Alan Shearer

Alan Shearer
Personnel
birthday	August 13, 1970
place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne ,  England
size	183 cm
position	striker
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1986-1992	Southampton FC	118 0(23)
1992-1996	Blackburn Rovers	138 (112)
1996-2006	Newcastle United	303 (148)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1990-1992	England U-21	11 0(13)
1992	England B	1 00(0)
1992-2000	England	63 0(30)
Stations as a trainer
Years	station
2009	Newcastle United (interim)
1 Only league games are given.

Alan Shearer , CBE (born August 13, 1970 in Newcastle upon Tyne , Tyne and Wear ) is a former English football player . He was active for the first division clubs Southampton FC , Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United and played 63 times for the English national team .

Both in his clubs and for England, the center forward was often successful and became one of the world's most renowned strikers. He scored a total of 422 goals in competitive games and had a season average of around 25 goals in the 17 years of his career. After the European Championship in 2000 , he announced his international resignation, but played for his last club Newcastle United until 2006 before a knee injury forced him to end his active career.

Athletic career

Southampton FC (1986-1992)

At the age of 15, Shearer, who was playing for the Wallsend Boys Club at the time, completed a trial at Newcastle United, in which he presented himself almost exclusively as a goalkeeper . Since Newcastle rejected him, he later moved to the youth department of Southampton FC ; the move from the north-east to the south coast of England played a role in the fact that numerous young companions had decided to take the same route. In 1988 Shearer made his debut as a substitute against Chelsea for the professional team and scored three goals a month later in the match against Arsenal . At the age of 17 years and eight months, he broke the record as the youngest player in the English top division with three goals in a game that had previously been set up by Jimmy Greaves for over 30 years.

Despite this promising career start, Shearer did not make it to a regular player for a long time; he played only ten times in the following season and remained without a goal. He stayed with Southampton FC until 1992 without making the breakthrough, with a total of 41 appearances and 13 goals.

In contrast, he has already made a name for himself in the English U-21 national team, scoring thirteen goals in eleven games. This made the coach of the English senior team Graham Taylor aware of him; he gave him his debut against France in February 1992 . As before at the club level, Shearer performed well straight away and took the lead in the first half for a 2-0 win. The other goal was scored by Gary Lineker , who was to resign later in the year after the European Championships in 1992 and presented Taylor with the problem of finding an adequate successor to the 1986 World Cup top scorer. 1992 made Shearer his only game for the B national team of England, then finally to take over the place of Gary Lineker in the senior team.

Blackburn Rovers and the first years in the English national team (1992–1996)

Although Taylor also nominated the young Shearer for the European Championship finals, he was only used in the goalless draw in the group game against France - England was eliminated in the tournament after the preliminary round. Due to the good international performance, Kenny Dalglish , the coach of the up-and-coming - and lavishly financed by the steel magnate Jack Walker - Blackburn Rovers , Southampton FC a transfer from Shearer for a transfer fee of 3.6 million pounds. Despite a simultaneous offer from the top club Manchester United , FC Southampton and Shearer accepted the offer from Blackburn.

In the meantime, Shearer developed into a regular player in the national team and scored his second international goal in a 4-0 win in a qualifying match for the 1994 World Cup against Turkey . Although he missed around half of the games (and thus also the international matches) in his first season with the Rovers due to a cruciate ligament tear - which he suffered on December 26, 1992 against Leeds United - he came with 16 goals in 21 games to an exceptional one good odds. Still, the season ended with a setback for Shearer, especially as England began to gamble away qualifying for the World Cup in 1993.

The final rise of Shearer to a national top player finally succeeded in the 1993/94 season, when he scored 31 goals in 40 games. As a result, he helped his team to runner-up just behind Manchester United. The Football Writers' Association voted him England's Footballer of the Year at the end of the season . After three more goals in the national team, the new season 1994/95 finally began, which should be the most successful in Shearer's career.

With Chris Sutton , who had just joined the rovers , Shearer immediately formed an extremely successful storm partnership, which from then on was to celebrate great popularity in the local media as "SAS" ("Sutton and Shearer"), the term SAS being an abbreviation for Special Air Service Refers to a special unit of the British Army . Shearer exceeded his performance of the previous year with 34 goals in 42 games and was able to win the championship with his club.

Also in the 1995/96 season Shearer came with 31 goals in 35 games for the third time in a row on more than 30 goals, but in the English national team his goals stayed away when he was in eleven games before the European Championship 1996 without a hit. Since the selection of England as hosts, now overseen by Terry Venables , did not have to qualify for the European Championship, this had no consequences. Before the start of the tournament, however, the pressure on Shearer grew, on which primarily the goals of the team depended.

The 1996 European Championship

After 20 minutes of play, Shearer broke his goalless time in the first group game against Switzerland at Wembley . Since the game only ended 1-1, the tension before the second game against Scotland was great. After a goalless, even first half, Shearer headed a cross from Gary Neville to make it 1-0, which Paul Gascoigne later expanded to make it 2-0. In order to advance to the quarter-finals, the English team were not allowed to lose in the last group game against the Netherlands . An exceptionally good performance by England followed; the hosts won after two goals each by Shearer and his strike partner Teddy Sheringham surprisingly 4-1. After this game, experts spoke of " total football " - ironically referring to the opponent .

In the quarter-finals, England faced the team from Spain . The largely uneventful game ended goalless on penalties after extra time . Shearer converted the first penalty, England moved into the semi-finals against Germany after the missed penalties by Miguel Ángel Nadal and Fernando Hierro . There Shearer headed the 1-0 after only three minutes, which Stefan Kuntz equalized to 1-1 shortly afterwards. England had to play again on penalties, which the hosts lost to the eventual winner after Gareth Southgate missed . Shearer was the top scorer of the European Championship with five goals. In addition, the European football association UEFA - together with his teammates David Seaman and Steve McManaman - voted him into the team of the tournament.

Newcastle United and England's early retirement (1996-2000)

After the European Championship, Manchester United tried again to sign Shearers from Blackburn. He did not take the offer again and instead moved to his home country for the club Newcastle United, which Shearer's childhood idol Kevin Keegan coached. The transfer fee of 15 million pounds made Shearer the world's most expensive player at the time. The pressure of expectation did not negatively affect Shearer's performance; he scored 25 goals in 31 games during his first season in 1996-97 at St. James' Park . At the start of qualifying for the 1998 World Cup in France , he also scored five goals for his country; his season performance was honored by the professional footballers union PFA with the honor of England footballer of the year - for the second time since 1995 -.

In the summer of 1997, Shearer broke an ankle while preparing for the season at Goodison Park , causing him to miss numerous games of the season. Nevertheless, he led the team, now supervised by Kenny Dalglish , to the final of the FA Cup, which Newcastle lost to Arsenal but 2-0 (Shearer hit the post in one scene). Controversial was discussed in the championship round that Shearer kicked opponent Neil Lennon in the head during the game against Leicester City . Graham Kelly , former managing director of England's FA , writes in his autobiography that Shearer threatened to resign from the national team before the World Cup if punished. Shearer contradicted this statement; the matter was inconsequential.

During the World Cup, Shearer scored his first goal in a 2-0 win over Tunisia , but it was to be his only goal in the group stage. In the round of 16 England faced the team from Argentina , which was decided on penalties after a 2-2 - Shearer had scored in the first half with a penalty. There Shearer converted his penalty, which was not enough for England to advance, as his teammates Paul Ince and David Batty missed.

After the World Cup, England got off to a bad start in the qualifiers for the upcoming Euro 2000 in Belgium and the Netherlands . When England coach Hoddle finally announced his retirement, Kevin Keegan Shearer's former Newcastle United coach was appointed as his successor. He strengthened his former pupil in the role of team captain . In his club, now coached by Ruud Gullit , Shearer again reached an FA Cup final in 1999 and lost to Manchester United - as in the previous year against Arsenal - 2-0.

Although Shearer in September 1999 for the first time for England against Luxembourg scored three goals in a game, he was in his club in a difficult situation, which culminated in the fact that he by Gullit in the 1: 2 defeat in the derby against Sunderland not was set up. Further unrest about Shearer's person arose when footage was published in the News of the World newspaper in which club officials Freddy Shepherd and Douglas Hall caricatured their striker as the Mary Poppins figure. A short time later Gullit resigned from his coaching post, followed by Bobby Robson .

England eliminated Scotland in the qualifying games for the European Championship, whereupon Shearer - before his 30th birthday - announced the withdrawal from the national team at the end of the tournament.

After the 2: 3 opening defeat against Portugal , in which Shearer failed to score, the team rehabilitated against Germany in Charleroi with a 1-0 win, with Shearer contributing the decisive goal. To safely qualify for the next round, England had to win the last game against Romania . Despite England leading 2-1 at halftime - Shearer had scored with a penalty - England lost 3-2 in Shearers' last game, which meant they were eliminated from the tournament. Shearer had scored 30 goals in 63 international matches and is fifth on the English top scorer list, along with Nat Lofthouse and Tom Finney .

The last few years in Newcastle (2000-2006)

Despite repeated requests from the English media and the national team environment, Shearer did not return to the international stage and insisted on focusing on club football in the final years of his career.

He managed to return to the Champions League for the 2002/03 season , where he lost the first three group games with Newcastle. However, since all the second legs could be won - which was previously only achieved by Liverpool FC - Newcastle unexpectedly moved into the second group stage, but did not get beyond it.

The following year Newcastle United again had the opportunity to move into the Champions League, where the club was defeated, however, in the qualifying phase Partizan Belgrade ; Shearer missed his penalty in the decisive penalty shoot-out. Shearer stayed in Newcastle without winning the title despite still good goalscoring.

After Shearer announced his retirement at the end of the 2004/05 season, coach Graeme Souness persuaded him to continue his career for another year, where he was provided for the role of player- coach (as Kotrainer of Souness). He broke Jackie Milburn's then 49-year-old record of 200 goals for Newcastle United when he scored his 201st goal in a home game against Portsmouth on February 4, 2006 (Milburn's "unofficial" goals during World War II, that were scored outside of the regular championship were not taken into account). In the same year the feature film Goal - Live your dream was produced, which shows the beginnings of a young talent at Newcastle United. Shearer made a cameo in it .

Three games of the season before the end of his career, Shearer suffered a torn ligament in his left knee in a 4-1 win over Sunderland on April 17, 2006 when he accidentally collided with an opposing player on his 206th goal. Because of this injury, his career ended prematurely. On April 22nd, he confirmed his final retirement from active sports.

On May 11, 2006, Shearer came to his personal farewell game, in which Newcastle United faced the Scottish top club Celtic Glasgow in their local St. James Park . The Newcastle United team has been strengthened by well-known guest players such as Steve Watson , Gary Speed , Rob Lee and Les Ferdinand . Due to his injury, Shearer himself could not participate in the game. Shearer only kicked off and converted a penalty at the end of the encounter, which should ensure the 3-2 win for Newcastle. The proceeds were donated to both the child rights organization NSPCC , of which Shearer is the patron, and the Bobby Moore Foundation.

After the active career

Immediately after his resignation, speculation circulated about Shearer's future field of activity that he would aim for a coaching and managerial position at Newcastle United. Shearer refused, saying that he wanted to "enjoy life" in the following years. Right after the end of the season, the club's chairman Freddy Shepherd appointed the former goalscorer and assistant coach as the club's ambassador.

In the summer of 2006 he was active as a BBC expert at the 2006 World Cup in Germany . He was heavily criticized when he recommended Wayne Rooney, after his dismissal in the game against Portugal, to "treat" his club mate Cristiano Ronaldo on his return to Manchester. He also works as an analyst for the BBC program " Match of the Day " .

Although he had expressed interest in a coaching activity, he declined in July 2006 to assist in Steve McClaren's staff . Instead, Shearer is trying to get the UEFA coaching license necessary to oversee a football team at European level.

On April 1, 2009, Newcastle United announced that Shearer should help out as a coach for the last eight games of the 2008-09 season , as his predecessor Joe Kinnear had to undergo heart surgery.

Achievements and awards

• Shearer became the first Premier League player to score 100 goals at two different clubs. He was honored with the "Awarded Barclaycard Award" for his performance.
• In June 2001 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire as an OBE by the British Queen .
• On the occasion of his 200th Premier League goal in the game against Charlton Athletic , he also received the "Barclaycard Merit Award" in 2002.
• Shearer won the monthly title of best Premier League player four times: November 1994, September 1998, December 2002 and October 2003
• Shearer was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2004 .
• With a total of 260 goals, Shearer is the current record scorer in the Premier League.
• On December 4, 2006, Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne awarded him an honorary doctorate .
• In June 2016 he was promoted to Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for his charitable work for disabled children.

Private

Alan Shearer is married with one son and two daughters.

Statistical data

Club stations

• Southampton FC (1986-1992)
• Blackburn Rovers (1992-1996)
• Newcastle United (1996-2006)

successes

• English champion: 1995
• England's Footballer of the Year
  • FWA English football journalists' election: 1994
  • Election of the professional footballers union PFA: 1995, 1997
  • Premier League Player of the Season : 1995
• Premier League Player of the Month : Nov. 1994, Sept. 1998, Dec. 2002, Oct. 2003
• Top scorer
  • Premier League: 1994/95 (34 goals), 1995/96 (31 goals) & 1996/97 (25 goals)
  • European Football Championship: 1996 (5 goals)
  • UEFA Cup: 2004 (6 goals), 2005 (11 goals)
• UEFA Euro 1996 All-Star Team
• FIFA 100

Season statistics

society	league	season	league		FA Cup		League Cup		European Cup		total
			Games	Gates	Games	Gates	Games	Gates	Games	Gates	Games	Gates
Southampton FC	First Division	1987/88	5	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	3
		1988/89	10	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	0
		1989/90	26th	3	3	0	6th	2	-	-	35	5
		1990/91	36	4th	4th	2	6th	6th	-	-	46	12
		1991/92	41	13	7th	2	6th	3	-	-	54	18th
total			118	23	14th	4th	18th	11	-	-	150	38
Blackburn Rovers	Premier League	1992/93	21st	16	-	-	5	6th	-	-	26th	22nd
		1993/94	40	31	4th	2	4th	1	-	-	48	34
		1994/95	42	34	2	0	3	2	2	1	49	37
		1995/96	35	31	2	0	4th	5	6th	1	47	37
total			138	112	8th	2	16	14th	8th	2	170	130
Newcastle United	Premier League	1996/97	31	25th	3	1	1	1	4th	1	39	28
		1997/98	17th	2	6th	5	-	-	-	-	23	7th
		1998/99	30th	14th	6th	5	2	1	2	1	40	21st
		1999/00	37	23	6th	5	1	0	6th	2	50	30th
		2000/01	19th	5	-	-	4th	2	-	-	23	7th
		2001/02	37	23	5	2	4th	2	-	-	46	27
		2002/03	35	17th	1	1	-	-	12	7th	48	25th
		2003/04	37	22nd	2	0	1	0	12	6th	52	28
		2004/05	28	7th	4th	1	1	0	9	11	42	19th
		2005/06	32	10	3	1	2	1	4th	2	41	14th
total			303	148	36	21st	16	7th	49	30th	404	206
Career total			559	283	58	27	50	32	57	32	724	374

Web links

• Alan Shearer in the database of fussballdaten.de

supporting documents

1. ↑ In the original: "I think there's every chance that Wayne Rooney could go back to the Manchester United training ground and stick one on Ronaldo because he hasn't helped him there." Quoted in Graham Taylor: Experts Slam Sven. In: BBC.co.uk , July 1, 2006.
2. ↑ NUFC Statement - Alan Shearer. ( Memento of April 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) In: nufc.premiumtv.co.uk.
3. ↑ Esther Addley, Arise, Sir Rod: rock star knighted in Queen's birthday honors in: The Guardian , June 10, 2016, accessed June 11, 2016