Christophe Berra

Heart of Midlothian

Berra was born and raised in Edinburgh. He joined Heart of Midlothian on 26 April 2002 from their youth development system. He is one in a long line of young defenders, particularly centre backs, to have progressed through the Hearts youth system, including Paul Ritchie and Alan McLaren. After impressive performances in the youth and Under-21 teams, Berra made his first team debut on 30 November 2003 as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat at Dundee United. He made only a handful of further appearances during the remainder of the 2003–04 season, but continued his development over the following campaigns, becoming an important member of the first-team squad. He scored in a 2–0 victory against Kilmarnock in season 2005–06 which aided the Tynecastle club's push towards UEFA Champions League qualification. That season also saw him gain a Scottish Cup winner's medal after being a non-playing substitute in the 2006 Scottish Cup Final win against Gretna. In July 2006, Berra signed a five-year deal with Hearts, before going on to play in the club's European ties in Champions League qualifiers and the UEFA Cup during a season that saw the club finish fourth. The following season, he became the youngest captain in the SPL after the departure of the previous Hearts captain Craig Gordon to Sunderland in August 2007.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Berra won international recognition at the end of the 2007–08 season and, during the close season, his growing…

In January 2023, Berra was appointed as first team coach at Livingston, working under David Martindale. He left Livingston at the end of the 2022–23 season. Berra is currently the Interim Head Coach for Huntsville City FC of MLS Next Pro.

Berra was eligible to play for both Scotland (through his mother) and France (through his father), although having been born and grown up in Scotland, he has always committed to Scotland, and has been capped at different age levels right up to the senior side. He made his senior international debut as a substitute, on 30 May 2008 in a 3–1 defeat against the Czech Republic at Stadion Letná in Prague. Berra made his first start for the national team in the Amsterdam Arena on 28 March 2009 in the match against the Netherlands as part of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. Berra scored his first goal for Scotland on 25 May 2011 against Wales in the 2011 Nations Cup. Scotland finished as runners-up in the tournament. He featured regularly during Scotland's UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, featuring in games against Lithuania, Czech Republic, Liechtenstein and Spain. Scotland finished third in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group I, just missing out on a place in the group play-offs. On 29 February 2012 he scored his second goal for Scotland, netting the equalizing goal in a 1–1 friendly draw with Slovenia at the Bonifika Stadium, Koper, Slovenia. Later that year, Berra was called up to the Scotland squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. He featured in four of the group stage matches, with Scotland finishing fourth in the UEFA Group A. He scored his next goal for his country on 25 March 2015 when he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Northern Ireland at Hampden…

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International

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Berra goal.