   james lee duncan "jamie" carragher (; born 28 january 1978) is a retired english footballer who played as a defender for premier league club liverpool for 17 years. he is currently a pundit on sky sports alongside gary neville. a one-club man, he was liverpool's vice-captain for 10 years, and is the club's second-longest ever serving player, making his 737th appearance for liverpool in all competitions on 19 may 2013. carragher also holds the record for the most appearances in european competition for liverpool with 150. carragher started his footballing career at the liverpool academy, making his professional debut in the 1996â97 season and becoming a first team regular the following season. having initially played as a full-back, the arrival of manager rafael benÃ­tez in 2004 saw carragher move to become a centre-back, where he remained. his honours with liverpool include two fa cups, three league cups, two [[fa community 
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