Darren Anderton
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Darren Robert Anderton | |
| birthday | March 3, 1972 | |
| place of birth | Southampton , England | |
| size | 185 cm | |
| position | midfield | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| until 1988 | Itchen Saints | |
| 1988-1990 | Portsmouth FC | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1990-1992 | Portsmouth FC | 62 (7) |
| 1992-2004 | Tottenham Hotspur | 299 (34) |
| 2004-2005 | Birmingham City | 20 (3) |
| 2005-2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 (1) |
| 2006-2008 | Bournemouth AFC | 66 (12) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1992-1993 | England U-21 | 12 (5) |
| 1998 | England B | 1 (0) |
| 1994-2001 | England | 30 (7) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Darren Robert Anderton (born March 3, 1972 in Southampton , England ) is a retired English football player . The 30-time national player and participant in the Euro 1996 in England and the 1998 World Cup in France was considered one of the most talented English players in the 1990s. Between 1992 and 2004 he was active for Tottenham Hotspur for a long time and in 1999 he won the league cup with this club . His preferred position was initially that of the right winger , before he was increasingly used as a game designer due to numerous injuries in the central or right midfield.
Athletic career
Club career
Portsmouth FC (1990-1992)
After first experience in the lower class Southampton Tyro League with the Itchen Saints , Anderton moved in February 1988 to the youth department of Portsmouth FC . Two years later he signed a professional contract with the club called "Pompey". He made his league debut on November 3, 1990 in the second-highest English division against Wolverhampton Wanderers and by the end of the 1990/91 season he was becoming a serious contender for a regular place. Originally he was often used on the left wing position and with his speed and good technique he showed his strengths to "outplay" opponents in the sprint duel and to create danger with precise crosses into the penalty area.
In the 1991/92 season he celebrated his sporting breakthrough. From the beginning he was a constant in the starting line-up of Portsmouth FC and Anderton made a name for himself especially in the FA Cup . He scored both goals in the 2-0 win over Leyton Orient in the fourth round and two more goals in the 4-2 away win against Middlesbrough FC . The trip ended very closely in the semifinals against the high favorites from Liverpool . There he scored the 1-0 goal after 20 minutes in extra time, which was only equalized shortly before the end - Liverpool ultimately won the replay with a penalty shoot-out. The national attention that this had given him ultimately led, unsurprisingly, to his move to the newly created Premier League . The contract was awarded in May 1992 to Tottenham Hotspur , whose coach at the time Terry Venables was willing to pay the transfer fee of 1.75 million pounds.
Tottenham Hotspur (1992-2004)
After initial injury problems, Anderton quickly established himself in the new team. The "Spurs" struggled with the creative elements of the outside positions in midfield after the departure of Chris Waddle and Anderton was supposed to help fill that gap - a fast winger who posed problems for many opposing full-backs and also showed defensive strengths , fitted well into the requirement profile in this regard. Anderton usually played on the right side and center strikers like Teddy Sheringham benefited from his passes in particular . What made him stand out was that he didn't just hit the flanks in the middle, but rather preferred the flat pass at the right moment into the other player's run. The season 1994/95 was the next milestone in Darren Anderton's career. Together with Nick Barmby , Teddy Sheringham, Jürgen Klinsmann and Ilie Dumitrescu , Anderton was part of an offensive series that was praised as the "Famous Five" due to its attractive style of play under the Argentinian coach Osvaldo Ardiles . After the dismissal of Ardiles, which was due to the poor results despite the strengths in the attacking game, Anderton quickly adapted to the more defensive approach of the successor Gerry Francis . As a regular in the English national team, his status in Tottenham was now undisputed, which was also reflected in the fact that the club turned down a transfer offer from Manchester United in the amount of five million pounds.
The mid-1990s marked Anderton's career high point, from which his problems increased. He missed the 1995/96 season largely due to injury and after he got fit in time for the Euro 1996 in his own country, two more years followed in Tottenham, in which Anderton was only used sporadically. During this time he was given the nickname "sick note" (German: sickness certificate), which accompanied him in the further course of his career. The wounds also ensured that he lost the speed that had previously distinguished him. This meant that he increasingly moved into the midfield center and used his technical skills in passing.
In the 1998/99 season, Anderton won the only major club title in his career with Tottenham, after beating Leicester City in the League Cup final . Anderton remained mostly "first choice" for the starting lineup, insofar as his health allowed it. In 2002 the club reached a league cup final with him again, in which he had to admit defeat to Blackburn Rovers 2-1 . After two more years, his contract expired in the summer of 2004 and although he was offered another performance-related contract ("pay-as-you-play"), his involvement in Tottenham ended. He had played a total of 299 championship games and 59 cup games (League Cup and FA Cup) and scored 48 goals for Spurs.
Birmingham, Wolverhampton & Bournemouth (2004-2008)
Anderton hired free transfer in August 2004 at first division rivals Birmingham City . There he was - as previously offered at Tottenham - initially paid according to his stakes before he signed a contract after proving his fitness. In the midfield of the "Blues" he immediately provided positive accents and in the relegation battle he was a "calming element" with his good understanding of position and his strengths in the passing game, even though he only started nine times in his 20 league appearances. The highlight of his time in Birmingham was the 1-0 winning goal at Liverpool FC on November 6, 2004, which ended a temporary winning streak from Birmingham City.
The next stop for Anderton was from August 2005, the second division Wolverhampton Wanderers . There, Glenn Hoddle, a former English national coach, was employed, under whom Anderton had played. When he made his debut in the League Cup against Chester City (5-1), he scored a free-kick goal straight away, but after five missions he had to sit out for the next six games due to a shin injury. At times he continued to demonstrate his “old class” with the “Wolves”, but a thigh lesion ensured that from March 2006 he no longer appeared. In September 2006 Wolverhampton Anderton moved to the third division AFC Bournemouth on a free transfer .
As with his previous employer, Anderton also made his debut in Bournemouth with a goal - with a spectacular long shot against Scunthorpe United (1-1). An extremely successful 2006/07 season followed, in which he was not only a role model for his mostly younger teammates, but also set highlights himself several times, including his hat-trick to 5-0 against Leyton Orient on February 10, 2007. This extended the club the contract with him in the summer of 2007 for another year. After steady appearances at the beginning of the 2007/08 season, however, he injured himself so badly on November 6, 2007 against Leeds United that he had to take a five-month break. The 2008/09 season began Anderton as team captain and after a goal in the league opener against Gillingham FC (1-1), he was in good overall form before he announced his upcoming retirement as an active player. His last game was against Chester City on December 6, 2008, when he was substituted on and scored the 1-0 winner two minutes from time.
English national team
Four years after starting his professional career in Portsmouth, Anderton made his debut on March 9, 1994 under coach Terry Venables for the English national team against Denmark (1-0). Shortly afterwards he became a regular player and during the Euro 1996 in his own country , in which England reached the semi-finals, he was an important part of the "Three Lions" at the side of players such as Paul Gascoigne , Alan Shearer and Steve McManaman . He hit the post in the exciting extra time against eventual European champions Germany and narrowly missed the possible golden goal .
His injuries as well as the up-and-coming David Beckham as a new competitor in his right attacking midfield position had a detrimental effect on Anderton's further national team development. Nevertheless, he was appointed by Glenn Hoddle in the English final squad for the 1998 World Cup in France. There he scored against Colombia . Later injuries were again responsible for the fact that he lost his place in the team again.
After not being considered for the Euro 2000 in the Netherlands and Belgium , he was able to play his way back into the team after a long period without injuries. In the 1-1 draw in France he was reinstated in September 2000 and the next game against Italy (0-1) followed in November . Anderton's form in the early stages of the 2001/02 season brought him his first nomination against Sweden under the new coach Sven-Göran Eriksson . This 30th international match should also be his last, as Eriksson then did without him.
Title / Awards
- English League Cup (1): 1999
- Tournoi de France (1): 1997
Web links
- Darren Anderton in the database of weltfussball.de
- Darren Anderton in the soccerbase.com database
- Darren Anderton's full internationals and goals
Individual evidence
- ↑ England Players: Darren Anderton (England Football Online)
- ^ Hugman, Barry J .: Premier League: The Players - A Complete Guide to Every Player 1992-93 . Tony Williams Publishing, 1992, ISBN 1-869833-15-5 , pp. 103 .
- ^ Bob Goodwin: Tottenham Hotspur - The Complete Record . Breedon Books, Derby 2007, ISBN 978-1-85983-567-8 , pp. 102 f .
- ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2005, ISBN 1-85291-662-1 , pp. 22 .
- ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006-07 . Mainstream Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1-84596-111-0 , pp. 22 .
- ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007-2008 . Mainstream Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3 , pp. 22 .
- ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008-09 . Mainstream Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8 , pp. 23 .
- ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009-10 . Mainstream Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0 , pp. 22 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Anderton, Darren |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anderton, Darren Warren |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Southampton |