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Despite his Liverpool career being hampered by injury problems Jamie Redknapp will be remembered as one of the most popular players to ever serve the club.

Kenny Dalglish's last major signing as manager in January 1991, Redknapp began his career under the watchful eye of father Harry at AFC Bournemouth.

He was only 17 when he arrived at Anfield and the £350,000 fee was one of the highest paid for a teenager at the time. Nine months later he became the youngest Liverpool player to appear in European competition when he made his Reds debut against Auxerre in the UEFA Cup.

Redknapp went on to establish himself as a regular in the centre of midfield during the managerial reign of Graeme Souness and, after winning a Coca-Cola Cup winners medal in 1995, won his first England cap. After playing a brief part in Euro 96, injury unfortunately ruled him out of both the World Cup in France 98 and Euro 2000.

At the start of the 1999-2000 season he was named Liverpool captain but a knee injury forced him to sit out the majority of the campaign and in a bid to cure his long standing injury troubles he underwent knee surgery in America.

Unfortunately, he missed out on the memorable climax to the 2000-2001 treble-winning season but, as club captain, he went up to receive the FA Cup with Robbie Fowler at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

He made his comeback from injury during the pre-season tour before the 2001-2002 season and received an amazing reception during the Far East tour of Singapore and Thailand.

Tragically, just when it looked like he was back, injury struck again and although he fought back once more the end of his Liverpool career was in sight.

In October 2001 he played and scored in a 2-0 win at Charlton Athletic. It was to be his last start for the club.

Speculation regarding his future became rife and it was no surprise when he finally severed ties with the Reds on 16 April 2002, joining Tottenham Hotspur on a Bosman free transfer.

His leaving of Liverpool was mourned by teammates and fans alike.

Injuries may have prevented Jamie from scaling the heights he should have done at Anfield but his popularity never once waned and it was with the best wishes of everyone that he moved to White Hart Lane. Despite his Liverpool career being hampered by injury problems Jamie Redknapp will be remembered as one of the most popular players to ever serve the club.

Redknapp then moved to play for his dad Harry at Southampton in the 2004-05 season before he was forced to retire from the game due to injury. He is now a pundit for Sky Sports.

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Bournemouth, Tottenham, Southampton