Trevor Sinclair

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Trevor Sinclair
Personnel
Surname Trevor Lloyd Sinclair
birthday March 2nd 1973
place of birth Dulwich ,  England
size 178 cm
position Winger
Juniors
Years station
until 1989 Blackpool FC
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1989-1993 Blackpool FC 112 (15)
1993-1998 Queens Park Rangers 168 (16)
1998-2003 West Ham United 177 (37)
2003-2007 Manchester City 82 0(5)
2007-2008 Cardiff City 21 0(1)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1994-1998 England U-21 14 0(?)
1998 England B 1 0(0)
2001-2003 England 12 0(0)
1 Only league games are given.

Trevor Lloyd Sinclair (born March 2, 1973 in Dulwich , London ) is a former English football player . As an attacking winger who could be used on both the left and right sides, he was active for many years for the London-based clubs Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United after years of training at Blackpool FC . In addition, between 2001 and 2003 he completed a total of twelve senior international matches for the English national soccer team and took part in the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea .

Professional career

In the club

Blackpool FC (1989-1993)

Sinclair started his professional career as a winger at Blackpool FC and made his debut on August 19, 1989 at the age of just 16 years and five months as the youngest player in the history of the "Tangerines" in a league game. At the then fourth-rate club, he was used in his first season 1989/90 in a total of nine championship games and in the following year he was an integral part of the team with 31 matches. The greatest success was in May 1992 the promotion to the third highest division, which was henceforth called " Second Division " after the introduction of the Premier League . Blackpool FC had defeated Scunthorpe United on penalties in the play-off final , with Sinclair only coming on during the game for Phil Horner . His performances in the 1992/93 season finally made higher-class clubs sit up and take notice. With eleven league goals he added a new facet as a goalscorer to his qualities as a faster (mostly right) winger and so he moved to the first division side Queens Park Rangers in August 1993 for 750,000 pounds .

Queens Park Rangers (1993-1998)

In his first two seasons on the "highest national stage" Sinclair developed as a replacement for Andy Sinton under coach Gerry Francis with 65 league appearances to become a regular of "QPR" and 62 times he was in the starting lineup. Due to his speed and technical skills, he was a valuable player on the outer wing positions in midfield and as a somewhat lagging striker who was difficult to separate from the ball at full speed. Seldom interruptions of a few games were due only to minor injuries and a tonsillitis in March 1995 and immediately afterwards he ensured, among other things, with a spectacular winning goal against Coventry City that he was in the extended circle of Terry Venables via the U-21 selection supervised senior national team played. In the relegation battle of the 1995/96 season Sinclair was a great hope and at the beginning his four competitive game goals ensured that his club did not lose any of the encounters. There should be no more goals in the later course and despite his numerous "assists" he missed relegation with his team as penultimate in the table.

Despite widespread speculation about a possible club change, Sinclair remained loyal to QPR in the second division and, in addition to consistently good performances, made an acrobatic overhead kick from 16 meters in the FA Cup against FC Barnsley for one of the few highlights of the 1996/97 season. After an injury in March 1997, which he sustained against Portsmouth FC , the season ended prematurely for him. The direct resurgence was also not successful and when the Queens Park Rangers were even in the relegation battle in the subsequent 1997/98 season, Sinclair moved in January 1998 for a transfer fee of 2.3 million pounds to West Ham United and thus back to the top Division.

West Ham United (1998-2003)

In his debut against Everton FC , Sinclair scored two goals and on the right side of midfield or in the attack center - the latter in the event of injuries to strikers John Hartson and Paul Kitson - he was an immediate reinforcement in Harry Redknapp's team . In the end, he had scored seven goals in the 14 remaining Premier League games of the season. He showed further signs of his flexibility in the 1998/99 season, in which Redknapp often let him play as an attacking full-back in the so-called wingback position and thus had to master more defensive tasks. As a result, he was less to be found in the opposing half, but the tactical specifications worked and after a "double" on the last game day against FC Middlesbrough (4-0), he surprisingly reached fifth place in the Premier League with the "Hammers" . After winning the UI Cup , his club also qualified for the UEFA Cup , where, after an initial success against the Croatian club NK Osijek, he failed in the second round at Steaua Bucharest . As a regular player, he confirmed his increasing status in his second full year in London's East End and, in addition to his new regular position on the right defensive side, he again successfully helped out in the middle of the storm after the injuries of Paulo Wanchope and Paolo Di Canio . This earned him the club's internal award for best player ("Hammer of the Year") in 2000.

Sinclair suffered first setbacks with West Ham United in the 2000/01 season. Already at the beginning of the season he struggled with groin problems and after a return with away wins against Leeds United and Southampton FC as well as a “Goal of the Month” in December against Charlton Athletic , a cartilage damage in his knee followed in mid-January 2001. As a result, he was out until the end of the season and his club also ended the season a little disappointing only in 15th place. Meanwhile again mostly in the right midfield as a winger - occasionally also on the left - Sinclair found his way back to his old consistency under the new coach Glenn Roeder and at the end of a 2001/02 season, which brought the club a significantly improved overall result with 7th place , he even took part in the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea .

After his return from the Far East, however, Sinclair fought for his form and in the new year 2003 he only found himself on the bench at times. He then scored two goals on his comeback against West Bromwich Albion , but although he gradually regained his confidence and scored other important goals against Aston Villa and Middlesbrough FC , third from bottom meant West Ham United's move to the second division. Sinclair then moved to Manchester City for £ 2.5million , who had only returned to the Premier League a year earlier under coach Kevin Keegan .

Manchester City (2003-2007)

Although he completed a large part of the games for his new club from the start, Sinclair's performances were mixed; the only league goal he managed after his substitution in the derby against Manchester United . Injury problems occurred increasingly in his second season 2004/05, in which he came only to a handful of missions. After his last appearance in the Carling Cup against Arsenal , he finally had to undergo corrective knee surgery and pause for the remaining games. Just in time for the new 2005/06 season, Sinclair returned to the team, then had another bad luck with another knee injury from the game against Bolton Wanderers and a two-month break, before he could recommend himself again with good performances on both sides of midfield. Although he won the first goal against TNS from Wales in September 2006 at the new City of Manchester Stadium , his fourth and final year in Manchester was not a good star either. Again he was in only 14 league games in the starting XI and then he moved to Cardiff City for the 2007/08 season .

Cardiff City (2007-2008)

Before Robbie Fowler and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink , Sinclair was the first of three "big names" to find their way to the Welsh club in the second-highest English division. Shortly after a promising start, when Sinclair was regularly in the starting line-up and scored his first goal on September 24, 2007 against West Bromwich Albion , he had to undergo two knee operations after fluid had formed there. The injury meant that he had to pause until mid-February 2008 and then found himself on the bench. On May 17, 2008, coach Dave Jones changed him in the cup final in the 86th minute against Portsmouth FC when the score was 0: 1 - without success, as it remained with this defeat. Only a few days later the management of the "Bluebirds" told him that the contract would not be extended.

English national team

After a total of fourteen appearances in the U21 national team and one more game in the B team, Sinclair gave his debut for the English senior team on November 10, 2001 in the game against Sweden . After Kieron Dyer was injured on the last day of the match and there was uncertainty about his fitness for the upcoming World Cup in Japan and South Korea in 2002 , Sinclair was ordered on call and another injury to Danny Murphy ensured his nomination at the last minute. After Owen Hargreaves injured himself after just a few minutes of the second round match against Argentina and Sinclair took his position, he established himself for the further course of the competition in the team and came on four missions. Sinclair made his last appearance for the English team in August 2003 against Croatia .

Title / Awards

literature

Gordon Macey: Queen's Park Rangers - The Complete Record . DB Publishing, Derby, 2010, ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6 , pp. 235 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Sinclair's special memories of the 'terrific' Tangerines" (Blackpool Gazette)
  2. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1995-96 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-09-180854-9 , pp. 194 .
  3. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1996-97 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1996, ISBN 978-1-85291-571-1 , pp. 191 .
  4. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1997-98 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1997, ISBN 978-1-85291-581-0 , pp. 250 .
  5. ↑ a b Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1998-99 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1998, ISBN 978-1-85291-588-9 , pp. 277 .
  6. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1999-2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1999, ISBN 978-1-85291-607-7 , pp. 276 .
  7. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 2000-2001 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2000, ISBN 978-1-85291-626-8 , pp. 292 .
  8. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 2001-2002 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2001, ISBN 978-0-946531-34-9 , pp. 278 .
  9. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2002/2003 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2002, ISBN 978-1-85291-648-0 , pp. 378 f .
  10. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2003, ISBN 978-1-85291-651-0 , pp. 391 .
  11. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2004/2005 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2004, ISBN 978-1-85291-660-2 , pp. 374 f .
  12. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2005, ISBN 978-1-85291-662-6 , pp. 374 .
  13. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006-07 . Mainstream Publishing, 2006, ISBN 978-1-84596-111-4 , pp. 373 .
  14. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007-08 . Mainstream Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3 , pp. 373 .
  15. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008-09 . Mainstream Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8 , pp. 379 f .
personal data
SURNAME Sinclair, Trevor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sinclair, Trevor Lloyd
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH March 2nd 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Dulwich