John George Terry

Career Overview

Terry was voted best defender in the UEFA Champions League in both 2005^[2] and 2008, the PFA Players’ Player of the Year in 2005,^[3] and was included in the FIFPro World XI for four consecutive seasons, from 2005 to 2008.^[4][5][6][7] He was also named in the all-star squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the only English player to make the team.^[8] He wears the number 26 shirt for Chelsea.

In 2007, he became the first captain to lift the FA Cup at the new Wembley Stadium in Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Manchester United, and also the first player to score a full international goal there, scoring a header in England’s 1-1 draw with Brazil.^[9] However, the 2007-08 season saw Terry and Chelsea miss out on three trophies, losing the League Cup Final to Tottenham Hotspur and Premier League and UEFA Champions League to Manchester United with Terry missing a penalty in the Champions League final shootout, sending it to sudden death. Had he scored, the European Cup would have been secured for Chelsea.^[10] After the final in Moscow, teammate Frank Lampard described Terry as “a man’s man”.

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Tim Sherwood – The First Team Coach of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. – English Premier League Football Club

Timothy “Tim” Sherwood (born 6 February 1969 in St Albans) is an English former professional footballer who was captain of Blackburn Rovers’ Premiership title-winning side. He also made three appearances for the England national team and is currently assistant first-team coach of Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.

Personal information
Full name : Timothy Sherwood
Date of birth : 6 February 1969 (1969-02-06)
Place of birth : St Albans, England
Height : 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position : Midfielder / The First Team Coach
Club information : Tottenham Hotspur
(Assistant first-team coach)

Career
Sherwood made his debut for Watford against Sheffield Wednesday on 12 September 1987. 31 more league appearances followed in Division Two. He moved to Norwich City in July 1989 and notched up a total of 88 games and 13 goals in Norwich colours before joining Blackburn Rovers in February 1992.

As one of Kenny Dalglish’s first signings for Blackburn, he initially struggled to make the first team but became an integral part of Dalglish’s big spending Rovers side. Under Sherwood’s captaincy, Blackburn finished second in the Premiership in 1993-94 before winning it the following season. At this point it was a surprise that he did not gain international recognition, adding only an England B cap to the England Under 21 honours he picked up whilst at Norwich. During his time at the club Dalglish had wanted to sign both Zinedine Zidane and Christophe Dugarry who were playing in France for FC Girondins de Bordeaux, however Rovers Chairman Jack Walker reportedly said to Dalglish: “Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have Tim Sherwood?”

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Kieran Gibbs – Defender 0f Arsenal F.C. – English Premier League Football Club

Kieran James Ricardo Gibbs (born 26 September 1989) is an English professional footballer, who currently plays for Arsenal as a left back. He attended Riddlesdown High School in Purley, South London.

Personal information
Full name : Kieran James Ricardo Gibbs
Date of birth : 26 September 1989 (1989-09-26) (age 20)
Place of birth : Lambeth, London, England
Height : 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position : Left Back / Defender
Club information : Arsenal F.C.
Number : 28

Club career
Gibbs began his career at the Wimbledon academy but moved to Arsenal along with Abu Ogogo and James Dunne when Wimbledon disbanded in 2004 and became Milton Keynes Dons. He played in the centre midfield position and also on the left wing. He has featured regularly for Arsenal’s U18 and reserves teams and also played in pre-season friendlies against Barnet and Inter Milan. In September 2007, Gibbs signed a professional contract with Arsenal, and was named in the club’s 2007–08 UEFA Champions League squad and given squad number 34.

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Gael Clichy – Defender of Arsenal F.C. – English Premier League Football Club

Gaël Clichy (born 26 July 1985) is a French footballer who currently plays as a full back for Arsenal in the English Premier League.

Personal information
Date of birth : 26 July 1985 (1985-07-26) (age 24)
Place of birth : Toulouse, France
Height : 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1?2 in)[1]
Playing position : Left back
Club information : Arsenal
Number : 22

Arsenal
After Ashley Cole suffered a fractured foot in October 2005, it seemed that Clichy would earn some valuable first-team action during Cole’s time out; indeed, with rumours linking Cole with a transfer to Spain, it seemed that Clichy could make a strong case for continual first-team action. However, Clichy ironically suffered an injury identical to Cole’s, leaving Arsenal with a crisis at the left-back position.

Clichy returned to first team action on 25 April 2006 in a Champions League semi-final against Villarreal CF, and came on as a substitute for the injured Mathieu Flamini. Clichy suffered a re-occurrence of his injury and missed the end of the season including the Champions League Final, and would not return to the first team until 14 October 2006.

When Cole left for Chelsea in August 2006, Clichy became the first choice left-back at Arsenal. As Cole’s understudy, Clichy made 62 appearances (including 39 in the league) for Arsenal in three seasons. In the season which followed Cole’s departure, Clichy made 27 league appearances in a total of 40, and has since become Arsenal’s first-choice left back. In the 2007–08 season, Clichy was selected in the PFA Team of the Year as left back. This fine form was rewarded on 20 June 2008, when he signed a new “long-term” contract. He came in second in the Arsenal fans’ poll for Player of the Season. He captained Arsenal for the first time against Barnet in Arsenal’s first pre-season game of 2008–09.

Clichy scored his first goal for Arsenal on 1 November 2008, with a late goal against Stoke City, as Arsenal went down 2–1.[3] After being sidelined for several weeks, it was announced in early May that Clichy would miss the remainder of the 2008–09 season due to a back injury.

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Tyrone Mears – Defender of Burnldy FC – English Premier League Football Club

Tyrone Mears (born 18 February 1983) is an English-born Jamaican professional football player who currently plays as a right-back for Burnley. His previous clubs include Preston North End and Derby County.

Tyrone Mears Personal information
Full name : Tyrone Mears
Date of birth : 18 February 1983 (1983-02-18)
Place of birth : Stockport, England
Height : 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1?2 in)
Playing position : Right Back, Defender
Club information : Burnley FC
League : English Premier League Football Club

At Burnley FC
On 26 June 2009, he was the subject of an accepted £500,000 (rising to £600,000 with add-ons) bid from Premier League side Burnley.[21] He completed the move, signing a three-year deal on 30 June.[22]Mears made his Burnley debut in a 2-0 defeat at Stoke City.

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