Carl Edward Richard Cort (born 1 November 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.
He also had a spell with Spanish club UD Marbella and finished his professional career with North American Soccer League side Tampa Bay Rowdies.
He went on a one-month loan to Lincoln City in February 1997, and when he came back to the Dons he made his debut as a substitute against Aston Villa on 9 April 1997.
[5] Newcastle boss Bobby Robson paid £7 million to sign Cort on a five-year contract in the summer of 2000, seeing off competition from Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City.
He did eventually return to the first team in March 2001, and went on to score five goals in ten appearances before the season ended.
Injury interrupted his season again, and by the end of May, Cort had added only two more to his tally, totalling 11 goals in 24 appearances.
[13] On 30 January 2008, Cort joined Spanish club UD Marbella, who were then playing in the Segunda División B.
[15] He made his debut for Norwich against Reading at the Madejski Stadium and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw at Wolves on 3 February 2009.
[17] Following Norwich's relegation to League One Cort left the club after having his contract terminated by mutual consent.