man" image, an aspect of his play that was frequently the target of criticism.^[8] He was sent off 12 times in his career, as well as holding the record for the quickest ever booking in a football match, being booked after just three seconds for a foul on the opposition player Dane Whitehouse in a Premier League tie between Chelsea and Sheffield United in 1992.^[9] In his autobiography, he recalls fondly: "I must have been too high, too wild, too strong or too early, because, after three seconds, I could hardly have been too bloody late!".

In one notorious incident in 1987, Jones was photographed grabbing Paul Gascoigne by his testicles in order to faze him.^[10][11][12] In November 1986, in a match between Tottenham Hotspur and Wimbledon, he was responsible for a dangerous challenge on defender Gary Stevens, an injury that Stevens never fully recovered from and eventually caused him to retire in 1992.^[13]

Controversy[link]

He also was the presenter of the infamous Soccer's Hard Men video released in 1992, which featured archived footage of himself and many other "hard men" of the game, and included advice for budding "hard men". After the release of the video, Jones was fined £20,000, banned for six months, and suspended for three years from The FA for "bringing the game into disrepute." Wimbledon chairman Sam Hammam branded Jones a "mosquito brain". Jones continued to find trouble. After exceeding 40 disciplinary points he was once again summoned to Lancaster Gate, but failed to appear. The FA banned Jones indefinitely. Jones explained that he had "mixed up" the date of the hearing; the FA imposed a four-match ban and told Jones to "grow up".^[14] Jones commented later: "The FA have given me a pat on the back. I've taken violence off the terracing and onto the pitch."^[15]

Many of Jones' fellow professionals were quick to condemn both the video and Jones himself. One of his most vocal critics was David Ginola, who said, "Jones does not deserve to be considered a footballer. Getting kicked is part of the job in France as well as England, but the real scandal is that someone like Jones gets to be a star, to make videos and become an example for kids."

Other football activities[link]

Jones has stated that he would eventually like to return to football, possibly to Leeds. Jones told Yorkshire Radio "I will come back without a doubt, Leeds fans gave me so much and it's a club very close to my heart."^[16]

Jones made an appearance in Ireland for Carlisle United, coming on as a second-half substitute in 2001 against Shelbourne, teaming up with friend Roddy Collins who was manager at the time.

Despite being considered just a midfield enforcer, he did show a different side to his game. In 1995, he stood in for Wimbledon as an emergency Goalkeeper against Newcastle United, due to Paul Heald being sent off, and other keeper Neil Sullivan was injured with a broken leg. Despite the Dons Losing 6–1, Jones pulled off a string of world class saves, and only conceded 3 goals in 60 minutes, as opposed to Heald's 3 in 30. Pundits^[who?] joked he would be a good replacement for Neville Southall, should the keeper be unfit for Wales duty.^{[citation needed]}

After participating in a charity football match alongside fellow British Hollywood film actor Jason Statham, Jones was approached by a Los Angeles Galaxy scout and asked whether he would go for a trial at the club. Jones laughed off the offer by saying "You're 15 years too late".^[17]

In June 2010, Jones released a press statement stating that he was donating his 1988 FA Cup winners medal to the fans of A.F.C. Wimbledon, wishing their fans the best for the future. The medal will be displayed in the club's Kingsmeadow Stadium.^[18]

Film career[link]

Vinnie Jones
Vinnie Jones, Leslie Bibb, and Bradley Cooper at San Diego Comic-Con International promoting the film The Midnight Meat Train in July 2007
Born	Vincent Peter Jones (1965-01-05) 5 January 1965 (age 47) Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Other names	Vinnie Jones
Occupation	footballer, actor, film producer, composer, singer
Years active	1993–present
Spouse	Tanya Jones (1994–present)
Website
http://www.vinniejones.co.uk/

Jones made his 1998 feature film debut in Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. He later starred in Guy Ritchie's next blockbuster Snatch as Bullet-Tooth Tony.

He became known to American audiences in the 2000 movie remake of Gone in 60 Seconds where he played "the Sphinx." Although Jones had a major role as well as significant on-screen time, he only had one line in the entire film but was portrayed as a silent tough brawler.

Jones went back to his football days to play Danny Meehan in Mean Machine, a 2001 British take of the Burt Reynolds' film The Longest Yard (a.k.a. Mean Machine for its UK release). He plays a former Captain of the English National Football Team, who is sent to prison and subsequently takes control of a team of inmates who play the guards.

His next big piece was in the 2006 movie, X-Men: The Last Stand, as the mutant, Juggernaut. Jones said that he would like to play Juggernaut in a spin-off. His line in the movie, "I'm the Juggernaut, Bitch!", was based on a pre-existing Internet parody.

Jones played a role of a professional killer in a Kazakhstani movie called Ликвидатор ("Eliminator"), 2011. Jones' character is an elite assassin invited from abroad in order to eliminate the main character. Producers of the film have dealt with the language barrier rather interestingly – Jones' character is mute and does not say a single word throughout the movie.

He also played a role in the Hungarian film The Magic Boys. The film was never completed and there is no known release date. The film's producer, Gabor Koltai, was arrested on major tax fraud charges in December 2010 and is remanded to the Budapest Prison waiting trial. He could get up to 8 years in federal prison. The film co starred Michael Madsen and was directed by his father Robert Koltai.^[19][20]

Jones is said to have been cast as The Kurgan in the remake of the 1986 cult classic Highlander.^{[citation needed]}

He played a major role in the 2004 Japanese film Survive Style 5+, where he plays a thuggish hit-man from Britain who kills several people and, with the help of his translator, tries to discover what everyone's function in life is.

Jones also played a part in the movie Kill the Irishman, where he played the character Keith Ritson, an ex-Hells Angels who works as an enforcer. He also played Mahogany in Midnight Meat Train. He also played the role of a sadistic former SAS agent in 'The Condemned'.

Music[link]

In November 2002, Jones released an album of blues and soul songs on Telstar called Respect in the UK, as his musical debut under the tuition of Phil Edwards.

Vinnie performed a cover version of the song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" on the popular British television show, TOTP2 in December 2002.

The opening track of Joss Stone 2007 album Introducing Joss Stone features a short speech by Jones.

In May 2002, Jones played a character in the music video for Westlife's single 'Bop Bop Baby'.

Television[link]

Jones also appeared in the US series Chuck – in episode 2 of the third series he plays an arms dealer (the main villain). In 2010 he was added to the cast of the NBC superhero/crime drama series The Cape.

Jones narrated the TV series Vinnie Jones’ Toughest Cops. The series commenced airing in 2008 on ITV4 in the UK. Each episode to date has examined the work of a police force in a different country in the world, concentrating on dangerous aspects of the work. The first show concerned police in Colombia.

Jones was the first ever guest host for The Friday Night Project when it first aired on Channel 4 in February 2005. In the same year he also had a minor role in the film She's the Man as coach Dinklage. He also appeared in an episode of Extras playing an exaggerated version of himself.

Jones appeared on the first episode of the second season of Top Gear in their Star in a Reasonably Priced Car segment. He managed to make it around the track in 1 minute 53 seconds.

On 6 December 1998, Jones appeared at the World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view Capital Carnage, where he played up his 'hard man' image, acting as a special guest enforcer for the main event. Before the match he had a (staged) fight with fellow enforcer The Big Bossman and was "red carded" and kicked out. He came back at the end of the show to drink beer with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and referee Earl Hebner. Jones returned to the promotion, now known as World Wrestling Entertainment, on 18 February 2007 at No Way Out, where he claimed he had "kicked Stone Cold's arse" on the set of The Condemned.

Brian Michael Bendis announced via Twitter on 28 July 2011 that Vinnie will be playing Johnny Royale in Powers.

Jones is also joined Eric Wynalda and Coby Jones as studio analyst for Fox Soccer Sunday broadcast of the Premier League.

[edit] Celebrity Big Brother

Jones was a housemate on the reality television show Celebrity Big Brother 2010,^[21] and celebrated his 45th birthday while he participated. He took part in the show to change the public's perception of him as a 'hard man'.^[22] Jones received loud cheers as he entered the house and was the favourite to win going into the house, however he did not maintain popularity with the public, the crowd chanted 'Get Vinnie Out' on the final night and booed him as he left the house after he finished in third place. Speaking of his experience on the show, he said: "It was like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in there – and I was Jack Nicholson."^[23]

During the 29 January 2010 broadcast of Celebrity Big Brother, Jones accused Davina McCall of 'walking like a retard', McCall responded by laughing and Jones then mimed what he meant. Despite immediate protests by disability charities, individual disabled people and a Facebook campaign;^[24][25] it was not until 12 February that Channel 4 removed the incident from its on-demand service 4oD and issued an apology, blaming the failure on the 'tiredness' of production staff. Jones and McCall issued apologies via their respective publicists at around the same time.

Advertisements[link]

Since September 2006, Jones' image and voice have been used in a campaign by UK bookmakers Ladbrokes to promote greyhound racing, a sport Jones has been connected with in the past, as a racing dog owner and an enthusiast. Jones also appeared in a series of advertisements for Bacardi.

Jones has appeared as himself in an RAC commercial also featuring his wife, Tanya. In 2000, Jones caused controversy when he appeared in an ad for a drink called "Red Devil". In the ad, Jones is pruning flowers in his garden when he sees a robin crying because its bird feeder is empty. Jones fills the feeder, and places it on the windowsill of his kitchen. Seeing the feeder, the robin flies at it, collides with the kitchen window, and slides down the pane while Jones bursts out laughing. Many parents said the ad (which drew about 390 complaints) was tasteless, and upsetting for children. Later, the ad was shown only after the nine o'clock watershed. The ad was eventually axed.

During the early months of 2012, he starred in a British Heart Foundation television advert promoting Hands-only CPR to the rhythm of the famous Bee Gees single "Stayin' Alive".^[26] His character was an obvious reflection of his roles as Big Chris and Bullet-Tooth Tony from the Guy Ritchie films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch respectively; being accentuated by the presence fellow actor Andy Beckwith who played the thug Errol in "Snatch". Jones also starred in comedy panel show Mad Mad World on ITV1

Books[link]

In 1998 Jones published his autobiography, Vinnie: The Autobiography,^[27] which was later revised and reprinted a year later to include information on his first film appearance in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

Jones is soon^[when?] to be the star of a new comic book, Noble, written and drawn by Howard Chaykin.^[28]

Personal life[link]

During his football career Jones resided in Dronfield, near Sheffield. Jones married Tanya Terry (b. 1966) in 1994 in Watford. She has a daughter, Kaley Jay Terry (born 1987, Watford), by her first husband, footballer Steve Terry. She had a heart transplant straight after the birth and is a cervical cancer survivor.^[29] Jones has a son, Aaron Elliston Jones (born 1991, Sheffield),^[30] by Mylene Elliston. His son joined the British Army, completing his training in August 2008, and serves in the Life Guards.^[31] Jones, his wife and her daughter live in Los Angeles.^[32]

Jones is a staunch supporter of the British Conservative Party and has suggested standing as an MP.^[33]

Jones has had several brushes with the law. He was convicted in June 1998 of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage against a neighbour in November 1997.^[34] In December 2003, Jones was convicted of air rage offences committed on a flight the previous May. Following his conviction, Bacardi withdrew the ads in which Jones appeared. In December 2008 he was treated for injuries and arrested after a bar fight at Wiley's Tavern in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The fight is alleged to have been started over Jones attempting to join a game of pool with patrons Juan Barrera and Jesse Bickett. Jones was alleged to have dealt a headbutt to Barrera, while Bickett allegedly struck Jones with a beer glass. Jones was charged with misdemeanour assault which could have landed him in jail for one year if he had been convicted.^[35] Jones was found not guilty after a two-day trial on 15 May 2009.

In April 2010, Jones was reported to be carrying injuries after losing a fight with fellow actor Tamer Hassan.^[36]

He is a big fan of sports fishing.^{[citation needed]} He has claimed to be a fan of the death metal band Bolt Thrower.

Career statistics[link]

^[37]

Filmography[link]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• 2002: "Respect"^[38]

Singles[link]

• "Wooly Bully" (1993)^[39]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Vinnie Jones

• Vinnie Jones' Official website
• Vinnie Jones at the Internet Movie Database
• Vinnie Jones career stats National Football Teams
• Magazine interview – online version Retransfers
• Vinnie Jones Discogs

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Mario Mims (born May 19, 1981), better known by his stage name Yo Gotti, is a southern rapper from the northern side of Memphis, Tennessee who was previously known as Lil Yo.

Music career[link]

Independent Albums[link]

Yo Gotti released a string of independent albums. From Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap Game (2000),Self-Explanatory (2001), Life (2003) and Back 2 da Basics (2006) Yo Gotti became very well known in Memphis after the release of his album Life. The song "Dirty South Soldiers" featuring Lil Jon propelled Gotti into the higher ranks of Memphis rappers. The album Back 2 da Basics had even more success. The singles "I Got 'Em", "Full Time", "Shawty", & "Gangsta Party" featuring 8Ball & MJG solidified his status as one of the top rappers from the city.

[edit] Live from the Kitchen (2009-2012)

Yo Gotti's first studio album is called Live From The Kitchen. The album's original first single was titled ""5 Star"" and it was released on May 20, 2009. The single peaked at 79 on the Hot 100, 19 on U.S R&B and 11 on U.S Rap. "Women Lie, Men Lie" was the second official single released December 11, 2009. The song peaked at 81 on 100, 22 on the U.S R&B and 12 on the U.S Rap. "Look In the Mirror" was the third single released 7 months after his second single on July 27, 2010. The song peaked at 97 on the U.S R&B chart "For the Hood" featured rapper Gucci Mane it was released on October 1, 2010 and charted at 86 on the U.S R&B chart. "We Can Get It On" was released May 10, 2011, and the single featured R&B singer Ciara. It peaked at 40 on the U.S R&B Chart. "Single" was released on August 5, 2011. This song is said to be the first "official" single off the album, all the others would be cut from the album. The second single will be a song with rapper Drake, entitled by "All About Mine", produced by Giarad Fleetwood.

Discography[link]

Studio albums

• 2012: Live from the Kitchen

Independent albums

• 2000: From Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap Game
• 2001: Self-Explanatory
• 2003: Life
• 2006: Back 2 da Basics

Mixtapes

• 2006: Full Time Hustlin'
• 2006: I Told U So (Gangsta Grillz)
• 2008: Cocaine Muzik
• 2009: CM2
• 2009: Cocaine Muzik 3
• 2010: Cocaine Muzik 4.5 (Da Documentary)
• 2010: CM5 (White Friday)
• 2011: CM6 (Gangster Of The Year)
• 2011: January 10th (The Mixtape)

Collaboration mixtapes

• 2008: Definition of a G (with Gucci Mane)
• 2010: Cocaine Muzik 4 (with Zedzilla)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Yo Gotti Official Site
• Yo Gotti RCA Label Site
• Yo Gotti | Features Artist | Global Hit Music
• Behind the Scenes, Yo Gotti, "Women Lie, Men Lie" in Los Angeles, February 4, 2010 by Streetgangs.com
• Yo Gotti Interview, Jan 18, 2010
• Non-commercial Yo Gotti mixtapes

Fabrice Muamba

Muamba with Birmingham City in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Fabrice Ndala Muamba[1]
Date of birth	(1988-04-06) 6 April 1988 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Playing position	Central midfielder
Club information
Current club	Bolton Wanderers
Number	6
Youth career
2002–2005	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2007	Arsenal	0	(0)
2006–2007	→ Birmingham City (loan)	34	(0)
2007–2008	Birmingham City	37	(2)
2008–	Bolton Wanderers	130	(3)
National team‡
2002–2003	England U16	7	(0)
2004–2005	England U17	7	(0)
2005–2006	England U18	2	(0)
2006–2007	England U19	8	(0)
2007–2011	England U21	33	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:45, 17 March 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2011

Fabrice Ndala Muamba (born 6 April 1988) is a footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers as a midfielder. He previously played for Arsenal and Birmingham City. Though born in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Muamba has represented England at under-21 level.

Muamba began his career in 2002, joining Arsenal's youth academy. After three years, he turned professional in 2005. He made his debut for Arsenal in the League Cup, but played only one other professional match for the club. Following a loan spell with Birmingham City, he made the move permanent in 2007. He stayed with Birmingham for one additional year, and left after making more than 70 appearances and making his England under-21 debut while with the team. He joined his present club Bolton Wanderers in 2008, where he has played almost 150 times.

Early life[link]

Muamba was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo).^[1] His father fled the country in 1994, because of his political views and arrived in the United Kingdom seeking asylum. In 1999, he was granted indefinite leave to remain, at which time he was joined by the rest of the family.^[3] They settled in east London, where Muamba attended Kelmscott School in Walthamstow.^[4] Despite having arrived in Britain aged 11, unable to speak English,^[5] he went on to achieve 10 GCSEs and A-levels in English, French and Mathematics.^[6]

Club career[link]

Arsenal[link]

Muamba was associated with Arsenal's youth system as a schoolboy from 2002, joining their Academy as a first-year scholar in August 2004. He signed his first professional contract in October 2005 and made his first team debut on 25 October in a League Cup tie against Sunderland, in front of a 47,000 crowd at the Stadium of Light.^[7] He made his second and final first team appearance for Arsenal in the next round against Reading, where he helped towards a 3–0 victory.^[8]

Birmingham City[link]

In August 2006, Muamba joined Championship side Birmingham City on a season-long loan.^[9] After a slow start, his energetic style of play, which has been likened to that of his hero Patrick Vieira,^[7] established him as a regular starter in central midfield. The fans were equally impressed, voting him their Young Player of the Season.^[10]

On 11 May 2007 Muamba made his move to Birmingham City permanent,^[11] signing a three-year contract for a fee reported by the club of £4 million.^[12] He scored his first goal for the club, a close-range volley from a corner, on 12 March 2008 in a 4–2 defeat at Portsmouth.^[13] He made 37 appearances as Birmingham were relegated from the Premier League after one season back in the top tier.

Bolton Wanderers[link]

Muamba warming up before a Bolton Wanderers game in 2011

On 16 June 2008, Muamba joined Premier League Bolton Wanderers for a fee of £5 million, with add-ons worth a further £750,000, on a four-year contract.^[14] He scored his first goal for the club against Wigan Athletic on 13 March 2010.^[15] In recognition of his impressive 2009–10 season at Bolton, he was named as The Bolton News Player of the Season in May 2010.^[16] On 7 August 2010, Muamba signed a new four-year contract with Bolton Wanderers.^[17]

Muamba scored on the opening day of the 2011–12 league season, in Bolton's 4–0 away win against Queens Park Rangers. He then scored his first ever goal in the League Cup, against his old club Arsenal in a 2–1 defeat.^[18]

Cardiac arrest on the pitch[link]

On 17 March 2012, Muamba suffered a cardiac arrest^[19] and collapsed during the first half of an FA Cup quarter-final match between Bolton and Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. After receiving lengthy attention on the pitch from medical personnel including a consultant cardiologist who was at the game as a fan, Muamba was taken to the specialist coronary care unit at the London Chest Hospital.^[20] Bolton manager Owen Coyle and club captain Kevin Davies accompanied Muamba in the ambulance.^[21] The match was abandoned by referee Howard Webb, and Bolton's next game, against Aston Villa, due to be played three days later, was postponed at the club's request.^[22]

Bolton fans show their support for Muamba at their next match.^[23]

Bolton's club doctor later confirmed that Muamba had received numerous defibrillator shocks both on the pitch and in the ambulance, but his heart had stopped for 78 minutes.^[24] The player was initially kept under anaesthetic in intensive care.^[25] By 19 March, his heart was beating without medication and he was able to move his limbs,^[26] and later that day his condition was described as "serious" rather than "critical" and he was able to recognise family members and respond appropriately to questions.^[27] By 21 March, his consultant suggested that Muamba's progress had "exceeded our expectations" and that although he faced a "lengthy recovery period", "normal life is within the spectrum of possibility".^[24] Two weeks after the incident, a photograph was released of Muamba sitting up in his hospital bed and smiling,^[28] and on 16 April, he was discharged from hospital.^[29] Muamba attended Bolton's home match against Tottenham Hotspur on 2 May, where he expressed his gratitude for the support he had received.^[30]

Club career statistics[link]

As of 10 March 2012.

International career[link]

As a naturalised British citizen, Muamba is eligible to play for any of the Home Nations in which he has received three years of full time education before the age of 18 or lived in for five years. In Muamba's case, this is currently just England, who he has represented at all youth levels,^[38] and captained the U-19 team.^[5] He received his first call-up for England U-21 for the friendly against Romania U-21 on 21 August 2007 at Ashton Gate, Bristol,^[39] and made his debut as a second-half substitute.^[40]

Muamba had also been called up to the DR Congo squad in May 2007, but declined so as to remain eligible for England.^[41]

Personal life[link]

Muamba became engaged to Shauna Magunda on 14 February 2012. The pair met while he was playing for Birmingham City and she was studying for a master's degree at Birmingham City University. They have a son, Joshua Jeremiah.^[6][42][43] Muamba has been described as "deeply religious"^[44] and claimed he would have sought a career in accountancy had he not become a professional footballer.^[45]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Fabrice Muamba

• Fabrice Muamba career stats at Soccerbase