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Alan Shearer

Alan Shearer
Personal information
Full nameAlan Shearer
Date of birth13 August 1970(age 40)
Place of birthGosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionStriker

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Alan Shearer OBE, DL (born 13 August 1970) is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team. He is widely considered as one of England's best ever strikers, being both Newcastle's and the Premier League's record goalscorer. After retiring as a player, Shearer now works as a television pundit for the BBC. Toward the end of his playing career, Shearer worked towards gaining the UEFA Pro Licence, and expressed a desire to eventually become a manager. In 2009 he briefly left his BBC role to become Newcastle United's manager in the last eight games of their 2008 � 09 season, in an unsuccessful attempt to save them from relegation.

A native of Newcastle upon Tyne, Shearer made his professional debut with English top-flight club Southampton in 1988, scoring a hat-trick in the process. During several years on the south coast, he became known for his classic style of play, strength and goalscoring ability; he soon received an international call-up along with a transfer to Blackburn Rovers in 1992. Shearer established himself as a player in northern England; he became a regular in the England squad, and his 34-goal tally helped Blackburn secure the Premier League title in 1994 � 95. He was named Football Writers' Association Player of the Year in 1994 and won the PFA Player of the Year award in 1995. The 1995 � 96 season saw Shearer make his first Champions League appearances and finish as the top scorer in the Premier League with 31 goals. He was also top scorer at Euro 1996 with England, scoring five goals, and in the 1996 � 97 Premier League, with 25 goals.

A world-record £15 million move to his boyhood heroes, Newcastle United, followed the Euro '96 tournament, and Shearer spent the remainder of his career with the club. While he would never emulate the success of his time at Blackburn Rovers, Shearer won runners-up medals in the Premier League and FA Cup with Newcastle, and a second PFA Player of the Year award. After being named England's captain in 1996 and Newcastle's captain in 1999, he retired from international football following Euro 2000, having amassed 63 appearances and 30 goals for his country.

As well as his media work, he has raised substantial amounts of money for various national and local charities, both within and outside of sports. Shearer is an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), a Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland, a Freeman of Newcastle upon Tyne and an honorary Doctor of Civil Law of Northumbria and Newcastle Universities.

Alan Shearer Video

A collection of Shearer goals, including the FA Cup Semi Final goal against Tottenham in extra time. song is "Spring and by Summer Fall - Blonde Redhead" "oooooh, thats how he dreamt it last night"
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England legend Alan Shearer takes on West Jesmond AFC's own legend, keeper Brian Clough, in a penalty shoot-out
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This is from the first part of the BBC's coverage of Japan v Cameroon today. Seems Manu forgot to put his phone on silent! Bonus competition: Anyone know what kind of phone he has? TAGS: Emmanuel Adebayor bbc sport live world cup Gary Linekar Alan Shearer japan cameroon bloemfontein free state stadium south africa 2010 phone call ring on air
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Eamon Dunphy pans BBC pundits Gary Lineker, Alan Hansen and Alan Shearer. Extract from Dunphy's Last Word on Football -- weekly show exclusively available on 3 mobile. www.three.ie
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Newcastle and England legend Alan Shearer's last ever goal
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Z-Tone gets Alan Shearer with the old "fake handshake"...all in the name of charity!
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Commitment, Leadership, Passion, Skill, Strength and many more qualitys. But the real reason we loved Alan Shearer was his love for the club. First song: Yann Tiersen "Comptine d'un autre été" Second song: Todd Hannigan "Thicker than water". A tribute to the greatest Striker of all time.
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Alan Shearer on the ONE show asked if he would wear a Sunderland shirt and greatly refused :D This video now features on the Nuts website: www.nuts.co.uk
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Newcastle boss Alan Shearer admits Liverpool were the better side following the 3-0 defeat at Anfield, but he cannot hide his anger towards midfielder Joey Barton who was sent-off for a wild challenge on Xabi Alonso. Patrick Cullinane's Case www.guardian.co.uk www.youtube.com
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A comp made by myself a couple of years ago as a reminder of some of the things Newcastle's and Englands greatest ever centre forward achieved. I hope you like it!
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England manager Fabio Capello will never change his ways, says Alan Shearer - Telegraph.co.uk Tweet this news
Telegraph.co.uk---Alan Shearer-, the former England captain, has expressed his disapproval of Fabio Capello's managerial methods but does not believe the Italian will change his ways despite a barrage of public criticism. By Rob Stewart 11:00PM BST 2 - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:01:03 GMT+00:00
Alan Shearer hails Sir Bobby Robson's legacy - ChronicleLive Tweet this news
ChronicleLive--EX-NEWCASTLE striker -Alan Shearer- has hailed the legacy of Sir Bobby Robson after the cancer charity set up in his name celebrated its third birthday. The former England and Newcastle manager set up the Sir Bobby ... - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:16:01 GMT+00:00
WE'LL MAKE IT HOT FOR HENRY - Daily Star Tweet this news
Daily Star--And reformed hothead Barton's refusal to be provoked into retaliating had Newcastle legend -Alan Shearer- highly amused on the Match of the Day sofa that night. But there will be no escaping the wrath of the Toon Army this afternoon with - Date : Sat, 02 Apr 2011 01:02:19 GMT+00:00
You Want 10 Sprints ? I'll Give You 11! - MAARS News (blog) Tweet this news
MAARS News (blog)--This “Galloway Giant” is -ALAN SHEARER-. Shearer believed that you need to give 100% every time so that no one could ask anything more from you. Shearer was quoted as follows- “Someone once said to me as a kid, if you're aske - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:20:08 GMT+00:00
Want to see Alan Shearer's Newcastle debut against Lincoln? - TheFootballNetwork.net Tweet this news
TheFootballNetwork.net--Lincoln City are once again selling classic matches on DVD and as well as a new one of Lincoln City's trip to Southampton in the League Cup in 1996, you can buy a DVD of -Alan Shearer's- first ever match in a Lincoln shir - Date : Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:32:30 GMT+00:00
It's top secret: Wales winger Williams on Danny DeVito, crying at the cinema ... - Daily Mail Tweet this news
Daily Mail---Alan Shearer- when he was scoring all those goals alongside Chris Sutton when Blackburn won the Premier League. I found the 'SAS' partnership inspiring. What would you be if you weren'ta sportsman? I worked as an admin clerk in - Date : Sat, 12 Mar 2011 01:40:39 GMT+00:00
Liverpool striker Andy Carroll was blown away by his special Anfield welcome ... - ChesterChronicle.co.uk Tweet this news
ChesterChronicle.co.uk--The last time Carroll was sat in the dugouts in front of the Main Stand, his mood was one of despair, as he watched his Newcastle side - then managed by -Alan Shearer- - wilt in the sunshine against Rafa Benitez's high-flying - Date : Thu, 10 Mar 2011 08:27:15 GMT+00:00
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Long Island Press--“His even-handed approach has never wavered,” -Alan Shearer-, editorial director of the Washington Post Writers Group, wrote. “Dave is neither left nor right, and can't even be called reliably centrist. He reports exhaustivel - Date : Wed, 09 Mar 2011 23:29:01 GMT+00:00
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ClickPress (press release)--Such is the level of talent featured at the event that past tournaments have been home to a young -Alan Shearer-, Ryan Giggs and Paul Gascoigne. The competition is now in its 33rd year and due to its heritage and number of team - Date : Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:05:33 GMT+00:00
Me, the Duke and King Eric - BBC Sport (blog) Tweet this news
BBC Sport (blog)--#11 - Yes we did, 1-0 with an -Alan Shearer- goal. (As I recall it was a controversial celebration from Al, as he raced off with one hand in the air AND THEN CHANGED HAND!!!) We actually won that tournament overall too, despite being bea - Date : Thu, 03 Mar 2011 09:44:30 GMT+00:00

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Matthew Le Tissier
Southampton F.C. player of the season
1990-91|
Succeeded by
Tim Flowers
Preceded by
Unknown
Newcastle United F.C. Player of The Year
2005
Succeeded by
Shay Given
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Italy Gianluigi Lentini
World football transfer record
1996-1997
Succeeded by
Brazil Ronaldo
Preceded by
Tony Adams/David Platt
England football captain
1996-2000
Succeeded by
David Beckham
Preceded by
Rob Lee
Newcastle United F.C. captain
1999-2006
Succeeded by
Scott Parker

Youth career
YearsClub
 Wallsend Boys Club
1986 � 1988Southampton

Senior career
YearsClubAppsGoals
1988 � 1992Southampton11823
1992 � 1996Blackburn Rovers138112
1996 � 2006Newcastle United303148

National Team
YearsTeamAppsGoals
1990 � 1992England U211113
1992England B10
1992 � 2000England6330

Teams managed
YearsClub
2009Newcastle United

Club :
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1987 � 88 Southampton First Division 5 3 0 0 0 0 5 3
1988 � 89 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
1989 � 90 26 3 3 0 6 2 35 5
1990 � 91 36 4 4 2 6 6 48 14
1991 � 92 41 13 7 2 6 3 60 21
Total 118 23 14 4 18 11 0 0 158 43
1992 � 93 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 21 16 0 0 5 6 26 22
1993 � 94 40 31 4 2 4 1 48 34
1994 � 95 42 34 2 0 3 2 2 1 49 37
1995 � 96 35 31 2 0 4 5 6 1 48 37
Total 138 112 8 2 16 14 8 2 171 130
1996 � 97 Newcastle United Premier League 31 25 3 1 1 1 4 1 40 28
1997 � 98 17 2 6 5 0 0 23 7
1998 � 99 30 14 6 5 2 1 2 1 40 21
1999 � 2000 37 23 6 5 1 0 6 2 50 30
2000 � 01 19 5 0 0 4 2 23 7
2001 � 02 37 23 5 2 4 2 46 27
2002 � 03 35 17 1 1 0 0 12 7 48 25
2003 � 04 37 22 2 0 1 0 11 6 51 28
2004 � 05 28 7 4 1 1 0 9 11 42 19
2005 � 06 32 10 3 1 2 1 4 2 41 14
Total 303 148 36 21 16 7 48 30 404 206
Career Total 559 283 58 27 50 32 56 32 733 379
1992 6 2
1993 1 0
1994 6 3
1995 8 0
1996 9 8
1997 5 3
1998 11 6
1999 10 6
2000 7 2
Total 63 30

International goals :
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 February 1992 Wembley Stadium, London France 1 � 0 2 � 0 Friendly match
2 18 November 1992 Wembley Stadium, London Turkey 2 � 0 4 � 0 1994 FIFA World Cup Qual.
3 17 May 1994 Wembley Stadium, London Greece 1 � 0 5 � 0 Friendly match
4 7 September 1994 Wembley Stadium, London United States 1 � 0 2 � 0 Friendly match
5 7 September 1994 Wembley Stadium, London United States 2 � 0 2 � 1 Friendly match
6 8 June 1996 Wembley Stadium, London Switzerland 1 � 0 1 � 1 UEFA Euro 1996
7 15 June 1996 Wembley Stadium, London SCO 1 � 0 2 � 0 UEFA Euro 1996
8 18 June 1996 Wembley Stadium, London Netherlands 1 � 0 4 � 1 UEFA Euro 1996
9 18 June 1996 Wembley Stadium, London Netherlands 3 � 0 4 � 1 UEFA Euro 1996
10 26 June 1996 Wembley Stadium, London Germany 1 � 0 1 � 1 UEFA Euro 1996
11 1 September 1996 Stadionul Republican, Chisinau Moldova 3 � 0 3 � 0 1998 FIFA World Cup Qual.
12 9 October 1996 Wembley Stadium, London Poland 1 � 1 2 � 1 1998 FIFA World Cup Qual.
13 9 October 1996 Wembley Stadium, London Poland 2 � 1 2 � 1 1998 FIFA World Cup Qual.
14 30 April 1997 Wembley Stadium, London Georgia %28country%29 2 � 0 2 � 0 1998 FIFA World Cup Qual.
15 31 May 1997 Stadion Slaski, Chorzów Poland 1 � 0 2 � 0 1998 FIFA World Cup Qual.
16 7 June 1997 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier France 1 � 0 1 � 0 Tournoi de France
17 22 April 1998 Wembley Stadium, London Portugal 1 � 0 3 � 0 Friendly match
18 22 April 1998 Wembley Stadium, London Portugal 3 � 0 3 � 0 Friendly match
19 15 June 1998 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Tunisia 1 � 0 2 � 0 1998 FIFA World Cup
20 30 June 1998 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Argentina 1 � 1 2 � 2 1998 FIFA World Cup
21 5 September 1998 Råsundastadion, Stockholm Sweden 1 � 0 1 � 2 UEFA Euro 2000 Qual.
22 14 October 1998 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City Luxembourg 2 � 0 3 � 0 UEFA Euro 2000 Qual.
23 28 April 1999 Nepstadion, Budapest Hungary 1 � 0 1 � 1 Friendly match
24 9 June 1999 Balgarska Armia Stadion, Sofia Bulgaria 1 � 1 1 � 1 UEFA Euro 2000 Qual.
25 4 September 1999 Wembley Stadium, London Luxembourg 1 � 0 6 � 0 UEFA Euro 2000 Qual.
26 4 September 1999 Wembley Stadium, London Luxembourg 2 � 0 6 � 0 UEFA Euro 2000 Qual.
27 4 September 1999 Wembley Stadium, London Luxembourg 4 � 0 6 � 0 UEFA Euro 2000 Qual.
28 10 October 1999 Stadium of Light, Sunderland Belgium 1 � 0 2 � 1 Friendly match
29 17 June 2000 Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi Germany 1 � 0 1 � 0 UEFA Euro 2000
30 20 June 2000 Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi Romania 1 � 1 2 � 3 UEFA Euro 2000

Manager :
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Newcastle United England 1 April 2009 24 May 2009

FIFA 100

UEFABaggio * Ballack * Banks * Baresi * Beckenbauer * Beckham * Bergkamp * Bergomi * Best * Boniek * Boniperti * Breitner * Buffon * Butragueño * Cantona * Ceulemans * Charlton * Cruyff * Dalglish * Dasayev * Davids * Del Piero * Desailly * Deschamps * Emre * Eusébio * Facchetti * Figo * Fontaine * Gullit * Hagi * Henry * Kahn * Keane * Keegan * Klinsmann * Kluivert * Kopa * B. Laudrup * M. Laudrup * Lineker * Luis Enrique * Maier * Maldini * Masopust * Matthäus * Müller * Nedvěd * Neeskens * Nesta * Owen * Papin * Pfaff * Pirès * Platini * Puskás * Raúl * Rensenbrink * Rijkaard * Rivera * Rossi * Rui Costa * Rummenigge * Rüştü * Schmeichel * Seedorf * Seeler * Shearer * Shevchenko * Stoichkov * Šuker * Thuram * Totti * Trésor * Trezeguet * van Basten * R. van de Kerkhof * W. van de Kerkhof * Van der Elst * van Nistelrooy * Vieira * Vieri * Zidane * Zoff
CONMEBOLCarlos Alberto * Batistuta * Cafu * Crespo * Cubillas * di Stéfano * Falcão * Figueroa * Francescoli * Júnior * Kempes * Maradona * Passarella * Pelé * Rivaldo * Rivelino * Roberto Carlos * Romário * Romerito * Ronaldinho * Ronaldo * Djalma Santos * Nílton Santos * Saviola * Sívori * Sócrates * Valderrama * Verón * Zamorano * Zanetti * Zico
CAFDiouf * Milla * Okocha * Abédi Pelé * Weah
CONCACAFAkers * Hamm * Sánchez
AFCHong * Nakata

FWA Footballer of the Year

1948: Matthews * 1949: Carey * 1950: Mercer * 1951: Johnston * 1952: Wright * 1953: Lofthouse * 1954: Finney * 1955: Revie * 1956: Trautmann * 1957: Finney * 1958: Blanchflower * 1959: Owen * 1960: Slater * 1961: Blanchflower * 1962: Adamson * 1963: Matthews * 1964: Moore * 1965: Collins * 1966: B. Charlton * 1967: J. Charlton * 1968: Best * 1969: Book/Dave Mackay * 1970: Bremner * 1971: McLintock * 1972: Banks * 1973: Jennings * 1974: Callaghan * 1975: Mullery * 1976: Keegan * 1977: Hughes * 1978: Burns * 1979: Dalglish * 1980: McDermott * 1981: Thijssen * 1982: Perryman * 1983: Dalglish * 1984: Rush * 1985: Southall * 1986: Lineker * 1987: Allen * 1988: Barnes * 1989: Nicol * 1990: Barnes * 1991: Strachan * 1992: Lineker * 1993: Waddle * 1994: Shearer * 1995: Klinsmann * 1996: Cantona * 1997: Zola * 1998: Bergkamp * 1999: Ginola * 2000: Keane * 2001: Sheringham * 2002: Pirès * 2003: Henry * 2004: Henry * 2005: Lampard * 2006: Henry * 2007: C. Ronaldo * 2008: C. Ronaldo * 2009: Gerrard * 2010: Rooney

PFA Players' Player of the Year

1974: Hunter * 1975: Todd * 1976: Jennings * 1977: Gray * 1978: Shilton * 1979: Brady * 1980: McDermott * 1981: Wark * 1982: Keegan * 1983: Dalglish * 1984: Rush * 1985: Reid * 1986: Lineker * 1987: Allen * 1988: Barnes * 1989: Hughes * 1990: Platt * 1991: Hughes * 1992: Pallister * 1993: McGrath * 1994: Cantona * 1995: Shearer * 1996: Ferdinand * 1997: Shearer * 1998: Bergkamp * 1999: Ginola * 2000: Keane * 2001: Sheringham * 2002: Van Nistelrooy * 2003: Henry * 2004: Henry * 2005: Terry * 2006: Gerrard * 2007: C. Ronaldo * 2008: C. Ronaldo * 2009: Giggs * 2010: Rooney

Premier League top scorers

1993: Sheringham * 1994: Cole * 1995: Shearer * 1996: Shearer * 1997: Shearer * 1998: Sutton/Dublin/Owen * 1999: Hasselbaink/Owen/Yorke * 2000: Phillips * 2001: Hasselbaink * 2002: Henry * 2003: van Nistelrooy * 2004: Henry * 2005: Henry * 2006: Henry * 2007: Drogba * 2008: C. Ronaldo * 2009: Anelka * 2010: Drogba

UEFA Euro top scorers

1960: Galić / Heutte / Ivanov / Jerković / Metreveli / Ponedelnik * 1964: Bene / Novák / Pereda * 1968: Džajić * 1972: G.Müller * 1976: D.Müller * 1980: Allofs * 1984: Platini * 1988: van Basten * 1992: Bergkamp / Brolin / Larsen / Riedle * 1996: Shearer * 2000: Kluivert / Milošević * 2004: Baroš * 2008: Villa

England squad UEFA Euro 1992

Woods, Curle, Pearce, Keown, Walker, Wright, Platt, Steven, Clough, Lineker, Sinton, Palmer, Martyn, Dorigo, Webb, Merson, Smith, Daley, Batty, Shearer
Coach : Taylor

England squad UEFA Euro 1996 semi-finalists

Seaman, G. Neville, Pearce, Ince, Adams (c), Southgate, Platt, Gascoigne, Shearer, Sheringham, Anderton, Howey, Flowers, Barmby, Redknapp, Campbell, McManaman, Ferdinand, P. Neville, Stone, Fowler, Walker
Coach : Venables

England squad 1998 FIFA World Cup

Seaman, Campbell, Le Saux, Ince, Adams, Southgate, Beckham, Batty, Shearer (c), Sheringham, McManaman, Neville, Martyn, Anderton, Merson, Scholes, Lee, Keown, L. Ferdinand, Owen, R. Ferdinand, Flowers
Coach : Hoddle

England squad UEFA Euro 2000

Seaman, G. Neville, P. Neville, Campbell, Adams, Keown, Beckham, Scholes, Shearer (c), Owen, McManaman, Southgate, Martyn, Ince, Barry, Gerrard, Wise, Barmby, Heskey, Phillips, Fowler, Wright
Coach : Keegan



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