Chris Waddle é um ex-ponta inglês, destaque do Tottenham e do Olympique de Marseille, onde foi três vezes campeão francês, e jogou as Copas de 1986 e 1990 pela Inglaterra.
Chris Waddle
Chris Waddle was born in Hepburn, in the northeast of England, on December 14, 1960, and was one of the most skillful wingers of his generation. He started his professional football career at Newcastle United in 1980, and later shone at Tottenham Hotspur. In 1989, he transferred to Olympique de Marseille, where he won the French Championship in 1990, 1991 and 1992 and was runner-up in the European Cup in 1991, losing on penalties to Red Star. He returned to England to play for Sheffield Wednesday, where he was named Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers' Association (FWA) in 1993. For the English national team, he played in the 1986 and 1990 World Cups. In the 1990 semifinal against West Germany, he missed one of the penalties in the shootout that eliminated England, alongside Stuart Pearce. Off the pitch, he also became known for the single Diamond Lights, recorded with Glenn Hoddle in 1987.