THE ROCK
1 Thomas Sorensen
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Position Goalkeeper
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Date Of Birth 12/6/76
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Place Of Birth Odense
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Height 6'4"
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Weight 13.6
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THOMAS Sorensen broke the club record for the most clean sheets in a season in his first year in English football after replacing Lionel Perez between the sticks.
The Dane, who is in-line to replace Peter Schmeichel as Denmark's No.1 keeper, received offers from Ajax and Udinese as well as Sunderland but opted for a move to Wearside in the summer of 1998.
Sorensen is now a regular in the Denmark squad after winning more than 20 Under-21 caps and was part of his country's set-up in Euro 2000.
He cost Sunderland £500,000 from OB Odense and was voted young Player of the Year in his first season. He had a spell on loan to Danish second division side Svendborg FB in 1997.
Sorensen made his first start for Denmark in a friendly against Germany last year.
30 Jurgen Macho
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Position Goalkeeper
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Date Of Birth 24/8/77
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Place Of Birth Vienna, Austria
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Height 6ft 4ins
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Weight 13st 12lb
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JURGEN Macho was snapped up by Sunderland on a free transfer in the summer after his contract had expired at FC Vienna.
Reid made a personal check on the 23-year-old last season and sees the keeper being good enough to press Thomas Sorensen for a first team place at the Stadium of Light.
Macho, a former Austria Under-21 international, played for FC Vienna for three seasons. He began his career with Austrian third division side Sportklub before moving to Casino Vienna.
Injury to Sorensen in August gave Macho an early chance to impress in his Sunderland career.
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13 Andy Marriott
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Position Goalkeeper
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Date Of Birth 11/10/70
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Place Of Birth Sutton in Ashfield
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Height 6'10"
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Weight 13.1
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ANDY Marriott moved to Sunderland at the start of 1999 after impressing Peter Reid during a loan spell at the Stadium of Light.
The goalkeeper began his career at Arsenal but failed to make a first-team appearance at Highbury before moving to Nottingham Forest under Brian Clough, where he played 11 times.
Wrexham paid £200,000 for the keeper in 1993 and he made more than 200 appearances for the Welsh club before moving to the Stadium of Light.
Marriott has been capped for Wales five times after making his debut as a substitute against Sweden in 1996. He featured in Sunderland's successful reserve team in 1998-99.
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