Full name Timothy Douglas Carter Name Tim Carter Place of birth Bristol, England Role Footballer | Position Goalkeeper Playing position | |
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Date of birth (1967-10-05)5 October 1967 Date of death 19 June 2008(2008-06-19) (aged 40) Died June 19, 2008, Stretford, United Kingdom | ||
Place of death Stretford, England | ||
Timothy Douglas "Tim" Carter (5 October 1967 – 19 June 2008) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was a goalkeeping coach at the time of his death.
During his career, Carter played for Bristol Rovers, Newport County, Sunderland, Carlisle United, Birmingham City, Hartlepool United, Millwall, Blackpool, Oxford United and Halifax Town. He also made three appearances for the England youth squad. As a goalkeeping coach he worked with the Sunderland first team and was also a part-time coach for the Estonian national team.
While he was at Sunderland, he was second choice goalkeeper behind Tony Norman from 1987 until 1993, during which time Sunderland won promotion to the First Division (now the Premier League) and also reached an FA Cup final.
Carter's body was found by a passerby in bushes in Stretford, Greater Manchester, in circumstances consistent with hanging. An inquest returned a verdict of suicide. It was reported that he had struggled to deal with his son's disabilities.