Alan Shearer OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth, Tyne and Wear) is an English former professional footballer who played for the English national team and three English Premiership clubs: Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.

During his career he enjoyed successes at both club and international level and also in his personal life, becoming one of the most prolific strikers of all time. In total he scored 422 goals for club and country, averaging 25 goals a season for each of his 17 seasons as a player. Shearer is the current highest ever scorer in the English Premier League with 260 goals. He announced his international retirement following England's exit from Euro 2000 but continued to play for Newcastle United until 2006, when after an injury plagued season he retired completely from football..

After Euro '96, Shearer was approached by Manchester United with another offer to buy him from Blackburn. However, Shearer ignored the offer and joined Newcastle United, managed by Shearer's boyhood hero Kevin Keegan, who paid £15 million to secure his services, making Shearer the world's most expensive footballer. Despite the pressures of the price tag, and of being the local boy playing for his hometown team, Shearer continued to score goals: 25 in 31 games in his first season at St James' Park. He also scored five times in England's steady start to their qualification campaign for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and at the end of his first season at Newcastle he picked up his second PFA Player Of The Year award.

In the summer of 1997, Shearer suffered a broken ankle in a pre-season match at Goodison Park, an injury which greatly restricted his number of appearances. He still helped Newcastle United (now managed by his old boss at Blackburn, Kenny Dalglish) to the 1997-98 FA Cup final, but Arsenal won the game 2-0, although Shearer hit the post during the match.

In the latter part of that season, controversy surrounded Shearer when (it was claimed) he kicked Neil Lennon in the head at Leicester City during a Premiership match. Shearer denied this - and also claimed the incident with Lennon was entirely accidental - and he was not punished. That summer he was named as England captain as they went to France for the 1998 World Cup.

Shearer scored England's first goal of the tournament, in a 2-0 win over Tunisia, but that was his only goal in the three group matches. England faced Argentina in the second round: Shearer scored first-half penalty in a match that went to penalties after a 2-2 draw. Shearer scored again, but colleagues Paul Ince and David Batty missed, and England were eliminated.

England's Euro 2000 qualifying campaign did not start well, and Hoddle departed the England job, with Shearer's former Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan taking over and maintaining Shearer's role as captain as England. Newcastle, meanwhile, made the FA Cup final again in 1998-99 - this time with Ruud Gullit as manager - and again they were defeated, by Manchester United, 2-0.

In September 1999, Shearer scored his first England hat-trick in a qualifier against Luxembourg, but was at the centre of club controversy when Gullit dropped him for the 2-1 defeat to Sunderland in the Tyne-Wear derby. More controversy came when Newcastle directors Freddy Shepherd and Douglas Hall were covertly recorded by a News of the World journalist describing Shearer as a "Mary Poppins" figure. Gullit soon resigned, and was replaced by Bobby Robson.

England qualified for the European Championships thanks to a play-off victory over two legs against Scotland. By now, Shearer was approaching his 30th birthday, and he announced that he intended to retire from international football after the Euro 2000 tournament.

Shearer did not score in England's opening 3-2 defeat against Portugal, but did so as England defeated Germany 1-0 in Charleroi. To remain in the tournament England needed to beat Romania in the final group match, and Shearer scored a penalty as England went in at half-time 2-1 up, but Romania ultimately won 3-2. England's tournament was over, and so was Shearer's international career. From his 63 caps, he scored 30 goals, joint fifth in the England all-time goalscorers' list with Nat Lofthouse and Tom Finney.

Since his international retirement, Shearer resisted calls from both the England coaching staff and the media to return to the side, insisting that he would concentrate on club football for the rest of his career.

In 2002-03, Shearer and Newcastle enjoyed a return to the UEFA Champions League; Newcastle lost their first three matches in the first group stage, but then won the remaining three and managed to qualify for the second group stage (the only club ever to do this), where they were finally eliminated.

After this, Newcastle would have one more chance to enter the Champions League proper in 2003, but were eliminated on penalties by Partizan Belgrade, with Shearer missing his penalty. After this defeat, Shearer continued to score regularly for Newcastle, but the club did not win a trophy during his time there.

He was appointed an OBE for services to Association Football in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in June 2001, and the Freedom of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne was bestowed upon him in March. He was also awarded the Barclaycard Merit Award in 2002 for scoring his landmark 200th Premiership goal, against Charlton at St James' Park on 20 April 2002.

Shearer announced that he would retire at the end of the 2004-05 season, but, influenced by then Newcastle manager Graeme Souness, he decided to continue playing in a player-coach role until the end of 2006. During this time, he broke Jackie Milburn's 49-year-old record of 200 goals for Newcastle United when he netted his 201st strike in a home Premiership fixture against Portsmouth on 4 February 2006.
Some media sources have pointed out that, including matches played during the Second World War, Milburn scored 238 goals for the club. Discounting those games and goals, though, Shearer beat the record in five fewer games than Milburn.

On 17 April 2006, with three games remaining in his final season as a player, Shearer suffered a tear to the medial collateral ligament in his left knee after a collision during the 4-1 win at Sunderland in which he scored his 206th goal. The injury caused him to miss those final three games, effectively ending his career prematurely. On 22 April Shearer confirmed his retirement as a player[1].

On 11 May 2006, Newcastle United played Celtic at St James' Park in Alan Shearer's testimonial match. Guest ex-Newcastle players included Steve Watson, Gary Speed, Rob Lee and Les Ferdinand. Shearer could not play in the testimonial because of injury; he initiated the kick off and scored a penalty to win the game for Newcastle, 3-2. All proceeds from the game went to North East charities, including the NSPCC (for which Shearer is a patron), and the Bobby Moore Fund.

Honours

FA Premier League Winner: 1994-95 (Blackburn Rovers)
FA Premier League Runner up: 1993-94 (Blackburn Rovers), 1996-97 (Newcastle United)
FA Cup Runner up: 1998, 1999 (Newcastle United)
Intertoto Cup Runner up: 2001 (Newcastle United)
Le Tournoi Winner: 1997 (England)
Euro 96 Golden Boot Winner: 5 Goals
In the awards to mark 10 seasons of the FA Premier League, Alan Shearer was named as: Overall Player of the Decade, Domestic Player of the Decade, Outstanding Contribution to the FA Premier League and Top Goalscorer.
In recognition of Shearer's contribution to both English domestic and national football he was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
Listed on the FIFA 100 list of "greatest living footballers".
Highest ever Premiership goalscorer: 260 goals
Most Overall Goals Scored for Newcastle United: 206
Most European Goals for Newcastle United: 30
Top Scorer for club: 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06

Outside football

Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Freeman of the City of Newcastle
Honorary Doctorate in Civil Law from Northumbria University: 2006


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Alan Shearer OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth, Tyne and Wear) is an English former professional footballer who played for the English national team and three English Premiership clubs: Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.

During his career he enjoyed successes at both club and international level and also in his personal life, becoming one of the most prolific strikers of all time. In total he scored 422 goals for club and country, averaging 25 goals a season for each of his 17 seasons as a player. Shearer is the current highest ever scorer in the English Premier League with 260 goals. He announced his international retirement following England's exit from Euro 2000 but continued to play for Newcastle United until 2006, when after an injury plagued season he retired completely from football..

After Euro '96, Shearer was approached by Manchester United with another offer to buy him from Blackburn. However, Shearer ignored the offer and joined Newcastle United, managed by Shearer's boyhood hero Kevin Keegan, who paid £15 million to secure his services, making Shearer the world's most expensive footballer. Despite the pressures of the price tag, and of being the local boy playing for his hometown team, Shearer continued to score goals: 25 in 31 games in his first season at St James' Park. He also scored five times in England's steady start to their qualification campaign for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and at the end of his first season at Newcastle he picked up his second PFA Player Of The Year award.

In the summer of 1997, Shearer suffered a broken ankle in a pre-season match at Goodison Park, an injury which greatly restricted his number of appearances. He still helped Newcastle United (now managed by his old boss at Blackburn, Kenny Dalglish) to the 1997-98 FA Cup final, but Arsenal won the game 2-0, although Shearer hit the post during the match.

In the latter part of that season, controversy surrounded Shearer when (it was claimed) he kicked Neil Lennon in the head at Leicester City during a Premiership match. Shearer denied this - and also claimed the incident with Lennon was entirely accidental - and he was not punished. That summer he was named as England captain as they went to France for the 1998 World Cup.

Shearer scored England's first goal of the tournament, in a 2-0 win over Tunisia, but that was his only goal in the three group matches. England faced Argentina in the second round: Shearer scored first-half penalty in a match that went to penalties after a 2-2 draw. Shearer scored again, but colleagues Paul Ince and David Batty missed, and England were eliminated.

England's Euro 2000 qualifying campaign did not start well, and Hoddle departed the England job, with Shearer's former Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan taking over and maintaining Shearer's role as captain as England. Newcastle, meanwhile, made the FA Cup final again in 1998-99 - this time with Ruud Gullit as manager - and again they were defeated, by Manchester United, 2-0.

In September 1999, Shearer scored his first England hat-trick in a qualifier against Luxembourg, but was at the centre of club controversy when Gullit dropped him for the 2-1 defeat to Sunderland in the Tyne-Wear derby. More controversy came when Newcastle directors Freddy Shepherd and Douglas Hall were covertly recorded by a News of the World journalist describing Shearer as a "Mary Poppins" figure. Gullit soon resigned, and was replaced by Bobby Robson.

England qualified for the European Championships thanks to a play-off victory over two legs against Scotland. By now, Shearer was approaching his 30th birthday, and he announced that he intended to retire from international football after the Euro 2000 tournament.

Shearer did not score in England's opening 3-2 defeat against Portugal, but did so as England defeated Germany 1-0 in Charleroi. To remain in the tournament England needed to beat Romania in the final group match, and Shearer scored a penalty as England went in at half-time 2-1 up, but Romania ultimately won 3-2. England's tournament was over, and so was Shearer's international career. From his 63 caps, he scored 30 goals, joint fifth in the England all-time goalscorers' list with Nat Lofthouse and Tom Finney.

Since his international retirement, Shearer resisted calls from both the England coaching staff and the media to return to the side, insisting that he would concentrate on club football for the rest of his career.

In 2002-03, Shearer and Newcastle enjoyed a return to the UEFA Champions League; Newcastle lost their first three matches in the first group stage, but then won the remaining three and managed to qualify for the second group stage (the only club ever to do this), where they were finally eliminated.

After this, Newcastle would have one more chance to enter the Champions League proper in 2003, but were eliminated on penalties by Partizan Belgrade, with Shearer missing his penalty. After this defeat, Shearer continued to score regularly for Newcastle, but the club did not win a trophy during his time there.

He was appointed an OBE for services to Association Football in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in June 2001, and the Freedom of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne was bestowed upon him in March. He was also awarded the Barclaycard Merit Award in 2002 for scoring his landmark 200th Premiership goal, against Charlton at St James' Park on 20 April 2002.

Shearer announced that he would retire at the end of the 2004-05 season, but, influenced by then Newcastle manager Graeme Souness, he decided to continue playing in a player-coach role until the end of 2006. During this time, he broke Jackie Milburn's 49-year-old record of 200 goals for Newcastle United when he netted his 201st strike in a home Premiership fixture against Portsmouth on 4 February 2006.
Some media sources have pointed out that, including matches played during the Second World War, Milburn scored 238 goals for the club. Discounting those games and goals, though, Shearer beat the record in five fewer games than Milburn.

On 17 April 2006, with three games remaining in his final season as a player, Shearer suffered a tear to the medial collateral ligament in his left knee after a collision during the 4-1 win at Sunderland in which he scored his 206th goal. The injury caused him to miss those final three games, effectively ending his career prematurely. On 22 April Shearer confirmed his retirement as a player[1].

On 11 May 2006, Newcastle United played Celtic at St James' Park in Alan Shearer's testimonial match. Guest ex-Newcastle players included Steve Watson, Gary Speed, Rob Lee and Les Ferdinand. Shearer could not play in the testimonial because of injury; he initiated the kick off and scored a penalty to win the game for Newcastle, 3-2. All proceeds from the game went to North East charities, including the NSPCC (for which Shearer is a patron), and the Bobby Moore Fund.

Honours

FA Premier League Winner: 1994-95 (Blackburn Rovers)
FA Premier League Runner up: 1993-94 (Blackburn Rovers), 1996-97 (Newcastle United)
FA Cup Runner up: 1998, 1999 (Newcastle United)
Intertoto Cup Runner up: 2001 (Newcastle United)
Le Tournoi Winner: 1997 (England)
Euro 96 Golden Boot Winner: 5 Goals
In the awards to mark 10 seasons of the FA Premier League, Alan Shearer was named as: Overall Player of the Decade, Domestic Player of the Decade, Outstanding Contribution to the FA Premier League and Top Goalscorer.
In recognition of Shearer's contribution to both English domestic and national football he was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
Listed on the FIFA 100 list of "greatest living footballers".
Highest ever Premiership goalscorer: 260 goals
Most Overall Goals Scored for Newcastle United: 206
Most European Goals for Newcastle United: 30
Top Scorer for club: 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06

Outside football

Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Freeman of the City of Newcastle
Honorary Doctorate in Civil Law from Northumbria University: 2006


Source - Wikipedia

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