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CHARLES ITANDJE
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| Position:
Goalkeeper
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| Date of Birth:
02/11/1982
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| Height:
6'4
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| Weight:
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| 1st team games:
7
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| 1st team goals:
0
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| International caps:
0
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| International goals:
0
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| Former clubs:
Red Star 93, RC Lens
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| Birth Place:
Bobigny, France
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Liverpool signed Charles Itandje from Lens in August 2007 but the goalkeeper is currently on a season-long loan at Kavala FC.
The stopper is a former French under-21 international, though his parents are from Cameroon.
Itandje began his career with Red Star 93, where a single season was enough to alert clubs across Europe. He even had a trial at Gerard Houllier's Liverpool, but it was Lens who eventually secured the teenager's signature.
After a season on the bench, the youngster was the beneficiary of a series of high-profile blunders from first choice keeper Guillaume Warmuz. He was installed in the first team in January 2003 and never looked back.
Itandje, who has been known to dance during penalty shoot-outs to put off his opponents, was brought to Liverpool initially as cover for Pepe Reina.
His first chance to impress came on September 25, 2007 when he started in a 4-2 Carling Cup victory over Reading.
However, opportunities proved limited, and Itandje slumped further down the pecking order following the arrival of Brazilian goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri in the summer of 2008.
Itandje joined Kavala FC in a season-long loan deal in August 2009.
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