Darren Anderton is not a world-famous football star, this is not a sport legend that children will remember even after many decades. However, we can say for sure that he will be remembered by specific British children who will root for Tottenham Hotspur. After all, this right winger devoted almost his entire career to this club. How was his biography? Where else has Darren Anderton performed? You will learn about this from this article.
Carier start
Darren Anderton, who was born in 1972, ended up at the sports academy in the small club Itchen Saints only in 1985 at the age of 13. There, he played football for a long time, until he noticed the young talent of the larger British club Portsmouth. The fifteen-year-old guy moved to a new academy, where they took up it wisely and professionally - in the end, everyone noticed how talented this young man is. As a result, when Underton turned 18, he received a professional contract and began his appearances for Portsmouth. In 1990, Darren Underton did not yet receive enough playing practice, as he was very young, but from the next season he immediately began to get into the base and became one of the most important participants in the club’s attacks. On the field, he spent as many as 42 matches, scoring 7 goals in them and noting a huge amount of useful actions. Naturally, his success did not go unnoticed - the Tottenham scouts noticed the 20-year-old talent, and in 1992 Darren was in a new club, which eventually became his real home.
Career at Tottenham Hotspur
Darren Anderton, whose photographs appeared in all British sports publications, cost Tottenham about two and a half million pounds, which was good money in those days. And the “spurs” definitely did not regret that they spent them, since for 12 years Darren was a key player in the team. He played in 335 matches for the club and still remains one of Tottenham's most dedicated players in history. Unfortunately, this team was never distinguished by impressive results and high-profile achievements, therefore underton's account for twelve years turned out to be only one League Cup, won in 1999. However, Darren Anderton, whose biography on Tottenham did not end, ended his career at another club. Moreover, he managed to change several teams before he started football. Naturally, these were only temporary shelters that allowed him to play when younger and more promising footballers took his place at a high level. Therefore, no one blamed the player for the fact that he was not devoted to the club until the end - he still remained a true legend of Tottenham Hotspur.
Going to Birmingham
Football player Darren Underton gave his entire career to Tottenham, but at the age of 32 he was no longer needed at the base - but he still wanted to play. Therefore, he made a difficult decision to change the club registration. In 2004, Darren moved to Birmingham, who then played in the Premier League, so that the winger only lost a little in the classroom. There he spent 24 matches and scored three goals, but did not stay in the new club, after a year again moving to the next team.
Adventure Continuation
The new team of the 33-year-old winger was Wolverhampton, who played in the second division - where Underton spent another year and 26 matches. But here Darren did not stay longer - and he did not finish his career either. He wanted to continue playing even at such an impressive age, so he was looking for other alternatives. And he found - he moved to a new team as an age player, and ended up at 36 years old.
Last team
The last club, the colors of which Underton defended, was “Bournemouth” - there he stayed for three whole years. Unfortunately, the team could not even get to the second league, so Anderton had to finish his career at a rather low level - but he got what he wanted, that is, playing practice at a pretty decent age by sports standards. In total, “Bornemouth” Darren spent 72 matches, scored 12 goals and ended his career in December 2008.
Team appearances
Darren Underton was an Englishman, therefore, accordingly, played for the England team. Unfortunately, he did not become the hero of this team and is unlikely to be remembered by everyone, as, for example, David Beckham, but he nevertheless made his contribution. He made his debut in the national team in 1994 at the age of 22 - the first match was against the national team of Denmark, in which the English won 1-0. But Anderton scored his first goal for the national team in his second match - against the Greek national team, which England managed to defeat with a score of 5-0. At the 1996 European Championships, Underton was one of the key players - he played all five matches without replacements, scored a goal for the Scots and Dutch, but in the end the English lost to the Germans in the semifinals. At the 1998 World Cup, Underton was also one of the most important players and scored a goal against the Colombians, but the England team was unlucky again - it flew out in the 1/8 finals. Anderton played his farewell match in November 2001, where he replaced the game with Sweden.