Ian Walker, an English goalkeeper, was born on October 31, 1971 in Watford. He is the son of Mike Walker, former Wales’s goalkeeper as well as Norwich City and Everton manager. Nicknamed “the cat”, Ian Walker is married to Suzi, a former model, and has a daughter, Sophie.
Ian Walker played at the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) U-20 World Cup Final in 1991. He earned his first cap for England at the senior level in 1996 against Hungary. Ian Walker was also part of the national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He made four international appearances by the end of 2004.
He started his football career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur in 1990 and made his debut in August 1992 against Southampton. Soon he became its primary goalkeeper and played 14 games that season. The 1998-99 season turned out to be a memorable one for him as he was a part of the team that won the League Cup.
After making 240 premiership appearances, Ian Walker was transferred to Leicester in July 2001 for a whopping £2.5 million. He spent four years at Leicester and played 140 games, before joining Bolton Wanderers in May 2005 on a one-year contract. He was the goalkeeper for their first ever European match away from England against the Bulgarian team, Lokomotiv Plovdiv in May 2006.
