Halesowen Town
Jimmy Haarhoff played for which team from 2004 to 2005?
Jimmy Haarhoff James Phiri Haarhoff ( born 27 May 1981 ) is a retired professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City . He played international football for Northern Ireland at under-18 level . Career . Haarhoff was born in Lusaka , Zambia . As a youngster , he played football for Maypole Juniors in the Yardley Wood district of Birmingham , England , before joining the youth system of professional club Birmingham City . He made his first-team debutand his only first-team appearanceas a last-minute substitute in the Division One ( second tier ) match at home to Crystal Palace on 16 October 1999 . As the holder of a British passport born outside the United Kingdom , Haarhoff was eligible to play international football for any of the Home Nations . He made his debut for Northern Ireland at under-18 level as a half-time substitute in a 3–1 defeat of their Denmark counterparts in a friendly international in February 2000 . According to manager Roy Millar , He has quick feet and is very pacey . He goes past players and is exciting to watch , and his debut performance earned him a place in the starting eleven , also against Denmark , a couple of days later . After trials with Doncaster Rovers and Chester City in December 2000 , Haarhoff signed a short-term deal with the latter club in January 2001 after Birmingham released him from his contract . He began well , but failed to make the starting eleven in the latter part of the season . With his contract due to expire , Haarhoff was one of several players called in by the chairman for two weeks fitness training ; those who failed to attend , Haarhoff included , were threatened with dismissal , but a few days later he was offered and accepted a two-year contract . In October 2001 , after a change of ownership and management at the club , Haarhoff was offered a loan move to Droylsden of the Northern Premier League , which he turned down . In February 2002 he had been playing for the reserve team , but returned to the first team as a substitute to score a last-minute winner to knock Hereford United out and reach the quarter-final of the FA Trophy . He was given a squad number prior to the 2002–03 season , but in August 2002 he joined Droylsden on a three-month loan , a move which was made permanent five weeks later . Haarhoff signed for Southern League Premier side Moor Green in the 2003 close season , but failed to settle , and dropped down a division to fellow Halesowen Town in March 2004 . He played eight games in what remained of the 2003–04 season , contributing to the clubs promotion to the Premier Division , and 44 games in all competitions in 2004–05 , of which 31 were in the league . At the end of the season he was not offered a new contract , and opted to give up the pursuit of a career as a footballer in favour of his religion . In June 2005 he was baptised into the Seventh-day Adventist Church , in which his father Jim was an elder . Since his retirement as a player , Haarhoff has worked with Halesowen Towns and Birmingham Citys community programmes , and as a skills coach in the Birmingham area under the Football Associations Skills Coaches programme . He went on to set up his own coaching company .