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Bellamy also writes a column for The Australian. In Canberra he played under the likes of leading coaches Tim Sheens and Wayne Bennett , and won a grand final with the Raiders in After a coaching apprenticeship as Wayne Bennett's assistant at the Brisbane Broncos , Bellamy was appointed head coach of Melbourne in There he has achieved much success, winning premierships in and He was the coach of the New South Wales State of Origin team until he was sacked in after three unrelenting seasons of disappointment which netted only two wins from nine matches.

Bellamy played for Oberon in the Country Rugby League as a teenager before moving to Macquarie United in the Newcastle competition in The Canberra Raiders signed Bellamy in their debut season, He played the majority of his career in the centres but was also used as a utility player, appearing at times as fullback, winger, five-eighth and lock.

Bellamy played in the Grand Final victory for the Canberra Raiders as a reserve. Forced to field a team full of young players due to the regular side's representative commitments, the 'Baby Broncos' upset the Wests Tigers.

The Tigers were a leading candidate to sign Bellamy as their coach for the season, although he ultimately joined Melbourne after Mark Murray was sacked.

His work with Wayne Bennett extended to international level when he was appointed assistant to Bennett for the Australian Test team during the Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament, and was often seen 'running the water' to players on the field. Bellamy was considered a leading candidate to coach the Queensland Maroons in , but his selection was opposed by many former players, including Arthur Beetson , [ citation needed ] and was ultimately vetoed due to the fact he was a New South Welshman.

He coached New South Wales Country to victory and his club, Melbourne won the minor premiership and reached the National Rugby League grand final, but finished as runners-up to former mentor Bennett's Brisbane Broncos. The following season Country lost but the Storm were minor premiers and reached the grand final , in which they destroyed the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 34—8 to become the grand final winners of the NRL.

In April, , Bellamy signed a five-year contract extension through to with Melbourne despite interest from the Brisbane Broncos. The second and third series have also resulted in series losses, therefore posing serious questions on Bellamy's abilities to coach at representative level.

It was suggested that Bellamy was chosen as the Blues' coach given he had coached the illegal Melbourne Storm teams to premierships which have since been stripped from them due to salary cap breaches. He officially became a Liverpool player on 1 July Bellamy got off to a slow start for Liverpool, despite scoring on his debut against Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League 3rd qualifying round first leg on 9 August , Bellamy however struggled for Premier League goals, eventually scoring his first in mid October, against former club Blackburn Rovers.

After the match against Haifa, Bellamy set up the winner for Peter Crouch in the 81st minute of the FA Community Shield with a great cross from the left-hand corner of the yard box. Bellamy finally made an impact for Liverpool, against Wigan Athletic, inspiring the Reds to a 4—0 victory with two goals and one assist, on 2 December It was his first game after being cleared of supposedly assaulting a woman in a Cardiff bar.

Bellamy scored again two weeks later against Charlton Athletic and then got a fourth in four games against Watford on 23 December , followed by another goal on 13 January also against Watford to bring his season tally for Liverpool up to seven. In February it was alleged that Bellamy attacked team mate John Arne Riise with a golf club during a team training session in Portugal.

Both players were fined two weeks wages by the club. The incident earned him the nickname "The Nutter with the Putter". He also set up the other goal, almost inevitably, for John Arne Riise. It was reported that Bellamy had announced to football results television programme "Wales on Saturday" on 28 April that he would leave Liverpool in the summer transfer window.

The next day, Bellamy angrily dismissed this story on the club's official website. He said that he was disappointed that he had to deal with this issue while preparing for such as big a match as the Champions League semi-final against Chelsea. In the summer of , Bellamy was the subject of a bid from West Ham United. The bid was accepted and Bellamy was on the move again after signing for the London club. This was at their record signing at the time.

Bellamy made his West Ham debut in an opening day 2—0 home defeat by Manchester City on 11 August Injury blighted Bellamy's first season with West Ham. He managed only nine games, scoring four goals and in February was ruled out of action until the beginning of season — His only goals for the club in —08 were the brace against Rovers, the opener against Reading in early September and the opener against Middlesbrough a week later.

Both matches finished 3—0 to the Hammers. Bellamy returned to action in the third game of the —09 season for West Ham, scoring the third goal in a 4—1 win overt Blackburn Rovers. It was his first goal in six months but his fifth goal for the Hammers in only his 10th appearance for the club since joining in July After a string of impressive performances, Bellamy was reported to have attracted the attention of several clubs, and in the January transfer window he was linked to a host of clubs, including Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City.

His manager Gianfranco Zola was reportedly unhappy with the way he felt Tottenham had tried to approach Bellamy, although he denied reports that Bellamy had gone on strike in protest at not being allowed to move — after Bellamy stormed out of training in protest. In total, Bellamy made 26 appearances for the Hammers, scoring nine goals, a strike rate of just over a goal every three games.

Bellamy became the second major signing by Manchester City of the transfer window after Wayne Bridge from Chelsea. Bellamy marked his debut for City on 28 January with the winning goal in a 2—1 win against his former club Newcastle United at the City of Manchester Stadium, making him only the fifth player in Premier League history to have scored for six different top-flight clubs.

Bellamy's next goal came against Middlesbrough in the Premier League where Bellamy sealed the three points in a 1—0 win for City. On 22 February , he scored against his former club Liverpool at Anfield in a 1—1 draw, ironically denting his former employers title chances. He went on to score a brace for City on his European home debut just four days later on 26 February, dedicating the goals to his cousin who had died the previous night.

Bellamy opened his account for the —10 season with a goal in City's 4—2 win over Arsenal on 12 September , before setting up Shaun Wright-Phillips for City's 4th goal, with a brilliant run from his own half. He followed that up a week later with two goals against Manchester United in a 4—3 derby defeat. His first was a brilliant yard strike from the edge of the yard box, his second came after Rio Ferdinand gifted possession to Martin Petrov, who played the ball through to Bellamy who rounded United keeper Ben Foster, to make the score 3—3 in the first minute of injury-time.

The former goal was later named Goal of the Month for September After the match a fan invaded the pitch but was dealt with by stewards quickly. While the fan was being escorted from the field, TV footage showed that Bellamy slapped the fan in the face. He was given a warning by the FA about his future conduct, however Manchester City stated they would not discipline Bellamy, instead offering their support to him.

As he became ever more popular with the Manchester City fans, Bellamy's next goal came at Villa Park on 5 October , earning a point for his team after being 1—0 down at half-time.

He then scored again on 19 December against Sunderland in the 4—3 victory, which turned out to be Mark Hughes' last game in charge of the club. Bellamy was said to be upset at Hughes' dismissal, and was subsequently linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Arsenal. He was dropped to the bench in Roberto Mancini's first game in charge against Stoke City.

However, Bellamy did play in matches under Mancini and made clear his desire to stay at Manchester City for the foreseeable future. Bellamy then scored two goals at Stamford Bridge in the 4—2 win against Chelsea, giving Manchester City their first win at Stamford Bridge in 17 years. In August , Bellamy stated that he feared that he would be omitted from Manchester City's man squad for the Premier League season and even hinted at retirement. The next week Bellamy was allowed to train with Cardiff City, fuelling speculation that he might sign for his hometown club.

When asked about such a move, Bellamy said that he would "love to play for Cardiff". The deal kept him at the club until the end of the —11 season.

Cardiff manager Dave Jones confirmed that Bellamy would become team captain for the season with former captain Mark Hudson named club captain. He made his debut for the club on 21 August in a 4—0 win over Doncaster Rovers, in which he scored from a yard free kick. After playing the subsequent game against Portsmouth, Bellamy missed the next five games due to a knee injury but came back and scored in a 2—1 win against Barnsley on 2 October.

Bellamy went on to score in four consecutive home league matches against Coventry, Leeds, Watford and Reading. Bellamy scored the winning goal in the South Wales derby against Swansea City on 6 February with a typical Bellamy long shot in the dying minutes of the match.

Bellamy played a huge part in Cardiff's end of season push for promotion to the Premier League, creating numerous chances for team mates which led to several assists and man of the match worthy performances.

His talismanic influence was particularly evident in the 2—2 draw with league leaders Queens Park Rangers in April in which he scored the second goal. However, Cardiff led twice in the game before Adel Taarabt's brace held them to a draw. Automatic promotion was still a possibility if Cardiff won their remaining games in the season. However a horrendous 3—0 home defeat to Middlesbrough condemned Cardiff to settle for a 4th-place finish and a play off spot for the second season running.

Bellamy scored his last goal of the season with a superbly taken volley in the 90th minute to salvage a draw away at Turf Moor against Burnley. Going into the play offs, Bellamy suffered a hamstring injury in the first leg away to Reading, which meant he had to leave the field during the first half of the game.

Cardiff went on to draw the match but then failed to capture promotion after losing 3—0 to Reading in the second leg of the semi-final, with Bellamy sorely missed by the Bluebirds due to his absence with a hamstring injury.

Bellamy stated that he would like to stay at Cardiff City beyond his loan spell to achieve his dream of them one day playing in the Premier League. After Cardiff manager Dave Jones' sacking, Bellamy became a surprise favourite to take over. However, the new Cardiff boss, Malky Mackay, who knew Bellamy from their days at Norwich, did not say whether he would attempt to sign Bellamy.

On transfer deadline day, 31 August , Bellamy returned to Liverpool on a free transfer and took the number 39 shirt. The following day, boyhood club Cardiff City revealed that they had failed in a last minute bid for the striker. Bellamy commented on the move "I've grown up with Kenny Dalglish, now to be signed by him is a massive honour.