Alan Shearer is an outstanding English footballer who is a legend for Newcastle United and the England national team. Over the years, he has set many sports records. Thanks to his achievements, he is included in the list of the 100 best FIFA footballers in history.
Alan Shearer is a native of an industrial city on the northeast coast of Great Britain. The footballer's homeland is Newcastle-Apon-Tyne (abbreviated as Newcastle). It is with this city that the golden years of the outstanding scorer will be associated in the future. On August 13, 1970, the boy was born. From an early age, Alan showed a love for sports, especially the child was interested in football, which was not surprising, because England is considered a football country and is recognized by many as the homeland of world football in its modern form.
Alan Shearer began his first steps in sports in his hometown. He worked in the local football section, gradually revealing his outstanding talent.
Alan Shearer's early career
The first youth club in Alan Shearer's career was the English team Wallsend Boys. In 1986 the talented forward moved to Southampton. Alan Shearer played for the youth team of this club until 1988. But at the end of the 1987-1988 season, for his creativity in attack, he was drafted into the first adult team. Alan was able to play five matches for the senior club, in which he scored three goals.
Alan Shearer's adult career
From 1988 to 1992, Alan Shearer was listed in the main team of Southampton. During this time in the team, he spent 113 matches in the English League, in which he managed to excel twenty times. He entered the field 18 times in the League Cup, having distinguished himself on eleven occasions. Alan Shearer played a few more matches in the FA Cup (the second most important tournament for the founders of football, after the domestic championship). Particularly successful for Shearer at Southampton was the 1991-1992 season. Despite his young age, the striker has become the club's leader. Soon, Blackburn breeders drew attention to the striker.
On July 24, 1992, Alan Shearer signed a contract with Blackburn Rovers. The transfer amount was more than 3.5 million pounds, which at that time was a significant price. Already in his first season in the new team, Alan Shearer became the leader of attacks. Shearer scored 16 goals in twenty-one matches. This indicator was the least successful in terms of statistics for Shearer in the team, because all subsequent seasons at the club, he scored even more, setting records for the English Championship. In the 1993-1994 season, the outstanding striker contributed to Blackburn's battle for the top spots in the standings. The forward's statistics are amazing. In 40 matches of the domestic championship, Shearer surpassed the mark of thirty goals scored (31 goals). The following season, Alan set a goal record in the English Championships, which lasted twenty-two years. Shearer scored 34 goals in 42 games. The 1994-1995 season was a triumph for Alan Shearer and Blackburn. The club became the Champion of England.
All in all, Alan Shearer played 171 matches for Blackburn, in which he hit the opponents' goal 130 times.
The next stage in Alan Shearer's career was his transfer to Newcastle United. Shearer played ten seasons at Newcastle. He was a longtime captain and a real personification of the team. His performance has dropped compared to playing for Blackburn. This is understandable, since there are no players in the history of world football who have scored more than thirty goals in each season for decades (including the top European championships). At Newcastle, however, Alan Shearer continued to be the best English forward of today. During his performance for the club, he played 404 matches, in which he was able to distinguish himself with accurate strikes 206 times.
Alan Shearer's Achievements
Alan Shearer is the top scorer in the FA Championships with 260 goals. Working on himself, full dedication to his work allowed the attacker to reach such significant heights. His sports biography includes such achievements as victories in the domestic championship scorer races: Shearer became the best sniper three times in 1995, 1996 and 1997. The forward was named the best player in England in 1995 and 1997. In addition, Shearer is still the top scorer in Newcastle United's history.
Alan Shearer's appearances for the England national team
The famous English goalscorer in 1990 began to be called up to the England U-21 team for players under twenty-one years old. For this team, Shearer scored thirteen goals in eleven matches.
In the main national team of the country, Alan Shearer played 63 games in ten years (from 1992 to 2002). In these meetings, the outstanding striker was able to hit the rivals' goal thirty times. With his national team, Shearer became the bronze medalist of the European Championship in 1996. At that tournament, Shearer became the top scorer.
A few years after the end of his career, Alan Shearer tried his hand at coaching. In 2009, the specialist became the head of his own club, Newcastle, but did not achieve significant success with the team. There are no other clubs in Shearer's coaching biography.
The personal life of Alan Shearer is not discussed as massively as, for example, the life of another English legend - David Beckham. It is known that Alan is an exemplary family man. He is married. The beloved couple have two daughters: Chloe and Holly.
