Alan Shearer is a former well-known English footballer who played as a center forward. Known to fans for playing for Newcastle, Blackburn and the national team of England.
Consider in detail the biography of Alan Shearer.
Childhood
The future star of English football was born on August 13, 1970 in Newcastle upon Tyne. From early childhood, the boy knew what he would do in adulthood. He dreamed exclusively of football. In 1984, the guy left his hometown and moved to Southampton to study football at one of the most famous youth education clubs - Southampton.
Career
After moving to the Academy of “Saints”, Alan began to comprehend the basics of football and grow professionally as a central striker. Three years later, the young football player was released on the field in the first team of “saints”. In his debut, an unknown English guy scored as many as three goals against London Arsenal. The young Englishman did not have a quick take-off, because in the next season the young striker had only 10 fights, mainly leaving the bench.
Only at the age of 21, Alan was able to win a place in the main composition of the "saints". Having scored 21 goals, the young striker immediately made his debut in the national team of England.
Thanks to the outstanding performance of the season, Alan attracted the attention of leading English clubs. The battle for a promising striker was won by Blackburn.
For the new team, the English striker spent four full seasons. For four years in the composition of “Blackburn” Alan distinguished himself in almost every match. The average score for a duel was above 0.8 goals.
Alan used an exclusively English style of play. A player in the penalty area, realizing his moments perfectly.
In the third season at Blackburn, Alan was able to win the scorer race in the national championship, and the club itself won the championship’s gold medals.
The last season for Blackburn turned out to be no less successful for the striker. Having won the scorer race in the second season in a row, Alan instantly became one of the most important football players in England. However, even Alan’s strong performance did not help Blackburn get into the top four. The team took seventh place in the championship.
In total for the "Blackburn" English striker spent 138 fights, in which he distinguished 123 times.
After the season, Alan was nominated for the Golden Ball, but failed to get the coveted prize. The English striker took only third place in the vote, losing the first two lines to Ronaldo and the German footballer Matthias Zammer.
After the failure of Blackburn in the national championship, several English clubs drew attention to the English football player Alan Shearer. Personally, Sir Alex Ferguson offered Alan to move to the camp of the "Red Devils", but the choice of the attacker fell on the native football club "Newcastle".
For “forty” the English striker spent 10 full seasons, and became the best striker in the history of his native club.
For ten years spent in the “forty”, Alan did not win a single trophy. For two years in a row, the Magpies made their way to the final of the FA Cup, where they lost twice with the same score 0: 2.
For ten full seasons in the “forty”, Alan spent more than three hundred matches, in which he scored 148 times. On average, for one match, the English striker scored 0.5 goals.
Team performance
Alan played for the youth team of England until the age of 21. The debut of the English striker in the adult team took place in early 1992, where Alan was able to score a goal. In total, Alan spent 63 matches for the national team. Alan Shearer scored 30 goals for the national team.
Coaching career
After completing his professional career as a football player, Alan worked as a television expert on the BBC. After three years of work on television, the Englishman led his native club to save the “forty” from relegation from the Premier League. However, the “magpies” at the end of the season flew out of the championship, and Alan returned to work as a television expert.
Personal life
Today Alan is married. Has three children: two daughters and a son. In public, the Shirerov family does not like to appear too much, preferring to spend time at home or with friends. Free time from work Alan Shearer prefers to spend time with his family.