Footballer Teddy Sheringham: biography, ratings and interesting facts

He - a real gentleman and a fighter in one person, it is - the owner of a variety of trophies (both personal and team) in football, he - the owner of the Order of the British Empire and absolute legend of Albion. And he - the pensioner and father of a guy who has the potential to reach the heights of a great player, "Manchester United", "Tottenham" and England. Meet Teddy Sheringham. He has 25 years of career in professional sports, winning the Premier League and the Champions League and, of course, universal love and boundless respect for the fans.

Teddy Sheringham: Biography and facts from the life of

1966 was a landmark for the whole of football in England. April 2 was born Edward Paul Sheringham, and a month later had another the next iconic striker - Eric Cantona. Yes, the second is French, but it was his one day succeeded in the "MJ" our hero.

Edward was madly in love with football at an early age. His favorite pastime was to kick the ball with the other boys after school, and sometimes instead of them. His idols were almost half of the composition "Tottenhema" of the time, and the club itself had seemed a distant dream.

Footballer Teddy Sheringham made his debut on the professional level in the distant 1983 and has come a long way from the bottom to the star of English football's top level of one of the best clubs in the Premier League and the national team.

On your marks, get set ...

The first steps in the big sports Sheringham did in London "Millwall" - a club that has never been famous for excellent results, but it had a reputation for controversial band. Man sixteen scouts have noticed "lions" and quickly offered to Birmingham deal. By the way, he "Millwall", led by George Graham, experienced good times and even appeared in the second division. Similarly, things were going and team newcomer, on a blue shirt that flaunted a proud Teddy Sheringham. Forward very quickly it became not only a major player, but also the main scorer of south-east London. Moreover, in this status, he remained for four years.

The formation of

Appetite is known, comes with eating, and the fans, "Millwall", which in Sheringham rose to the first division, with even greater zeal drove the team forward - to the Premier League. Nevertheless tale "lions" in this over, and Edward decided to move on and passed in "Nottingham". Under the direction of Brian Clough, he had a very strong season, taking part in 42 matches the team, which, by the way, reached the FA Cup final, where they suffered minimal damage from the "Red Devils".

However, the star striker Teddy Sheringham flared brighter, and in 1992 his long-cherished dream come true - 26-year-old striker was invited to defend the colors of the "Spurs".

21 goals for the season - this was the result of the first year spent Sheringham in the "spurs". Footballers also lucky with a partner, to whom was Jürgen Klinsmann. As a result, the shock tandem strikes fear in any defense in the Premier League, but the team as a whole was still without a trophy.

Go to the "Manchester United"

If we make the conditional list of the best English goalscorer end of the last century, certainly one of the places on the improvised podium takes striker Teddy Sheringham. Ranking it as the pile forward like a sprinter unrivaled as the king of the penalty area grew from match to match, however, winning his track record more from this becomes.

It must have been an incredibly difficult decision for Edward - leave home, "Tottenham" and go into the camp, one of the favorites for the Premier League, but in the end their own ambitions still prevailed. 31-year-old striker has replaced London for Manchester, a white T-shirt - the red. As part of the "Red Devils" Teddy Sheringham and did not become a major. He scored less than before, but still remained in good podygryshe. And the competition in the face of Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke later made itself felt. However, Sir Alex Ferguson is still trusted the Englishman and stable release it when needed to add to the attack. As part of the "Red Devils" Teddy spent four glorious seasons and showed quite a good performance (31 goals), especially with an eye to the age. Sheringham gone beautifully aged 37. In his final season, he became the best scorer of the team and left the "Old Trafford" for fans of the song.

Benefit

Champions League final season 1998/1999 gg. It can rightly be considered a classic of the most prestigious European tournament. It took nearly two decades, "Zaruba" (otherwise this conflict can not be called) is still reviewing tens of thousands of football fans from around the world.

"Manchester United" in the fight was in the role of catch-up command until the last minute of normal time. It was then that came out of the maestro. In the first minute of added Teddy Sheringham scored the goal of salvation, and a few moments later, he pushed the ball into the penalty area, where he was ferried to the gate Norwegian Solskyaer. It seemed that the players of "Bavaria" has not even had time to understand what happened, and English is a veteran in the second forever became a legend for thousands of fans, "Red Devils".

Returning to "Tottenham"

Having won everything that could be won, the striker returned to the team of his childhood dream to play another season or two, they say, for the soul. Fans with bated breath waiting for its release "retired" and old Teddy went on to score, making it a frequent and sophisticated. And at 37 years old Englishman remained fresh and swift, but the main thing - he was still full of stimuli and was ready to prove their capabilities on a green lawn.

retirement

Whether age affected, whether the change of generations, but the bosses of "spurs" and decided not to offer a new contract to the legend, the age of which is steadily approaching the age of forty. However, no proposals veteran was left - in 2003 he gladly signed the "Portsmouth" and still later Edward season for three years was the player of another capital club - "West Ham". The phenomenon of Sheringham name and was not going to finish with football, and burgundy T-shirt he had to spend 76 more matches. With the "Hammers" striker reached the FA Cup final, in which after the effective draw in normal time was defeated by the fantastic "Liverpool" with irrepressible Gerrard in midfield. It should be noted that in the fight forty veteran scored a goal in the penalty shootout.

When the striker Teddy Sheringham has signed a contract with "Colchester" in 2007, no one was surprised. He seemed to be in line forever, but after spending a good season for the team from the same city, at the age of forty-two years, the legend of English football has completed a professional career as a player.

In the national

Sports experts from around the world believe that Sheringham simply out of luck in the national team. First, he made his debut in the national team of England in 27 years, which is very late for a striker. Second, his speech fell on the period when England was going through its best times. As a result, about fifty fights in nine years, most of which occurred in the friendlies, and zero trophies in the record list. Sheringham eleven times differ for "lions" scored goals, but he considers the period spent in the national team, a failure and does not like to remember those days.

recognition

In addition uymy club trophies, Teddy Sheringham merits times were noted and "the individual competition." He has several times been named the best player in England, and in 2009 was included in the Hall of Fame of English football.