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Player Profile: Alan Shearer
Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Alan Shearer is now a retired football player, however during his extensive career he was recognized as being one of the top players of his time. Born on the 13th August 1970 he has since gone on to be awarded an OBE
Shearer played as a striker for a number of top level football league times – Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United as well as for the England national team. He is a record goal scorer for both Newcastle and the Premier League.
Shearer has worked towards getting a UEFA Pro License to allow him to become a professional football manager. In fact in 2009 he actually managed Newcastle United for their last 8 years however was unable to save them from relegation.
During his football debut for Southampton in 1988 he scored a hat-trick which proved to be a great omen for the rest of his career. In 1994 he was awarded the Football Writers Association Player Of The Year award and in 1995 he won the PFA Player Of The Year award.
During the Euro 1996 event he was top goal scorer with five goals. A feat that he managed to repeat with 25 goals during the 1996-1997 Premier League
Following his Euro ’96 matches he went onto move to Newcaste United where he remained for the rest of his professional football career.
Alan has since retired and can be seen as a presenter and pundit on football TV programs. He is also heavily involved in raising money for a number of local and national charities
He is also a keen charity worker being involved in a UNICEF campaign to prevent landmines from killing children. At the time of signing up he told the BBC “As a footballer I can’t imagine life without the use of one of my legs… Sadly this is exactly what happens to thousands of children every year when they accidentally step on a landmine.”