From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tesfaye Bramble
Tesfaye Bramble
Tes Bramble for Southend United in January 2001.[1] Manager Dave
Personal information Webb initially signed Bramble on loan before the deal
was made permanent for a fee of £7,000.[2] Bramble made
Full name Tesfaye Walda Simeon Bramble
over 150 league and cup appearances, scoring 40 goals,
Date of birth 20 July 1980 (1980-07-20) in four-and-a-half seasons at Southend United,[1] and
played for Southend in the Football League Trophy final
Place of birth Ipswich, Suffolk, England
at the Millennium Stadium in March 2004.[3]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) During his time at Southend United, Bramble was
Playing Striker forced to play in goal against Boston United when goal-
position keeper Darryl Flahavan was sent off for handball outside
the area. He kept a clean sheet for the period he was in
Club information
goal, making a couple of inspired saves.
Current club Felixstowe & Walton United Bramble qualifies to play for Montserrat through his
maternal grandfather and was called up in November
Senior career*
2004. He made his international debut in a Caribbean Cup
Years Team Apps† (Gls)† qualifier against Antigua and Barbuda in which he scored
1997–1999 Chelmsford City ? (?) but was unable to prevent Montserrat losing 5–4.[4]
Bramble spent two months on loan at Cambridge
2000–2001 Cambridge City 18 (3) United, where he scored three times in nine games,[1]
2001 → Southend United 0 (0) before being released by Southend United at the end of
(loan) the 2004–05 season,[5] and joining Stockport County on a
two-year contract in June 2005.[6] He made over 70 ap-
2001–2005 Southend United 139 (29)
pearances for Stockport, scoring 12 goals.[1] Bramble was
2005 → Cambridge United 9 (3) out of contract in the summer of 2007 and signed for
(loan) Stevenage Borough in July 2007,[7] but was sidelined for
2005–2007 Stockport County 68 (11) two-months following knee surgery in November 2007.[8]
He was released at the end of the 2007–08 season,[9] hav-
2007–2008 Stevenage Borough 11 (1) ing made 11 Conference National appearances and scor-
2008–2009 Leiston 7 (5) ing a one goal.[1] He joined Eastern Counties League
Premier Division club Leiston in August 2008.[10]
2009–2010 Felixstowe & Walton 6 (0)
United
National team
Personal life
2004 Montserrat 1 (1)
In June 2011, Bramble was convicted of rape and sen-
tenced to four and a half years in prison,[11] after a four
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the day trial at Leeds Crown Court. [12] He is appealing his
domestic league only and correct as of 14:39, 9 August 2008 conviction.
(UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
References
Tesfaye Walda Simeon "Tes" Bramble (born 20 July 1980
in Ipswich, England) is an English-born Montserratian [1] ^ "Tes Bramble". Soccerbase. Racing Post.
footballer. He made over 200 appearances in the Football http://www.soccerbase.com/
League, scoring 43 goals, between 2001 and 2007, and players_details.sd?playerid=18333. Retrieved
played international football for Montserrat. 2008-07-12.
[2] "Bramble to tie up Blues deal". Gazette News.
2001-01-23. http://archive.gazette-news.co.uk/
Football career 2001/1/23/188721.html. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
Bramble, who is the brother of footballer Titus Bramble, [3] "Blackpool 2-0 Southend". BBC Sport. 2004-03-21.
started his career at Chelmsford City and went to South- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/
ern Premier League outfit Cambridge City before signing 3517244.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
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[4] "International call for Blues striker". Gazette News. news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=51777.
2004-11-09. http://archive.gazette-news.co.uk/ Retrieved 2008-08-09.
2004/11/9/123428.html. Retrieved 2008-07-12. [11] "Footballer brother of Sunderland’s Titus Bramble
[5] "Shrimpers release striker Bramble". BBC Sport. jailed for rape". BBC. 2011-08-05.
2005-06-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
football/teams/s/southend_utd/4604075.stm. england-14417379. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
Retrieved 2008-07-12. [12] "Brother of footballer Titus Bramble guilty of
[6] "Stockport snap up striker Bramble". BBC Sport. rape". BBC. 2011-06-17. http://www.bbc.co.uk/
2005-06-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/ news/uk-england-13805612. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
football/teams/s/stockport/4104590.stm.
Retrieved 2008-07-12.
[7] "Stevenage recruit striker Bramble". BBC Sport.
External links
2007-07-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/ • Tes Bramble career stats at Soccerbase
football/teams/s/stevenage/6900486.stm. Persondata
Retrieved 2008-05-05. Name Bramble, Tesfaye
[8] "Stevenage man Bramble has surgery". BBC Sport.
2007-11-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/ Alternative names
football/teams/s/stevenage/7112987.stm. Short description
Retrieved 2008-05-05. Date of birth 20 July 1980
[9] "Boro release five". Non League Daily. 2008-05-07.
Place of birth Ipswich, England
http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/
index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=49845. Retrieved Date of death
2008-07-12. Place of death
[10] "Bramble coup for Leiston". Non League Daily.
August 8, 2008. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tesfaye_Bramble&oldid=458181390"
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