Charlie Miller

Charles David Copeland "Charlie" Miller (born March 18, 1976 in Glasgow) is a Scotland football (soccer) player who currently plays for Australia A-League club, Queensland Roar FC.

Club career

Miller started his career with Rangers F.C. and showed he was talented enough to make an impression in the Rangers F.C. Nine in a row team under Walter Smith. However, a lifestyle of parties and an unhealthy diet followed, and Miller's career appeared to be on the downhill. He was loaned to Leicester City F.C. towards the end of the 1998-99 in Scottish football season before joining Watford F.C. for £450,000 in October 1999. Watford were relegated in their first FA Premier League season with Miller unable to make an impact, making only 15 league appearances. He played one more Football League Cup game for the Hornets in the 2000-01 in English football before moving to Dundee United F.C. on a free transfer. Miller enjoyed a successful spell at United, becoming a firm favourite with the fans. However, in May 2004, a contract dispute saw Miller leave the club to join ex-Dundee United player Robbie Winters at Norway club SK Brann.

In Brann, Miller became one of the supporters' favourite players, due to his technique and passes. Despite this, he was in and out of the team, according to manager Mons Ivar Mjelde because of defensive considerations. In 2006, he started off as one of the league's top players, but gradually received some attention off the pitch, apparently provoked by lack of confidence from the manager. He made it clear that he was unhappy as a Midfielder Winger, the position he had played in most of the season, and eventually that he wanted to leave the club. Miller also criticised Mjelde's unusually close ties to his rival for the attacking central midfield spot, Martin Andresen. Miller refused to participate in the silver medal ceremony after the game against Hamarkameratene on October 29. Since then, he was ignored by the coach, and only played the last minute of Brann's Royal League match against Rosenborg B.K. on December 7, 2006, in which he contributed to a winning goal. During his time at Brann he went on trial at English Championship side Cardiff City F.C. but was not offered a full deal. In early January 2007, Miller began training with Scottish First Division club St Johnstone F.C. to top up his fitness during the Norwegian league's winter break. His contract with SK Brann was terminated after an agreement on 31 January. On February 9, he signed a contract at the Belgium team Lierse S.K

On 20 April, 2007, he scored his first goals for Lierse against Germinal Beerschot in their fight to stay in the first division.

Queensland Roar

On the July 31, 2008, Miller officially signed a two year deal with Australian A-League club, Queensland Roar.

He has been by far Queensland Roar best import in the club's history impressing with his strong passing and finishing. He has been the supporting striker the Queensland Roar FC had missed in previous seasons; which had resulted in a poor return from the clubs strikers. On September 14 2008 against Perth Glory, Miller broke the A-League scoring record for the best start to a season by scoring four goals in the Queensland Roar FC opening four fixtures of the A-League_2008-09 season.

Honours

Rangers

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Brann

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Individual

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Trivia

- When David Beckham scored his famous goal from the midfield against Wimbledon F.C. in August 17 1996, he did so in shoes custom-made for Charlie Miller ("MILLER" emboidered on boots), which had been given to Beckham by mistake.