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Tough-tackling midfielder Jeff joined City on a six-month loan from Cardiff in August 2006.<\/P>
A Northern Ireland international who was born in Zambia and raised in Wales, he began his career at Manchester City, making his professional debut aged 17 in 1996.<\/P>
He quickly established himself as a regular at Maine Road and went on to make over 100 appearances for the club, while also becoming the first black player to represent Northern Ireland in 1997.<\/P>
Loan spells at Wrexham and Notts County preceded a free transfer to Sunderland in 2003 and during a two-year spell on Wearside Jeff helped the Mackems gain promotion to the Premiership.<\/P>
He switched to Cardiff in 2005 and played 38 games last season before an influx of summer arrivals at Ninian Park increased competition for places.<\/P>","e_index":1}; var playerStats={"e_index":1};