playername	Frank Lampard
fullname	Frank James Lampard
dateofbirth	June 20, 1978
cityofbirth	Romford, London
countryofbirth	England
height
position	Attacking midfielderCentre midfielder
currentclub	Chelsea
clubnumber	8
youthyears1	1994–1995
youthclubs1	West Ham United
years1	1995–2001
years2	1995–1996
years3	2001–
clubs1	West Ham United
clubs2	→ Swansea City (loan)
clubs3	Chelsea
caps1	147
caps2	9
caps3	347
goals1	24
goals2	1
goals3	116
totalcaps	503
totalgoals	141
nationalyears1	1997–2000
nationalyears2	1999–
nationalteam1	England U21
nationalteam2	England
nationalcaps1	16
nationalcaps2	86
nationalgoals1	9
nationalgoals2	22
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Frank James Lampard (born 20 June 1978) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. He also holds the position of vice-captain for his club side. He is considered to be one of the best English footballers of all time, and is widely regarded to be one of the best midfield players of his generation.

Lampard began his career at West Ham United, his father Frank Lampard, Sr.'s former club. He had secured a place in the first team by the 1997–98 season, and the following year helped the team finish 5th in the Premier League, their highest-ever Premier League placing. In 2001, he moved to rival London club Chelsea for £11 million.

From his debut onwards he was ever-present in the Chelsea first team, setting a record 164 consecutive Premier League appearances. He established himself as a prolific scorer at the West London club and was a key part of the sides which won back-to-back Premier League titles in 2004–05 and 2005–06 and a domestic cup double in 2007. He signed a new contract in 2008, becoming the highest paid Premier League footballer at that time, and scored in his first Champions League Final that same year. He won the FA Cup for the second time in 2009, scoring the winning goal in the final. On 23 December 2009, he was named the Premier League's Player of the decade by official statistics. In the 2009–10 season, Lampard won the Premier League title and FA Cup (domestic cup double) and also had his most prolific season with Chelsea, scoring 22 league goals and 17 league assists.

A three-time Chelsea Player of the Year, he is the club's third all-time goalscorer with 170 goals in all competitions, including over 100 league goals – the most in the club's history for a midfielder. Lampard is also the highest goalscoring midfielder in Premier League history (139 league goals) and second in the Premier League's all-time assists table with 85 assists. He has had over 1400 successful passes and 10 or more assists every season. In 2005, Lampard was voted second place in both the 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year and the 2005 Ballon d'Or.

Internationally, Lampard has been capped 86 times by England since making his debut in October 1999, and has scored 22 goals. He was voted England Player of the Year for two consecutive years in 2004 and 2005. He played in Euro 2004, where he was named in the team of the tournament after scoring three goals in four games. He was top scorer for England in their successful 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign with five goals, and played in the 2006 World Cup. He is England's most prolific penalty taker ever with 7 goals, surpassing the previous record holders, Ron Flowers and Alan Shearer.

He was named the 49th highest earning sportsman in the world, on June 2011.

Club career

West Ham United

Lampard began his career at West Ham United, his father's former club. Joining the youth team in 1994, he had secured a place in the first team by the 1997–98 season. He helped the team secure their highest ever Premier League placing in the 1998–99 season. The following season, Lampard scored 14 goals in all competitions from midfield. With progress stagnating at West Ham, he moved to rival London club Chelsea in 2001 for £11 million.

Chelsea

2001–2004

Lampard's Premier League debut with Chelsea came on 19 August 2001 in a 1–1 draw with Newcastle United, while his first red card came in a match against Tottenham Hotspur on 16 September.

Lampard appeared in all of Chelsea's league matches and scored eight goals in the 2001–02 season. He netted the match-winner in Chelsea's 2002–03 season-opener against Charlton Athletic.

The following season, he was selected as the Barclays Player of the Month in September 2003, and the PFA Fans' Player of the Month in October. Chelsea finished 2nd in the 2003–04 Premier League behind unbeaten Arsenal and he was named in the 2004 PFA Team of the Year as he reached double figures in league goals (10) for the first time in his career, in addition to four goals in fourteen UEFA Champions League matches, as Chelsea advanced to the semi-finals. In the semi-final against Monaco he scored, but Chelsea lost 5–3 on aggregate. At the end of the season he came second, behind Thierry Henry, for the 2004 FWA Footballer of the Year award.

2004–2007

Lampard played in all 38 Premier League matches for the third consecutive season in 2004–05. He finished with 13 goals (19 in all competitions), in addition to leading the league in assists with sixteen.

In August 2004, he scored the winning goal against Southampton in the League, and continued scoring important goals as he scored both in a 2-0 win against Tottenham. In March 2005 he scored a long-range goal from 30 yards against Crystal Palace in the Premier League which Chelsea won 4–1. Lampard continued his season strongly, and his brilliant performances for Chelsea in the Premier League and Champions League further increased his reputation as one of the best midfielders in the world. In the 2004-05 UEFA Champions League he scored one of the goals in Chelsea's famous 4-2 win over Barcelona helping Chelsea to progress to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, he scored 3 goals in 2 legs against Bayern Munich as Chelsea won 6–5 on aggregate. His second goal in the first leg was a spectacular one; he controlled Makélélé's cross with his chest then turned and swivelled and sent the ball inside the far post with a left-foot half volley. In April 2005, He scored both goals against Bolton Wanderers in a 2–0 win which was the Premier League title winning match for Chelsea, which also won the first major trophy of his career as Chelsea bagged their first top-flight title in fifty years, by a twelve point margin. He was named as Barclays Player of the Season for 2004-05. Though Chelsea were eliminated in the Champions League semi-finals by league rivals Liverpool, they took home the Football League Cup, in which Lampard scored twice in six matches, which included the opening goal against Manchester United in the League Cup semi-final, which Chelsea won 2–1. He landed his first personal award by being named the 2005 Footballer of the Year.

He netted a career-high 16 league goals in 2005–06, and was a Premier League record for a midfielder to score goals in one season. In September 2005, Lampard was selected as a member of the inaugural World XI. He finished as runner-up to Ronaldinho for both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. His record of consecutive Premier League appearances ended at 164 (five better than previous record-holder David James) on 28 December 2005, when he sat out a match against Manchester City due to illness. Lampard scored 12 goals in his first 4 months of the 2005-06 season. He scored twice in three separate matches from August to November, including both in a 2-1 win over Aston Villa, making Chelsea the first team to win their first 7 matches in the Premier League. He scored twice again, this time against Blackburn Rovers in a 4–2 win, which included a free-kick from 25 yards. After the match, manager José Mourinho hailed Lampard as the "best player in the world". Chelsea eventually won the Premier League for the second time, in which Lampard was Chelsea's topscorer with 16 league goals. In the Champions League group stages, he scored a free-kick against Anderlecht. Chelsea proggresed to the first knock-out round to face Barcelona, with Lampard scoring a goal in the second leg but Chelsea were eliminated 3-2 on aggregate.

Due to a back injury sustained by John Terry, Lampard spent much of the 2006–07 campaign as team captain in his absence. He enjoyed a streak of seven goals in eight games. He scored both goals in a 2–0 win over Fulham and scored his 77th goal for Chelsea from a long range strike in a 3–2 win over Everton on 17 December, overtaking Dennis Wise as Chelsea's highest scoring midfielder. Then in the UEFA Champions League group stages he scored a goal from an extremely tight angle against Barcelona, at the Camp Nou, the match ended 2–2. Lampard finished with 21 goals in all competitions, including a career-high six FA Cup goals. He scored his first Chelsea hat-trick in the third-round tie against Macclesfield Town on 6 January 2007. He scored two goals to help Chelsea to a quarter-final draw with Tottenham Hotspur after having trailed 3–1, and he was named the FA Cup player-of-the-round for his performance. He gave the assist to Didier Drogba in the 2007 FA Cup Final which was the winning goal in extra-time, as Chelsea won it 1–0. In a post-match interview following Chelsea's FA Cup Final victory over Manchester United, Lampard said he wanted to stay at the club "forever".

2007–2009

Lampard's 2007–08 season was riddled with injury, managing to play 40 matches, 24 of which in the league-the fewest he had played in a season since 1996–97. On 16 February 2008, Lampard became the eighth Chelsea player to score 100 goals for the club in a 3–1 FA Cup fifth-round win over Huddersfield Town. After the final whistle, Lampard removed his jersey and flashed a T-shirt to the Chelsea fans with ''"100 Not Out, They Are All For You, Thanks"'' printed across the front. In the Premier League match with Liverpool he scored a penalty in a 1–1 draw at Anfield. He scored four goals in a 6–1 rout of Derby County on 12 March. Then in the Champions League quarter-final second leg he scored the winning goal against Fenerbahçe in the 87th minute as Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate. On 30 April, Lampard, grieving the loss of his mother a week earlier, decided to play in the second leg of Chelsea's Champions League semi-final against Liverpool, who were eliminated on 4–3 aggregate as he took an emotional penalty in the 98th minute of extra-time, which he scored confidently. In the final against Manchester United, he scored an equalising goal in the 45th minute, as Michael Essien's deflected shot found him as he went to the box with his trade-mark late run, and he scored with a left foot finish. The match ended 1–1 after extra-time and Chelsea eventually lost 6–5 on penalties. He was later named UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year. On 13 August 2008, Lampard signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea worth £39.2 million, making him the highest-paid Premier League player. He started the 2008–09 season by scoring five goals in his first eleven league matches. He scored the 150th goal of his club career with a goal against Manchester City in the Premier League. In October 2008, in the Premier League he scored a chipped goal against Hull City with his left foot; he unleashed a chip from 20 yards that curled and swerved and fooled the goal-keeper as it went into the net. World Cup winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said after the game: "It was the best goal I have seen, my vote for World Player of the year award will go to him, only a player with his intelligence could have done that". He scored his hundredth career Premier League goal in a 5–0 victory over Sunderland on 2 November. Eighteen of Lampard's hundred goals were penalties. He was named Premier League Player of the Month for the third time in his career in October.

After a streak of matches without scoring, Lampard scored three goals in two games, the first being against West Bromwich Albion and the latter two against Fulham. On 17 January 2009, he made his 400th Chelsea appearance against Stoke City, scoring a stoppage time winner. He again scored a stoppage time winner, this time against Wigan Athletic. Then in the FA cup 4th round, he scored a free-kick from 35 yards against Ipswich Town. He scored twice against Liverpool in the second-leg quarter finals of the Champions League which ended 4–4, but Chelsea won 7–5 on aggregate. Then he provided two assists in the next game against Arsenal in FA Cup Semi-finals which Chelsea won 2–1. Lampard finished the season with 20 goals and 19 assists. Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson heaped praise on Lampard saying: "Frank Lampard is an exceptional player – a huge asset to Chelsea, You pay attention to players who can get goals from midfield and he's been averaging 20 a season.You don't see him getting into stupid tackles or making a habit of becoming involved in silly rows. He remained restrained after Chelsea were knocked out of the Champions League by Barcelona and even made a point of swapping shirts with Andrés Iniesta."

Lampard's 20th goal of the season was the winning goal in the FA Cup Final against Everton, with a left-foot shot from long-range. He repeated the corner flag celebration his father had done after scoring the winning goal in the 1979–80 FA Cup semi-final second leg against Everton. It was the fourth consecutive season that he scored 20 or more goals. He was named later named Chelsea's Player of the Year for the third time.

2009–2010

200px|thumb|right|Lampard celebrating after winning the Premier League with [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]Lampard started the 2009-10 season by scoring against Manchester United, in the 2009 Community Shield, in the 72nd minute. The match ended 2–2, and Lampard scored in its penalty shootout which they won 4–1. He scored his 133rd goal for Chelsea in a Champions League match against Atlético Madrid on 21 October 2009, which moved him up to 5th among the club's all time goalscorers. He had been struggling to score the amount of goals he had in the past seasons however this soon changed as he scored two goals in the 5–0 defeat of Blackburn Rovers on 24 October 2009. On 30 October, he was nominated for the FIFA World Player of the Year award for the sixth straight year. He then scored a penalty against Bolton as Chelsea ran out 4–0 winners on Halloween. Lampard scored a crucial 79th minute winning goal on 16 December, against Portsmouth and on 20 December, Lampard scored a penalty against his former club West Ham in a 1-1 draw, however he had to take his spot-kick three times due to players running into the box too early, he nonetheless scored all three. In Chelsea's 7–2 thrashing of Sunderland in January 2010, Lampard scored twice to add to his league tally. On 27 January 2010, Lampard again scored two goals, in Chelsea's 3–0 win over Birmingham City in the Premier League. On 27 February Lampard yet again scored twice against Manchester City but despite his contribution Chelsea went on to lose the game 4–2 at home, for the first time in 38 games. He scored the opener and set up one for John Terry in a 2–0 win against Stoke City in the FA Cup quarter-final.

Lampard, for the second time in his career, hit four goals in one match against Aston Villa on 27 March 2010 to bring his goal tally past 20, for the fifth consecutive season. This also brought him his 151st Chelsea goal, and it put him as the club's third highest scorer ever, overtaking Peter Osgood's record of 150. Lampard scored in a 3–0 win, again over Aston Villa, in the 2010 FA Cup semi-final. Lampard reached 20 league goals for the first time when he scored twice against Stoke City in Chelsea's 7–0 win on 25 April 2010, (the latter goal winning the BBC Goal of the Month for April). This milestone also represented the first time Lampard had hit 25 in all competitions in a season. On 2 May, Lampard scored against Liverpool in the second last game of the season to give Chelsea a vital three points that took them to the top of the league by a single point. He scored one and assisted two other goals in the final match of the season where Chelsea thrashed 8–0 at Stamford Bridge to win the 2009–10 Premier League title and give him a remarkable 27 goals in the season. Lampard ended his season lifting the 2010 FA Cup as Chelsea beat Portsmouth 1-0 in the final.

2010–2011

The 2010–11 season began brightly for Lampard, being an integral part of Chelsea's attacking play as usual. After a match against Stoke City in August 2010, which Chelsea won 2-0, it was revealed that Lampard was suffering from a hernia, which was successfully operated on. However, he has suffered fresh injuries during training in mid-November, and remained sidelined for a further three weeks. Manager Carlo Ancelotti said that he injured his abductor muscle in his leg in training on 11 November, and would not be fit until December. He finally made his comeback after 4 months out injured against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday 12 December, as a substitute in the 75th minute. Lampard scored a penalty goal in the 3–3 draw between Chelsea and Aston Villa on 2 January 2011, the first after returning from injury. On 9 January, Lampard scored twice and gave one assist in a 7–0 win against Ipswich Town in the FA Cup reaching the landmark of 201 career club goals.

On 1 February, Lampard scored a penalty against Sunderland, then gave an assist, with Chelsea ending up winning the game 4-2. Lampard then assisted for Nicolas Anelka in Chelsea's 2-0 victory gainst FC Copenhagen, in the round-of-16 match in the UEFA Champions League. On 1 March, Lampard scored the winning goal in a crucial 2-1 victory over Manchester United, keeping Chelsea's Premier League title hopes alive. Then in the next game, he scored two goals in Chelsea's 3-1 victory over Blackpool, and also contributed with an assist for John Terry to score.

In April 2011, Lampard scored his 11th goal of the season in a 3-0 victory against former club West Ham. Lampard scored again in Chelsea's victory over Tottenham Hotspur in a 2-1 win. It was a goal that helped Chelsea fight back into the title race but also gave Lampard a little taste of vengeance, because the ball did not fully cross the line, unlike what happened in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where Lampard scored a legal goal against Germany but the linesman disallowed it. Lampard scored again against Manchester United, but it proved to be a consolation, as Chelsea lost 2-1 at Old Trafford, thus ending Chelsea's title hopes.

2011–2012

In the second round of the 2011–12 Premier League, Lampard helped Chelsea to win the first championship victory after a draw in their opening game with an assist for Nicolas Anelka in 2-1 victory.In the third round of the Premier League Lampard scored his first goal of the season, helping Chelsea to win by 3-1 also giving assistance to a José Bosingwa goal in the opening minutes.

International career

Lampard was first spotted by England U-21 manager Peter Taylor, and his under-21 debut came on 13 November 1997 in a match against Greece. He played for the under-21 side from November 1997 to June 2000, and scored nine goals, a mark bettered only by Alan Shearer and Francis Jeffers.

Lampard earned his first cap for England on 10 October 1999 in a 2–1 friendly win over Belgium, and scored his first goal on 20 August 2003 in a 3–1 win over Croatia.

Euro 2004

He was bypassed for Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup, and had to wait until Euro 2004 to participate in his first international competition. England reached the quarter-finals with Lampard netting three goals in four matches. He scored against France and Croatia in the group stages, and in the quarter-final he equalised for England in the 112th minute against Portugal, bringing the scoreline to 2–2 but England lost on penalties. He was named in the team of the tournament by UEFA.

Post Euro 2004

He became a regular in the squad following the retirement of Paul Scholes, and was voted England Player of the Year by fans in 2004 and 2005. He was England's top-scorer in their 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign with 5 goals. He scored two crucial goals in the qualifiers, the first against Austria in a 1-0 win, and the second, the winning goal against Poland.

2006 World Cup

In England's first game of the tournament vs Paraguay, Lampard was named Man of the Match as England won 1-0. Though Lampard played every minute of England's 2006 World Cup matches, he went scoreless as England were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Portugal on penalties, and he was one of the three England players who missed their penalties, alongside Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher.

2010 World Cup and disallowed goal

In the round-of-16 match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup against Germany in the first half, Lampard had a shot at goal that bounced off the crossbar and from TV replays was clearly seen to cross the goal line. If counted, it would have tied the game 2–2. However, neither the referee nor the linesman saw it as a goal, and play was continued. In the second-half, Lampard hit the cross-bar again, with a 30 yard free-kick. The final score was a 4–1 win for Germany, eliminating England from the tournament.

As England exited the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Lampard had already achieved the record of having made 37 shots on goal without scoring in a World Cup tournament, more than any other player since 1966.

2007-2011

He scored in a 2–1 loss to Germany in a friendly at the new Wembley in 2007. He was booed by England supporters while coming on as a second-half substitute during England's Euro 2008 qualifying match against Estonia on 13 October 2007, and finished with one goal (in a 3–2 loss to Croatia on 21 November) as England failed to qualify for the tournament. He scored his first international goal in two years in a 4–0 win over Slovakia in March 2009, and also created another for Wayne Rooney. Lampard's goal was the 500th England goal scored at Wembley. On 9 September 2009, Lampard struck twice in England's 5–1 win against Croatia which secured their place at 2010 World Cup. On 8 February 2011, it was announced that Lampard would captain the national team against Denmark in a friendly played the next day after both Rio Ferdinand and Steven Gerrard were absent through injury. In the Euro 2012 qualifiers, Lampard netted two goals for England, both penalties. The first against Wales in a 2-0 win, and the latter vs Switzerland in a 2-2 draw, making Lampard England's most prolific penalty taker ever.

Personal life

Lampard attended Brentwood School between 1989 and 1994, finishing with eleven GCSEs, including an A* in Latin.

His father is Frank Lampard senior, the former West Ham United player and assistant manager who was still associated with the club when Lampard junior was playing for them. His mother Pat died in April 2008 aged 58 as a result of pneumonia. Lampard's uncle is Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp and his cousin is Redknapp's son Jamie Redknapp.

In 2000, Lampard, Ferdinand and Kieron Dyer appeared on a sex video that was filmed at the holiday resort of Ayia Napa in Cyprus. Channel 4 aired a brief clip as part of their 2004 documentary ''Sex, Footballers and Videotape'', claiming it was used to "remind the viewer that this is based on real life." On 23 September 2001, Lampard, along with three other Chelsea players was fined two weeks wages by the club for his behaviour whilst on a drinking binge on 12 September. Lampard and the others had abused grieving American tourists at a Heathrow hotel, just 24 hours after the September 11 attacks. A hotel manager stated "they were utterly disgusting. They just didn't seem to care about what had happened".

British media reported that Lampard showed an unusually high IQ score during neurological research carried out by the Chelsea doctor, Bryan English. English stated that "Frank Lampard scored one of the highest set of marks ever recorded by the company doing the tests".

Lampard has stated in 2007 that he is a supporter of the Conservative Party.

He was selected by EA Sports as one of the three football stars on the cover of the ''FIFA 10'' football game pack globally, along with Theo Walcott and Wayne Rooney.

Relationships

Lampard lives in Surrey and London. He has two daughters with his former fiancee, Spanish model Elen Rivas, Luna (born 22 August 2005) and Isla (born 20 May 2007). His autobiography, ''Totally Frank,'' was published in August 2006. In mid-February 2009, it was reported that Lampard and Rivas had split in November 2008 after seven years together, with Rivas taking between £1 million to £12.5 million in settlement fees from Lampard's estimated £32 million net worth.

Since October 2009, Lampard has been in a relationship with Christine Bleakley. On 15 June 2011, Lampard's engagement to Christine Bleakley was announced by his agent.

On 24 April 2009, Lampard was involved in a radio confrontation with James O'Brien on the London radio station LBC 97.3. Newspapers had reported that following Lampard's split from Rivas their children were living with her in a small flat while Lampard had converted their family home into a bachelor pad. Lampard phoned-in, objecting to criticism, and asserting that he had fought "tooth and nail" to keep his family together.

Career statistics

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Season	Club	Division	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Continental	Total
!Apps	!Goals	!Assists	!Apps	!Goals	!Assists	!Apps	!Goals	!Assists	!Apps	!Goals	!Assists	!Apps	!Goals	!Assists
1995–96 Football League	1995–96	Swansea City (loan)||Second Division	9	|	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	—
1995–96 FA Premier League	1995–96	West Ham United||rowspan="6"|Premier League	1	|	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	—
1996–97 FA Premier League	1996–97	|	0	—	1	0	—	2	0	—	0	0	—	16	0	—
1997–98 FA Premier League	1997–98	|	5	—	6	1	—	5	4	–	0	0	—	42	10	—
1998–99 FA Premier League	1998–99	|	5	—	1	0	—	2	1	—	0	0	—	41	6	—
1999–2000 FA Premier League	1999–2000	|	7	—	1	0	—	4	3	—	10	4	—	49	14	—
2000–01 FA Premier League	2000–01	|	7	1	4	1	—	3	1	—	0	0	—	37	9	1
2001–02 FA Premier League	2001–02	Chelsea||rowspan="11"|Premier League	37	|	3	8	1	0	4	0	0	4	1	0	53	7	3
2002–03 FA Premier League	2002–03	|	6	2	5	1	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	48	8	2
2003–04 FA Premier League	2003–04	|	10	6	4	1	0	2	0	0	12	4	0	56	15	6
2004–05 FA Premier League	2004–05	|	13	16	2	0	0	6	2	0	12	4	0	58	19	16
2005–06 FA Premier League	2005–06	|	16	8	5	2	1	1	0	0	9	2	0	51	20	9
2006–07 FA Premier League	2006–07	|	11	10	7	6	2	6	3	1	12	1	2	63	21	15
2007–08 Premier League	2007–08	|	10	8	1	2	1	3	4	—	11	4	2	40	20	11
2008–09 Premier League	2008–09	|	12	10	8	3	3	2	2	1	11	3	5	57	20	19
2009–10 Premier League	2009–10	|	22	17	6	3	1	1	0	1	7	1	1	51	27	20
2010–11 Premier League	2010–11	|	10	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	32	13	6
2011–12 Premier League	2011–12	|	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1			>9	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	—	147	24	1	13	2	—	16	9	—	10	4	—	186	39	1	347	116	87	48	22	9	28	11	3	84	21	11	512	171	110	503	141	88	62	24	—	44	20	—	94	25	—	708	211	—

''Totals include additional competitions such as the FA Community Shield and one goal 2009 FA Community Shield.''

''Assists information taken from ESPN profile.''

|- |1999||1||0 |- |2000||0||0 |- |2001||3||0 |- |2002||3||0 |- |2003||9||1 |- |2004||13||6 |- |2005||9||3 |- |2006||13||2 |- |2007||9||2 |- |2008||6||0 |- |2009||10||6 |- |2010||7||0 |- |2011||3||2 |- !Total||86||22 |}

International goals

|- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 1 || 20 August 2003 || Portman Road, Ipswich || || 3 – 1 || Won || Friendly |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 2 || 5 June 2004 || City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester || || 6 – 1 || Won || 2004 FA Summer Tournament |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 3 || 13 June 2004 || Estadio da Luz, Lisbon || || 1 – 2 || Lost || Euro 2004 |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 4 || 21 June 2004 || Estadio da Luz, Lisbon || || 4 – 2 || Won || Euro 2004 |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 5 || 24 June 2004 || Estadio da Luz, Lisbon || || 2 – 2 || Drawn || Euro 2004 |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 6 || 4 September 2004 || Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna || || 2 – 2 || Drawn || 2006 World Cup qualification |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 7 || 9 October 2004 || Old Trafford, Manchester || || 2 – 0 || Won || 2006 World Cup qualification |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 8 || 26 March 2005 || Old Trafford, Manchester || || 4 – 0 || Won || 2006 World Cup qualification |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 9|| 8 October 2005 || Old Trafford, Manchester || || 1 – 0 || Won || 2006 World Cup qualification |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 10 || 12 October 2005 || Old Trafford, Manchester || || 2 – 1 || Won || 2006 World Cup qualification |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 11 || 3 June 2006 || Old Trafford, Manchester || || 6 – 0 || Won || Friendly |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 12 || 16 August 2006 || Old Trafford, Manchester || || 4 – 0 || Won || Friendly |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 13 || 22 August 2007 || Wembley Stadium, London || || 1 – 2 || Lost|| Friendly |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 14 || 21 November 2007 || Wembley Stadium, London || || 2 – 3 || Lost || Euro 2008 qualification |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 15 || 28 March 2009 || Wembley Stadium, London || || 4 – 0 || Won || Friendly |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 16 || 6 June 2009 || Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty || || 4 – 0 || Won || 2010 World Cup qualification |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 17 || 10 June 2009 || Wembley Stadium, London || || 6 – 0 || Won || 2010 World Cup qualification |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 18 || 5 September 2009 || Wembley Stadium, London || || 2 – 1 || Won || Friendly |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 19 || 9 September 2009 || Wembley Stadium, London || || 5 – 1 || Won || 2010 World Cup qualification |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 20 || 9 September 2009 || Wembley Stadium, London || || 5 – 1 || Won || 2010 World Cup qualification |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 21 || 26 March 2011 || Millennium Stadium, Cardiff || || 2 – 0 || Won || UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |- bgcolor=#DFE7F | 22 || 4 June 2011 || Wembley Stadium, London || || 2 – 2 || Drawn || UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |}

Honours

;West Ham United

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1999

;Chelsea UEFA Champions League

Runner-up: 2008

Premier League

Champion: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10

Runner-up: 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08

FA Cup

Winner: 2007, 2009, 2010

Runner-up: 2002

Football League Cup

Winner: 2005, 2007

Runner-up: 2008

FA Community Shield

Winner: 2005, 2009

Runner-up: 2006, 2007, 2010

Pre-season tournament

;Chelsea

Winner: FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003

Winner: World Football Challenge

Winner: 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy

International

England

FA Summer Tournament: 2004

Individual

2005 FIFA World Player of the Year - Silver Award

2005 Ballon d'Or - Silver Award

FWA Footballer of the Year - 2005

UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year - 2008

World XI - 2005

PFA Fans' Player of the Year - 2005

Premier League : Player of the Decade, (2000–2009) according to official statistics

Premier League : Best player (2) - 2004–05, 2005–06

England Player of the Year - 2004, 2005

UEFA Euro 2004 Team of the Tournament

2006 FIFA World Cup : Man of the match vs Paraguay

Premier League Player of the Month - September 2003, April 2005, October 2005, October 2008

Barclays Player Of The Season - 2004-05, 2005–06

Chelsea Player of the Year - 2004, 2005, 2009

PFA Premier League Team of the Year - 2004, 2005, 2006

Premier League : 2004–05 Barclays Merit Award (for 164 consecutive appearances)

ESM Team of the Year - 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2009/2010

FWA Tribute Award - 2010

Premier League : leader in assists - 2004–05 : 16 assists, 2009–10 : 17 assists

FA Cup: Best player - 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10

Carling Cup : Best player - 2004–05, 2006–07

Premier League : Midfielder with the most goals in premier league history - 139 goals

Chelsea F.C. : Top goalscorer - 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08

Goal of the Month - April 2010

2011 Barclays Asia Trophy - player os tournament

2003 FA Premier League Asia Cup - player os tournament

Top Scorer

2006–07 FA Cup : 6 goals

References

External links

BBC profile

Profile – Official Chelsea site

Profile on the FA website

Profile – UEFA.com

ESPN Profile

Transfemarkt.co.uk profile

Premier League profile

BBC Sport profile

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fullname	John George Terry
height
dateofbirth	December 07, 1980
cityofbirth	Barking
countryofbirth	England
currentclub	Chelsea
clubnumber	26
position	Centre back
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youthyears3	1995–1998
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youthclubs2	West Ham United
youthclubs3	Chelsea
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years2	2000
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clubs2	→ Nottingham Forest (loan)
caps1	345
goals1	22
caps2	6
goals2	0
nationalyears1	2000–2002
nationalyears2	2003–
nationalteam1	England U21
nationalteam2	England
nationalcaps1	9
nationalgoals1	1
nationalcaps2	68
nationalgoals2	6
club-update	08:11, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
nationalteam-update	15:00, 24 April 2011 (UTC) }}

John George Terry (born 7 December 1980) is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League. He is also captain of the England national football team, having been reinstated in March 2011 after previously holding the post from August 2006 until February 2010.

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

Terry is Chelsea's most successful captain, having led them to three Premier League titles, three FA Cups and two League Cups since 2004. He is one of five players to have made over 450 appearances for Chelsea and is also the club's all-time highest scoring defender. 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.

Club career

Early career

Terry was born in Barking, east London, and attended Eastbury Comprehensive School. Terry played initially for Senrab, a side that featured many future stars of the English game, including current Premier League players Sol Campbell, Jermain Defoe, Bobby Zamora, Ledley King and Jlloyd Samuel. As a boy he initially was part of West Ham United's youth system, joining them as a midfielder in 1991. He moved to Chelsea at 14, playing for the club's youth and reserve teams. It was due to a shortage of central defenders that he was moved to centre-back, the position he plays today.

Early time with Chelsea

Terry made his Chelsea debut on 28 October 1998 as a late substitute in a League Cup tie with Aston Villa; his first start came later that season in an FA Cup third round match, a 2–0 win over Oldham Athletic. He spent a brief period on loan with Nottingham Forest in 2000 to build up his first team experience and was subject to interest from both David Platt and Huddersfield Town manager Steve Bruce.

In 2002 Terry was involved in an incident at a West London nightclub with Chelsea team mate Jody Morris and Wimbledon's Des Byrne. He was charged with assault and affray, but later cleared. During the affair, he was given a temporary ban from the England national side by the FA. Previously, along with Chelsea team-mates Frank Lampard, Jody Morris, Eiður Guðjohnsen and former team-mate Frank Sinclair, in September 2001 Terry was fined two weeks wages by Chelsea after drunkenly harassing grieving American tourists in the immediate aftermath of the 11 September attacks.

During his early days at Chelsea, Terry shared a flat with Andrew Crofts.

First-team regular

Terry began to establish himself in the Chelsea first team from the 2000–01 season, making 23 starts, and was voted the club's player of the year. He continued his progress during 2001–02, becoming a regular in the defence alongside club captain and French international Marcel Desailly. On 5 December 2001 he captained Chelsea for the first time, in a League match against Charlton Athletic. Chelsea reached the FA Cup final, following wins against London rivals West Ham and Tottenham in the fourth and six rounds respectively, and Fulham in the semi-final – where Terry scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory. A virus denied Terry a place in the starting line-up for the final, although he came on as a second-half substitute as Chelsea lost 2–0 to Arsenal. In season 2003–04, his performances led to him being handed the captain's armband by manager Claudio Ranieri, when Desailly was out of the side. He played well in the absence of the French international, forming a strong defensive partnership with William Gallas.

Back-to-back Premierships as captain

Following Desailly's retirement, new Chelsea manager José Mourinho chose Terry as his club captain, a choice which was vindicated throughout the 2004–05 season as Chelsea won the Premier League title in record-breaking fashion with the best defensive record in Football League history with the most clean sheets and the most points accrued. He was voted Player of the Year by his fellow professionals in England and scored eight goals, including a late winner against Barcelona, in the UEFA Champions League. He was voted the best defender in the Champions League for the season. In September 2005 he was selected as a member of the World XI at the FIFPro awards. The team was chosen by a vote of professional footballers based in 40 countries. Chelsea defended their Premier League title in 2005–06, earning 91 points, and confirming the title with a 3–0 victory against Manchester United.

Recent seasons

In a match on 14 October 2006 against Reading, Terry had to take over in goal for Chelsea after both of Chelsea's usual keepers, Petr Čech and Carlo Cudicini were injured in the game. He wore the number 40 shirt belonging to third-choice goalkeeper Henrique Hilário. However, as the game continued for only a little over a minute, Terry did not have a single save to make – in fact, his goalkeeping experience was limited to taking a free-kick from inside the penalty area. Chelsea managed to hang on to a one-goal lead and win the game and Terry kept a clean sheet. On 5 November 2006, playing against Tottenham Hotspur, Terry was sent off for the first time in his Chelsea career. He received two yellow cards as Chelsea lost at White Hart Lane for the first time since 1987. Terry was charged with misconduct by the F.A. for questioning the integrity of match referee Graham Poll after the game. On 10 January 2007, John Terry was ordered to pay £10,000 for the inappropriate conduct after he changed his mind and pleaded guilty to the FA.

In the 2006–2007 season Terry missed matches for Chelsea due to a recurring back problem. After the tie to Reading on 26 December 2006, José Mourinho stated that his captain may require surgery to fix the problem. In the games that he had missed, Chelsea had conceded six goals. On 28 December Chelsea released a press statement saying Terry had had back surgery: "The operation to remove a sequestrated lumbar intervertebral disc was successful." Although he was expected to return at the game against Wigan Athletic, Terry was missing once again, due to the recurring back problem. He made his return against Charlton Athletic on 3 February 2007. He played his first 90 minutes of football for nearly three months against Middlesbrough and received much applause from the Chelsea faithful. Playing in the UEFA Champions league last-sixteen away against Porto, he suffered another injury, this time to his ankle, and was set to miss the 2007 League Cup Final against Arsenal, but managed to recover from the injury within days and played in the final. During the second half of the match, at an attacking corner, he threw himself at the ball with a diving header; Arsenal's Abou Diaby, in an attempt to clear the ball, kicked Terry in the face. Terry was unconscious for several minutes, at which point he nearly swallowed his tongue. He was carried off the field on a stretcher and immediately transferred to the University Hospital of Wales, where he was successfully treated. Terry discharged himself the same day and returned to the Millennium Stadium to celebrate his team's 2–1 win. The only recollection he had of the second half is walking out onto the pitch and he did not remember the 10 minutes he played prior to his injury. Following the incident, Terry thanked the Arsenal physiologist Gary Lewin for saving his life. Lewin was the first medic that rushed over to assist him after his tongue had blocked his airways. After spending two weeks on the sidelines, he made his return to the Chelsea team against Blackburn in March. He went on to lead Chelsea to the semi-finals of the Champions League, the third time in four years that Chelsea had made it to the final four of the competition. In May 2007, Terry captained Chelsea to the FA Cup, in the first final at the new Wembley Stadium.

Despite failing to agree terms to a new contract immediately following the 2006–2007 season, Terry stated on several occasions that he had no intention of leaving Chelsea. In late July he signed a new five-year contract with a base salary of between £131,000 and £135,000 per week, making him the highest-paid player in the Premier League at the time. Frank Lampard's contract with Chelsea, signed in August 2008, surpassed Terry's with Lampard earning £151,000 a week to become the highest-paid player in the Premier League. On 16 December 2007 whilst playing against Arsenal, while going to clear a ball Terry's foot was stepped on by Emannuel Eboue and Terry had suffered 3 broken bones in his foot. He was expected to be out for at least three months but made a speedy recovery and managed to captain Chelsea to the 2008 League Cup final against Tottenham, which Chelsea lost 2–1. On 11 May 2008 whilst playing in the last league game of the season against Bolton, he collided with goalkeeper, Petr Čech, and suffered a partially dislocated elbow which was put back in while in the ambulance on the way to hospital. This injury did not prevent him playing in the Champions League final against Manchester United. The match went to penalties, and Terry missed a penalty which would have won Chelsea the match (and the Champions League). His standing leg slipped as he took his kick, and the ball missed the goal. Chelsea lost the shootout 6–5, which Terry reacted to by breaking down in tears. On 28 August 2008, Terry was awarded the Defender of The Year award from UEFA at the UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw in Monaco, together with Frank Lampard and Petr Čech who received the award on their respective positions. On 13 September 2008, Terry received the first straight red card of his career against Manchester City for rugby-tackling Jô. However, this was later rescinded on appeal. Despite being a defender, he occasionally scores important goals for Chelsea, such as in the Champions League Group A home game against A.S. Roma in the 2008–2009 season. However, Chelsea went on to lose the away leg 3–1.

Along with Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba and Petr Čech, Terry is regarded as a part of the spine of the Chelsea team. He has won seven trophies as Chelsea captain (one more than Dennis Wise) Being an English player who came through the club's youth system, he is especially popular with Chelsea fans.

In July 2009, Manchester City made a third bid for Terry, but Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti has insisted Terry will remain at Chelsea. Before the start of the season, Terry was again awarded with UEFA Defender of the Year, his 3rd time winning the award. John Terry made his debut for the new season against Premier League side Hull City, a match Chelsea won. On 8 November 2009, Terry scored the decisive goal in Chelsea's match against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge to preserve their perfect home record for the season.

On 9 May 2010, Terry captained Chelsea as they won their fourth League title after an 8–0 win against Wigan Athletic at Stamford Bridge. A week later on 15 May 2010, Terry captained Chelsea as he won his fourth FA Cup medal, defeating Portsmouth in the final by 1–0 at Wembley.

International career

Terry made his England debut in June 2003 against Serbia and Montenegro, and started his first game for England on 20 August 2003 at Portman Road, Ipswich, in a friendly against Croatia. England won the game 3–1. His main central defensive partner has been Rio Ferdinand. He played for his country at Euro 2004, and England Manager Sven-Göran Eriksson stated that Terry was the first-choice centre back, ahead of Sol Campbell.

In a FIFA World Cup Qualifying match against Poland, Terry had the honour of wearing England's captain armband, replacing Michael Owen as captain after the latter was subbed.

He has cemented his place in the England squad by being selected for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In a warm-up match for that tournament against Hungary on 30 May 2006, Terry scored his first goal for England, the team's second in a 3–1 victory. Despite an injury scare in a friendly against Jamaica, he recovered to play in England's opening fixture against Paraguay, a 1–0 victory.

In the next match against Trinidad and Tobago, Carlos Edwards beat England's Paul Robinson to a cross and as Stern John bundled a header towards the goal, Terry cleared the ball off the line with an overhead kick. In the quarter-finals match against Portugal, Terry played the entire match, but England lost on penalties and he was left in tears with his fellow players. Six days later, he was the only English player to be named in the tournament's all-star squad.

England captaincy

On 10 August 2006, Steve McClaren named John Terry as the England captain, succeeding David Beckham. McClaren said, "Choosing a captain is one of the most important decisions a coach has to make. I'm certain I've got the right man in John Terry. I'm convinced he will prove to be one of the best captains England has ever had." Terry scored a goal on his debut as the England captain, in a friendly international against Greece. This was the first goal of the match and, as such, the first goal during McClaren's reign as manager. When celebrating he kissed his new captain's armband. However, with Terry as captain, England did not qualify for Euro 2008 – their first absence from a tournament finals since the 1994 World Cup. Midway through the qualification campaign, Terry had accepted that he would "bear full responsibility" should England fail to qualify.

On 1 June 2007, Terry became the first player in the senior England team to score an international goal at the new Wembley Stadium when he scored England's goal in a 1–1 draw with Brazil. He scored from a header in the box after a free kick cross by David Beckham. Almost a year later, he scored a similar headed goal once again from a freekick cross by David Beckham to put England 1–0 up against the USA on 28 May 2008.

Terry was confirmed as the England captain in August, and will captain England in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. During his first match after being reinstated as the permanent England captain he was given a torrid time by Milan Baroš and was turned far too easily when Baros scored the first goal for the Czech Republic. The match ended 2–2 with Joe Cole scoring a fortunate equaliser for England in the 92nd minute of the game. He scored his first competitive England goal against Ukraine in the qualifiers for the World Cup, grabbing a late winner after earlier giving away a free kick which saw Andriy Shevchenko equalise for Ukraine.

On 5 February 2010, following allegations regarding Terry's private life, Fabio Capello announced that Terry was removed as the captain of the England team. He was replaced by fellow defender Rio Ferdinand.

On 19 March 2011 Fabio Capello announced John Terry would be the permanent England captain following a long term injury to previous captain Rio Ferdinand.

2010 World Cup

At the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals, England started with two draws against the USA and Algeria which received heavy criticism from the English media.

Two days after the Algeria game in a media interview, Terry hinted at dissatisfaction with Capello's team selection and stated that the players were bored with little to do in the evenings at their training base; he also said that a clear-the-air team meeting would take place that evening. The next day Capello responded by saying that Terry had made "a very big mistake" in challenging his authority to the media.

Manchester, England 16 August 2006 1 June 2007 28 May 2008 19 November 2008 1 April 2009

colspan="7"	International goals
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1	30 May 2006	|		2–0	3–1	Friendly match
2	|	Manchester, England		1–0	4–0	Friendly match
3	|	London, England		1–0	1–1	Friendly match
4	|	London, England		1–0	2–0	Friendly match
5	|	Berlin, Germany		2–1	2–1	Friendly match
6	|	London, England		2–1	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Sponsorship

Terry is the main face alongside Michael Owen for the Umbro sportswear brand often introducing new brand lines and products as well as new England kits. He has also appeared in adverts for Samsung, Nationwide and Swedish betting company Svenska Spel, as well as being in a sponsorship deal with football gaming series ''Pro Evolution Soccer''. On the UK version of ''Pro Evolution Soccer 6'', he appears on the front cover with Brazil international Adriano.

Family and personal life

Terry's parents are Ted and Sue. His brother, Paul (born 1979), is a professional footballer currently with Conference South side Thurrock F.C..

Despite being a one club man with Chelsea in his professional career, Terry was a Manchester United supporter growing up. Terry revealed in a 2005 interview that he has to go through about 50 superstitious rituals before each game.

Terry currently lives in Oxshott, Surrey. He and his wife Toni (née Poole) are the parents of twins, Georgie John and Summer Rose, born on 18 May 2006 in Westminster, London. Terry celebrated their birth when scoring for England against Hungary, when he performed a baby-rocking celebration. The couple married at Blenheim Palace on 15 June 2007.

Terry is one of a very small group of footballers to have been paid more than £1 million for their autobiography. His deal with publisher Harper Collins was negotiated in 2004 by Chris Nathaniel of NVA Management.

In 2009, Terry was named "Dad of the Year" after he came top of a poll of UK adults in a Daddies Sauce survey.

In January 2010, a super-injunction was imposed by a High Court judge preventing the media from reporting allegations that Terry had had a four-month affair in late 2009 with Vanessa Perroncel, the former girlfriend of Wayne Bridge, his former Chelsea and England teammate. The injunction was lifted a week later, and the British media – especially the tabloid press – covered the rumours in great detail in the days following. On 3 October 2010, The News of the World printed an apology to Perroncel for invading her private life, and accepted that the claims against Terry and her were untrue. The rumours led to Capello dropping Terry from the England captaincy on 5 February 2010, replacing him with Rio Ferdinand. Terry was reinstated as captain the following year.

Career statistics

Club

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International

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Honours

Chelsea

; Premier League:

2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10

; FA Cup:

2000, 2007, 2009, 2010

; Football League Cup:

2005, 2007

; FA Community Shield:

2005, 2009

Individual

PFA Player of the Year: 2004–05

FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament: 2006

FIFPro World XI: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

UEFA Club Football Awards Best Defender: 2005, 2008, 2009

UEFA Team of the Year: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009

Chelsea Player of the Year: 2001, 2006

References

External links

Official Chelsea profile

TheFA.com profile

BBC profile

England Profile and Record

Premier League profile

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name	Justin Bieber
background	solo_singer
birth name	Justin Drew Bieber
birth date	March 01, 1994
birth place	London, Ontario, Canada
origin	Stratford, Ontario, Canada
instrument	Vocals, guitar, piano, percussion, trumpet
genre	Pop, R&B;, teen pop
occupation	Singer, musician, actor
years active	2009–present
label	Island, RBMG
associated acts	Usher
website	justinbiebermusic.com }}

Justin Drew Bieber ( , born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian pop/R&B; singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager. Braun arranged for him to meet with Usher in Atlanta, Georgia, and Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher, and then to a recording contract with Island Records offered by L.A. Reid. Bieber's debut single, "One Time", was released in 2009 and peaked in the top ten in Canada and charted in the top thirty in several international markets. His debut album, the seven-track EP ''My World'', followed in November 2009, and was soon certified platinum in the United States. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut album chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Bieber's first full-length studio album, ''My World 2.0'', was released in March 2010. It debuted at number one or within the top ten in several countries and was certified platinum in the United States. It was preceded by the worldwide top-ten single, "Baby". The music video of "Baby" is currently ranked as the most viewed and most discussed YouTube video. Bieber followed-up the release of his debut album with his first headlining tour, the My World Tour, the remix albums ''My Worlds Acoustic'' and ''Never Say Never – The Remixes'', and the 3D biopic-concert film ''Justin Bieber: Never Say Never'' – which had an opening weekend gross that nearly matched the record for the biggest opening weekend for a concert-film. Bieber released his second studio album, ''Under the Mistletoe'' in November 2011, which debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. Bieber has received numerous awards, including Artist of the Year at the 2010 American Music Awards — and has been nominated for numerous awards, including Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 53rd Grammy Awards.

Life and career

1994–2007: Childhood and youth

Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in London, Ontario, and was raised in Stratford, Ontario. Bieber's mother, Patricia Lynn "Pattie" Mallette, was 18 years old when she became pregnant with her son. Mallette, originally from Stratford, raised her son with the help of her parents, Bruce and Diane. Mallette worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising Bieber as a single mother in low-income housing. Bieber has maintained contact with his father, Jeremy Jack Bieber, who married another woman and had two children. Bieber's paternal great-grandfather was a German immigrant to Canada. His mother's ancestry is French Canadian. Bieber attended French immersion school at Stratford school Jean Sauve.

During his childhood, Bieber was interested in hockey, soccer, and chess; he often kept his musical aspirations to himself. As he grew up, Bieber taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet. In early 2007, when he was twelve, Bieber sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing competition in Stratford and placed second. Mallette posted a video of the performance on YouTube for their family and friends to see. She continued to upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B; songs, and Bieber's popularity on the site grew. Chris Hicks, Bieber's A&R; at Island/Def Jam, explained the young artist's huge online following to HitQuarters by saying:

"He was doing something different. He was an attractive white kid singing very soulful R&B; hits. That set him apart immediately from anyone in his range because no one was covering or singing these kind of records. But equally important was that you believed in these songs – it was real. And you wanted to hear more."

2008–09: Discovery and ''My World''

While searching for videos of a different singer, Scooter Braun, a former marketing executive of So So Def, clicked on one of Bieber's 2007 videos by accident. Impressed, Braun tracked down the theater Bieber was performing in, located Bieber's school, and finally contacted Mallette. Mallette was reluctant because of Braun's Jewish religion; she remembered praying, "God, I gave him to you. You could send me a Christian man, a Christian label! ... you don’t want this Jewish kid to be Justin’s man, do you?" However, after praying with her church elders and receiving their encouragement, she permitted Braun to fly Bieber, then 13, to Atlanta, Georgia, to record demo tapes. A week after arriving, Bieber sang for R&B; singer/songwriter Usher. Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher. Justin Timberlake was also reportedly in the running to sign Bieber, but lost the bidding war to Usher. Usher then sought assistance in finding a label home for the artist from then manager Chris Hicks, who helped engineer an audition with his contact Antonio L.A. Reid of Island Def Jam Music Group. Reid signed Bieber to Island Records in October 2008 (resulting in a joint venture between RBMG and Island Records) and appointed Hicks as executive Vice-President of Def Jam where he would be able manage Bieber's career at the label. At that point, Bieber and his mother moved to Atlanta temporarily, also the home of Usher and Braun, to record and get counseling from Braun. Braun became Bieber's manager.

Bieber's first single, "One Time", was released to radio while Bieber was still recording his debut album. The song reached number 12 on the Canadian Hot 100 during its first week of release in July 2009, and later peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. During fall 2009 it had success in international markets. The song was certified Platinum in Canada and the US and Gold in Australia and New Zealand. Bieber's first release, an extended play entitled ''My World'', was released on November 17, 2009. The album's second single, "One Less Lonely Girl", and two promo singles, "Love Me", and "Favorite Girl", were released exclusively on the iTunes store and charted within the top forty of the Billboard Hot 100. "One Less Lonely Girl" was later also released to radio and peaked within the top fifteen in Canada and the US, being certified Gold in the latter. ''My World'' was eventually certified Platinum in the US and Double Platinum in both Canada and the UK. To promote the album, Bieber performed on several live shows such as mtvU's VMA 09 Tour, European program ''The Dome'', YTV's ''The Next Star'', ''The Today Show'', ''The Wendy Williams Show'', ''Lopez Tonight'', ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', ''It's On with Alexa Chung'', ''Good Morning America'', ''Chelsea Lately'', and BET's ''106 & Park'' with Rihanna. Bieber also guest starred in an episode of ''True Jackson, VP'' in late 2009.

Bieber performed Stevie Wonder's "Someday at Christmas" for U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House for ''Christmas in Washington'', which was broadcast on December 20, 2009, on U.S. television broadcaster TNT. Bieber was also one of the performers at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on December 31, 2009. Bieber was a presenter at the 52nd Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010. He was invited to be a vocalist for the remake of We Are The World (a song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie) for its 25th anniversary to benefit Haiti after the earthquake. Bieber sings the opening line, which was sung by Lionel Richie in the original version. On March 12, 2010, a version of K'naan's "Wavin' Flag" recorded by a collective of Canadian musicians known as Young Artists for Haiti was released. Bieber is featured in the song, performing the closing lines.

2010: ''My World 2.0'' and continued success

"Baby", the lead single from his debut album, ''My World 2.0'', which features Ludacris, was released in January 2010 and became his biggest hit thus far, charting at number five in the U.S. and reaching the top ten in seven other countries. Two promo singles "Never Let You Go", and "U Smile" were top thirty hits on the U.S. Hot 100, and top twenty hits in Canada. According to review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received "generally favorable reviews". It debuted at number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, making Bieber the youngest solo male act to top the chart since Stevie Wonder in 1963. ''My World 2.0'' also debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, Irish Albums Chart, and Australian Albums Chart, and the New Zealand Albums Chart and reached the top ten of fifteen other countries. To promote the album, Bieber appeared on several live programs including ''The View'', the 2010 Kids Choice Awards, ''Nightline'', ''The Late Show with David Letterman'', ''The Dome'' and ''106 and Park''. Bieber collaborated with Sean Kingston on his single "Eenie Meenie" which also appeared on Bieber's debut album. The song reached the top ten in the United Kingdom and Australia, and the top-twenty of most other markets. thumb|left|Bieber performing at the Conseco Fieldhouse, in August 2010 On April 10, 2010, Bieber was the musical guest on ''Saturday Night Live''. On July 4, 2010, Bieber performed at the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular in New York City. The second single from ''My World 2.0'', "Somebody to Love", was released in April 2010, and a remix was released featuring Bieber's mentor Usher. The single reached number ten in Canada, number fifteen in the United States, and the top twenty in multiple international countries.

On June 23, 2010, Bieber went on his first official headlining tour, the My World Tour, starting in Hartford, Connecticut, to promote ''My World'' and ''My World 2.0''. In July 2010, it was reported that Bieber was the most searched for celebrity on the Internet. That same month his music video, "Baby", surpassed Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" to become the most viewed, and most disliked YouTube video ever. In September 2010, it was reported that Bieber accounted for three percent of all traffic on Twitter, according to an employee of the social-networking site.

Bieber began recording his second album in July 2010 in New York City. At this point, because of puberty, his voice was deeper than it was when he recorded his first album. In April 2010, the singer discussing his vocals remarked, "It cracks. Like every teenage boy, I'm dealing with it and I have the best vocal coach in the world. [...] Some of the notes I hit on "Baby" I can't hit anymore. We have to lower the key when I sing live." British singer/songwriter Taio Cruz confirmed in July 2010 that he is writing songs for Bieber's next album. Hip hop producer Dr. Dre produced two songs with Bieber in July 2010 but it is unknown if they were made for the album, which is currently due for a 2011 release. Bieber guest-starred in the season premiere of the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', aired on September 23, 2010. He played a "troubled teen who is faced with a difficult decision regarding his only brother", who is also a serial bomber. Bieber was also in a subsequent episode which aired on February 17, 2011, in which his character is killed. Bieber performed a medley of "U Smile", "Baby", and "Somebody to Love" and briefly played the drums at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010. Bieber announced in October 2010 that he would release an acoustic album, called ''My Worlds Acoustic''. It was released on Black Friday in the United States and featured acoustic versions of songs from his previous albums, and accompanied the release of a completely new song titled "Pray".

2011–present: ''Never Say Never'' film, ''Under the Mistletoe'' and ''Believe''

A 3-D part-biopic, part-concert film starring Bieber entitled ''Justin Bieber: Never Say Never'', was released on February 11, 2011, directed by ''Step Up 3D'' director Jon Chu. It topped the box office with an estimated grossing of $12.4 million on its opening day from 3,105 theaters. It grossed $30.3 million for the weekend and was narrowly beaten by the romantic comedy ''Just Go With It'', which grossed $31 million. ''Never Say Never'' is said to have exceeded industry expectations, nearly matching the $31.1 million grossed by Miley Cyrus's 2008 3-D concert film, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert, which holds the record for the top debut for a music-documentary. The film is accompanied by his second remix album, ''Never Say Never – The Remixes'', released February 14, 2011, and features remixes of songs from his debut album, with guest appearances from Miley Cyrus, Chris Brown, and Kanye West, among others.

On February 27, 2011, Bieber attended the 2011 Vanity Fair Oscar Party with American actress and singer Selena Gomez, confirming several months of media speculation about a romantic relationship between the pair.

In June 2011, Bieber was ranked number 2 on the Forbes list of Best-Paid Celebrities under 30. He is the youngest star and 1 of 7 musicians on the list raking in with $53 million earned in a 12 month period. On November 1, 2011, Bieber released ''Under the Mistletoe'', his second studio album. It debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 210,000 copies in its first week of release. Bieber is currently recording his third studio album entitled ''Believe''. Kanye West and Drake are confirmed to be featured on the album.

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''The Observer'' newspaper in the UK published a report indicating that Justin Bieber is more influential in the social networking sphere than Barack Obama or The Dalai Lama. According to Jan Hoffman of ''The New York Times'', part of Bieber's appeal stems from his YouTube channel. Long before he released his EP, ''My World'', in mid-November, the YouTube videos attracted millions of views. Braun recognized the appeal. Prior to flying him to Atlanta, Braun wanted to "build him up more on YouTube first" and had Bieber record more home videos for the channel. "I said: 'Justin, sing like there’s no one in the room. But let's not use expensive cameras.' We'll give it to kids, let them do the work, so that they feel like it's theirs", recalled Braun. Bieber continues to upload videos to the same channel and has opened a Twitter account, from which he interacts with fans regularly; his account was reported in November 2010 to have over 6 million followers. Since then he has been consistently gaining followers at an average of 24,000 per day. The accounts also serve marketing purposes; for example, Bieber's music video for "One Time" only began selling quickly after it was uploaded to YouTube. Usher comments that while he and Bieber were both signed at the same age, "I had the chance to ramp up my success, where this has happened to Bieber abruptly." As a result, Usher, Braun, Bieber's bodyguard Kenny, and other adults surrounding Bieber constantly coach him on handling fame and his public image. After signing Bieber, Usher appointed one of his former assistants, Ryan Good, to be Bieber's road manager and stylist. Good, once nicknamed Bieber's "swagger coach", created a "streetwise look" for the singer which consisted of baseball caps, hoodies, dog chains and flashy sneakers. Amy Kaufman of ''The Los Angeles Times'' comments, "Though a product of a middle-class suburban upbringing in Stratford, Ontario, Bieber's manner of dress and speech ("Wassup man, how you doin'?" or "It's like, you know, whateva' ") suggest he's mimicking his favorite rappers."

Bieber is often featured in teen magazines such as ''Tiger Beat'', and has been labeled as a "teen hearthrob". Bieber has released a collection of nail varnishes to raise awareness for charity. Wax statues of Bieber are on display at Madame Tussauds wax museums in New York, Amsterdam and London. His change of hairstyle in 2010, and the consequent alterations to Bieber products, led to it being called 'the most expensive musical haircut of all time; one company spent $100,000 to fix its dolls for the 2011 Christmas season.

Bieber has been criticized for looking and sounding younger than his age, his teen-pop music, image, and frequent media attention. He has been a frequent target of Internet bloggers and message board posters, notably by users of Internet message board 4chan and users of YouTube. Nick Collins of ''The Daily Telegraph'' speculated that "Bieber's character also appears to strike a particularly sour note with his Internet critics, with many remarks commenting on his youthful appearance, his teen-pop songs, his image as a heart-throb to young teenage girls and his manner of speech".

Personal views

Bieber is a Christian, and said he has a relationship with Jesus, talks to him and that "he's the reason I'm here".

Bieber's comments in a February 2011 profile in ''Rolling Stone'' sparked controversy. Asked whether a person should wait until marriage to have sex, Bieber responded, "I don't think you should have sex with anyone unless you love them." Asked about his opinion on abortion, Bieber said he does not "believe in abortion" and that it is "like killing a baby". When asked about abortion in cases of rape, he said, "Well, I think that's really sad, but everything happens for a reason. I don't know how that would be a reason. I guess I haven't been in that position, so I wouldn't be able to judge that." In the same interview, Bieber talked about homosexuality, stating that "It's everyone's own decision to do that. It doesn’t affect me and shouldn't affect anyone else", and ''Rolling Stone'' commented, "It is not clear whether he intended to label homosexuality as a lifestyle choice." However, Bieber has also contributed to the It Gets Better Project, a project started in response to the suicide of Billy Lucas, a teenager who was the target of anti-gay bullying.

Bieber has said he is not interested in obtaining United States citizenship, praising Canada as being "the best country in the world", citing its health care system as an example.

Discography

''My World 2.0'' (2010)

''Under the Mistletoe'' (2011)

''Believe'' (2012)

Tours

2009: Urban Behavior Tour

2010–2011: My World Tour

Filmography

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Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
rowspan="2"	2009	''True Jackson, VP''	>rowspan="3"| Guest star
''My Date With...''
	Silent Library (MTV series)>Silent Library''
''School Gyrls (film)	School Gyrls''	Cameo
''Saturday Night Live''
''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''	Jason McCann
''Hubworld''	Guest star
''The X Factor (UK)''	Performer
rowspan="9"	2011	|	Guest star
''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''	Jason McCann
''Khloé & Lamar''	|Episode:The Father In Law (uncredited) Himself playing the NBA Celebrity All Star Game
''Saturday Night Live''
''Justin Bieber: Never Say Never''	Himself
''Dancing With The Stars''	Guest star
''So Random!''	Himself
''Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade''	Guest star
''The X Factor (UK)''	Performer

Awards and nominations

References

Further reading

External links

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name	Fernando Torres
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Fernando José Torres Sanz (; born 20 March 1984), nicknamed (''The Kid'' in Spanish), is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Spain national team as a striker.

Torres started his career with Atlético Madrid, progressing through their youth system to the first team squad. He made his first team debut in 2001 and finished his career with the club having scored 75 goals in 174 La Liga appearances. Prior to his La Liga debut, Torres played two seasons in the Segunda División, making 40 appearances and scoring seven goals. He joined Premier League club Liverpool in 2007 after signing for a club record transfer fee. He marked his first season at Anfield by being Liverpool's first player, since Robbie Fowler in the 1995–96 season, to score more than 20 league goals in a season. Torres became the fastest player in Liverpool history to score 50 league goals after scoring against Aston Villa in December 2009. He left the club in January 2011 to join Chelsea for a record British transfer fee of £50 million, which also made him the most expensive Spanish player in history.

Torres is a Spanish international and made his debut for the country against Portugal in 2003. He has since participated in four major tournaments, UEFA Euro 2004, the 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Torres did not score at Euro 2004, but netted three at the 2006 World Cup. He scored twice at UEFA Euro 2008, including the winning goal for Spain in their 1–0 win over Germany in the final. Spain also won the 2010 World Cup, but Torres did not score any goals during the tournament.

Early career

Born in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid, Torres became interested in football as a child and joined his first team, Parque 84, at the age of five. His father José Torres worked during Torres' childhood, and his mother Flori Sanz traveled daily with him to training sessions. His grandfather was not a passionate football fan, but took pride in being an Atlético Madrid supporter, and Torres inherited his love for the club.

Torres started playing football as a goalkeeper, the position his brother played in. When he was seven years old, however, he started playing regularly as a striker in an indoor league for the neighborhood club, Mario's Holland, using the characters from the anime Captain Tsubasa as inspiration. Three years later, aged 10, he progressed to an 11-side team, Rayo 13. He scored 55 goals in a season and was one of three Rayo 13 players to earn a trial with Atlético. He impressed the scouts and joined the club's youth system at the age of 11 in 1995.

Club career

Atlético Madrid

After progressing through the ranks, Torres won his first important youth title in 1998. Atlético sent an under-15 team to compete in the Nike Cup, in Spain and Europe, to play against youth teams from other clubs; Atlético won the tournament. He was later voted the best player in Europe for the age group. The 2000–01 season had started badly, as Torres suffered from a cracked shinbone which kept him out until December. Torres trained with the first team to get prepared for pre-season, but eventually made his debut for the team on 27 May 2001, at Vicente Calderón, against CD Leganés. A week later, he scored his first goal for the club against Albacete Balompié and the season finished with Atlético narrowly missing out on promotion to La Liga. Atlético were promoted to La Liga at the end of the 2001–02 season, although Torres did not perform well in the season, as he netted only six times in 36 appearances in the Segunda División. Torres' first season in La Liga, 2002–03, was better, however, as he scored 13 goals in 29 appearances, with Atlético finishing in 11th place. In the 2003–04 season, his second in La Liga, Torres made further strides, scoring 19 league goals in 35 appearances, meaning he finished as joint third highest scorer in the league. At the age of 19, Torres was named Atlético's captain. He scored two goals in the two fourth round matches against OFK Beograd, with one coming in each leg. Atlético reached the Final, but lost 3–1 on a penalty shootout to Villarreal CF following a 2–2 draw on aggregate. FA Premier League champions Chelsea were believed to be interested in signing Torres in 2005, but Atlético president Enrique Cerezo said that they had "no chance" of signing him. Cerezo later said in January 2006 that the club were willing to listen to offers for Torres, and Torres claimed Newcastle United had made a bid to sign him in March.

He stated after the 2006 FIFA World Cup that he had turned down an offer to join Chelsea at the end of the 2005–06 season. Torres scored 14 league goals in the 2006–07 season. The English media reported that he was the main transfer target of Liverpool, but Cerezo stated "We've received no offer from Liverpool or any other club or player". However, a few days later, new reports suggested Atlético had agreed a deal with Liverpool for Torres; the fee was rumored to be £25 million with Luis García moving to Atletico in a separate transfer deal. On 30 June, Atlético announced a deal to sign Diego Forlán from Villarreal, in what was seen as a move to replace Torres before his departure became official. On 2 July, it was reported that Torres had cut short a vacation to fly back to Madrid to finalise the move to Liverpool. The following day, Torres passed a medical for Liverpool's Melwood training ground. He held a press conference in Madrid on 4 July to bid farewell to the Atlético fans, before completing his move to Liverpool on a six-year contract. The transfer fee was the highest in Liverpool's history. In March 2008, manager Rafael Benítez stated in an interview with ''The Times'' that Torres was acquired for around £20 million, although this figure takes into account García's move to Atlético.

Liverpool

2007–08 season

Torres made his competitive debut for Liverpool against Aston Villa in a 2–1 win on 11 August 2007. He made his first appearance in the UEFA Champions League four days later in a 1–0 victory over Toulouse, after coming on as a 79th minute substitute. His first Premier League goal came on his Anfield debut on 19 August, in the 16th minute in a 1–1 draw against Chelsea. His first hat-trick came in a 4–2 victory over Reading in the League Cup in September, with all of his goals coming in the second half. His first goals in the Champions League came on his third appearance in the competition as Liverpool beat Porto 4–1, as he scored twice.

He was named Premier League Player of the Month for February, during which he scored four goals in four appearances, including a hat-trick against Middlesbrough on 23 February 2008. Later in March, after he scored a 47th minute header against Reading at Anfield, becoming the first Liverpool player since Robbie Fowler in the 1995–96 season campaign to score 20 league goals in a season. In April, he scored another Champions League goal, this time against Arsenal in the quarter-final second leg, as Liverpool advanced to the semi-final. This goal took him onto 29 goals for the 2007–08 season in all competitions, On 11 April 2008, it was announced Torres had made a six man shortlist for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award, which was eventually won by Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United. The Spanish international was also nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year Award, which was won by Cesc Fàbregas of Arsenal and was named in the PFA Team of the Year. In May, he finished second to Ronaldo for the FWA Footballer of the Year award.

On 4 May 2008, Torres scored a 57th minute winner against Manchester City, which equalled the consecutive Anfield league goal record of eight games set by Roger Hunt. After scoring his 24th league goal in the final game of the season, a 2–0 win against Tottenham Hotspur, he set a new record for the most prolific foreign goal scorer ever in a debut season in England, eclipsing Ruud van Nistelrooy's 23 goals. He ended the season in joint second place with Emmanuel Adebayor in the race for the Premier League golden boot. Torres was subject to media speculation that Chelsea were willing to pay £50 million to sign him but Torres responded by saying it would be "many years" before he left Liverpool. Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks also negated the idea of a transfer, saying he would not allow Torres to leave the club at any price.

2008–09 season

Torres made a promising start to the 2008–09 Premier League season, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 away win against Sunderland. He suffered what was later confirmed as a hamstring tear in a 0–0 draw against Aston Villa, which would keep him out for two to three weeks. Torres made his return in a 2–1 victory against Marseille in the Champions League and went on to score two goals in the Merseyside derby against Everton on 27 September to give Liverpool a 2–0 win. He followed this up with another two goals the following weekend against Manchester City in a 3–2 win away at the City of Manchester Stadium as Liverpool came back from a two goal deficit. The first of these was the thousandth Liverpool goal to be scored in the Premier League. Torres picked up a hamstring injury during a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier, meaning he was likely to miss three games for Liverpool. On 22 October, Liverpool played Torres' former club Atlético in the Champions League at the Vicente Calderón, but his injury meant he missed out on the game. The Atlético president, Enrique Cerezo, had given him a VIP invitation to watch the game, but he declined this to recover his rehabilitation from injury in Merseyside. He was named in the FIFPro World XI team for the 2007–08 season on 27 October. Torres made his return for Liverpool after coming on as a 72nd minute substitute in a 3–0 victory against West Bromwich Albion (West Brom). He said he would be interested in returning to former club Atlético eventually, saying "I don't know if I will retire there, but I would like to go back and finish some things that are left to do." He was ruled out of action for two to three weeks following Liverpool's 1–0 victory over Marseille in the Champions League in November, where he picked up a hamstring strain, which was later extended to at least four weeks by specialists. He was named on the shortlist for the FIFA World Player of the Year award in December, and eventually came in third place behind Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Torres returned to action on 3 January 2009 as a substitute with a goal in the 2–0 win over Preston North End; his first in the FA Cup. He scored two late goals for Liverpool to secure a 2–0 victory over Chelsea on 1 February. Despite having spent a year and a half at the club, Torres was chosen as number 50 in ''The Times'''s list of "The 50 greatest Liverpool players", reinforcing the impact he had made at Liverpool in such a short period of time.

Torres faced his old rivals Real Madrid on 10 March in the Champions League last 16 and due to an ankle injury, he had a painkilling injecting before the game to enable him to play. He scored the first goal of the game, which ended as a 4–0 victory, meaning Liverpool progressed to the quarter-finals 5–0 on aggregate. Four days later he lined up against Manchester United at Old Trafford and he scored the equaliser in a game that finished as a 4–1 victory. He was named in the PFA Team of the Year for the second season running in April 2009. Torres scored his 50th goal for Liverpool on 24 May against Tottenham Hotspur on the final day of the 2008–09 season, which was his 84th appearance.

2009–10 season

Following the end of the season, he agreed a new contract with Liverpool, which he signed on 14 August. By signing this contract, Liverpool increased his wage to £110,000 a week and included the option of a one-year extension after its expiry in 2013. Torres scored two goals in a 3–2 win over West Ham United on 19 September 2009, a result that took Liverpool to third in the Premier League. A week later he scored his first hat-trick of the 2009–10 Premier League season in a 6–1 victory over Hull City at Anfield. He was named Premier League Player of the Month for September, after scoring five goals during the month and becoming the Premier League's top goalscorer. On 25 October, he scored the first goal in a 2–0 victory for Liverpool over Manchester United, after which Benítez praised Torres' performance, saying "We were waiting for that final pass. When it came we knew he would score." Torres was named in the FIFPro World XI for the second successive season in December. His stoppage-time winning goal against Aston Villa on 29 December 2009 made him the fastest Liverpool player ever to score 50 league goals. He was substituted on 65 minutes in a 1–1 draw with Birmingham City on 4 April 2010, which Benítez justified by saying Torres was "exhausted". Torres made his last appearance of the season scoring twice in a 4–1 victory over S.L. Benfica on in the UEFA Cup 8 April, This meant that Torres finished the season with 22 goals in 32 games in all competitions, finishing as Liverpool's top scorer for the second time.

2010–11 season

Following his appointment as Liverpool manager, Roy Hodgson stated Torres would not be sold by the club, saying "He is not for sale and we don't welcome any offers for him. We want to keep him." Hodgson dismissed reports Torres was set to leave Liverpool by saying "He has told us that he is looking forward to Monday, to getting back to work and looking forward to playing for Liverpool next season. That is what I know so other reports, I would suggest, are erroneous." Torres stated his commitment to Liverpool on 3 August, saying "My commitment and loyalty to the club and to the fans is the same as it was on my first day when I signed." He made his first appearance of the 2010–11 season in the opening game, a 1–1 draw with Arsenal on 14 August, entering the game as a substitute in the 74th minute. He scored his first goal of the season with the winner in a 1–0 victory over West Brom on 29 August, which was his 50th goal in all competitions to be scored at Anfield. Torres scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Blackburn Rovers on 24 October, which was his first goal since August. He followed this up by scoring both goals in Liverpool's 2–0 win over Chelsea on 7 November. On 1 January 2011, Torres scored the equaliser in a 2–1 win against Bolton Wanderers.

Chelsea

On 27 January, Torres was the subject of a £40 million bid from Chelsea, which was rejected by Liverpool. He subsequently handed in an official transfer request to Liverpool the next day, which was rejected. Torres completed his move to Chelsea on a five-and-a-half year contract on 31 January for an undisclosed fee reported to be £50 million, which set a new record for a British transfer and made him the fourth most expensive footballer in history. He made his debut on 6 February in a 1–0 defeat to former club Liverpool. On 23 April, Torres scored his first goal for Chelsea against West Ham United in a 3–0 victory, which ended a run of 903 minutes of football without a goal.

2011-12 season

Torres got the new season underway with a Man of the Match performance away against Stoke City, the match ended 0-0.

International career

In February 2001, Torres won the Algarve Tournament with the Spain national under-16 team. The under-16s took part in the 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship in May, which they also won, with Torres scoring the only goal in the Final, as well as finishing as the tournament's leading scorer, and was also named the player of the tournament.}}

Torres made his debut for the senior Spanish national team on 6 September 2003 in a friendly against Portugal. His first goal for Spain came against Italy on 28 April 2004. He was selected for the Spanish squad for UEFA Euro 2004. After appearing as a late substitute in Spain's first two group games, he started for the deciding game against Portugal. Spain were losing 1–0 and, towards the end of the game, he hit the post. He scored seven goals in 11 appearances in qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, making him Spain's top scorer for qualification, including a vital two goals against Belgium and his first international hat-trick against San Marino. At his first ever appearance in a FIFA World Cup finals at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Torres scored the final goal in a 4–0 victory over Ukraine with a volley. In the second group match, Torres scored twice against Tunisia, first in the 76th minute to take Spain 2–1 into the lead, and then again from a penalty kick in the 90th. With three goals, he finished the tournament as Spain's top scorer along with fellow striker David Villa.

He was called up for Spain's UEFA Euro 2008 squad, where he set up Villa to score Spain's first goal of the tournament in the first game in the group stage against Russia. Torres came under criticism for apparently refusing to shake the hand of Spanish manager, Luis Aragonés, after being substituted. He subsequently denied being angry with the coaching, saying that he was actually "irritated with himself". He scored his first goal of the tournament in Spain's next game, a 2–1 win over Sweden. Torres scored the winner and was named the man of the match in the Final against Germany in a 1–0 victory. He said "It's just a dream come true. This is my first title and I hope it's the first of many. Victory in a Euro, it is almost as big as a World Cup. We are used to watching finals on television, but today we were here and we won. My job is to score goals. I want to win more titles and be the most important player in Europe and the world." He was later named as a striker along with his striking partner Villa in the Team of the Tournament. Torres made his 60th appearance for Spain in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification victory over Turkey on 28 March 2009, becoming the youngest player to reach this milestone. He was named in Spain's team for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in June. He scored his second hat-trick for Spain after 17 minutes into a Confederations Cup game against New Zealand on 14 June, thus recording the fastest hat-trick by a player for Spain. He played for Spain as they were defeated 2–0 by the United States in the semi-final, as well as the third-place play-off, which Spain won 3–2 against South Africa after extra time.

Having undergone knee surgery on 18 April 2010, and missed the end of the Premier League season, Torres' rehabilitation and fitness was closely monitored by Spain manager Vicente del Bosque. On 8 June, Torres made his first appearance on the field in exactly two months, coming on as a substitute on 66 minutes against Poland in a pre-World Cup friendly. He came on as a substitute on 61 minutes in Spain's opening World Cup game on 16 June, a 1–0 defeat to Switzerland. He started the next two games against Honduras and Chile and although his performances in the group stage were described as below-par, he received backing from manager Vicente del Bosque. Torres came on as a substitute on 105 minutes in the Final as Spain won the FIFA World Cup for the first time following a 1–0 victory over the Netherlands on 11 July 2010.

Personal life

Torres' parents are José and Flori, and he has two older siblings, Israel (born 1977) and Maria Paz (born 1976). He married Olalla Domínguez Liste, with whom he had been in a relationship since 2001, on 27 May 2009 in a private ceremony with just two guests at the local town hall in El Escorial, Madrid. They had been an item for eight years and are thought to have met in the Galician seaside town of Estorde, where Torres would go on family holidays each year to escape the Spanish capital. The couple have two children, a daughter, Nora, born on 8 July 2009 at the Hospital La Rosaleda, in Santiago de Compostela, and a son, born on 6 December 2010 at Liverpool Women's Hospital, with Torres missing the Aston Villa game at Anfield.

In 2009, it was reported that Torres has a personal fortune of £14 million. He features in the video for "Ya Nada Volverá A Ser Como Antes" by Spanish pop rock group El Canto del Loco, whose singer, Dani Martín, shares a strong friendship with the footballer. He makes a cameo appearance in the 2005 comedy film ''Torrente 3: El protector''. In 2009, he released an autobiography entitled ''Torres: El Niño: My Story''.

Style of play

He is considered to be a world-class striker and he is "quick, strong, impressive in the air, blessed with expert technique and is cool and collected in front".

Career statistics

Club

1 6 13 19 16 13 14 24 14 18 9 0

Club	Season	League	Cup	League Cup	Europe	Total
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
rowspan="8" valign="center"	Atlético Madrid		4	|	2	0	––		0	0	6	1
2001–02 Segunda División	2001–02	36	|	1	1	––		0	0	37	7
2002–03 Atlético Madrid season	2002–03	29	|	2	1	––		3	0	34	14
2003–04 Atlético Madrid season	2003–04	35	|	5	2	––		3	0	43	21
2004–05 Atlético Madrid season	2004–05	38	|	6	2	––		5	2	49	20
2005–06 Atlético Madrid season	2005–06	36	|	4	0	––		0	0	40	13
2006–07 Atlético Madrid season	2006–07	36	|	4	1	––		0	0	40	15
!Total	––!!11!!2!!249!!91
rowspan="5" valign="center"	Liverpool		33	|	1	0	1	3	11	6	46	33
2008–09 Liverpool F.C. season	2008–09	24	|	3	1	2	0	9	2	38	17
2009–10 Liverpool F.C. season	2009–10	22	|	2	0	0	0	8	4	32	22
2010–11 Liverpool F.C. season	2010–11	23	|	1	0	0	0	2	0	26	9
!Total	!102!!65!!7!!1!!3!!3!!30!!12!!142!!81
rowspan="3" valign="center"	Chelsea		3	|	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
!Total	!17!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0!!21!!1
Career total	!333!!148!!31!!8!!3!!3!!45!!14!!412!!173

International appearances

0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 !34

National team	Season	Friendly	Competitive	Total
!Apps	!Goals	!Apps	!Goals	!Apps	!Goals
rowspan="9"	Spain	2003	1	|	2	0	3	0
2004	6	|	5	0	11	1
2005	3	|	9	7	12	8
2006	6	|	7	4	13	5
2007	2	|	4	1	6	1
2008	6	|	7	2	13	3
2009	3	|	10	3	13	5
2010	3	|	8	2	11	3
2011	4	|	1	0	5	1
Career total	|	8	53	19	87	27

International goals

Estádio Capitão Josino da Costa, Lagoa Municipality (Algarve) 24 February 2001 24 February 2001 27 February 2001 22 April 2001 24 April 2001 24 April 2001 29 April 2001 3 May 2001 3 May 2001 6 May 2001

+	U16 International goals
Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	February 2001	Lagoa, Portugal ||	England national under-16 football team>England U16		1–2	Algrave Tournament
2.	|	Estadio de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal	Finland U16		0–4	Algrave Tournament
3.	|	Estadio de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal	Finland U16		0–4	Algrave Tournament
4.	|	Estádio do Portimonense, Portimão, Portugal	Portugal U16		1–1	Algrave Tournament
5.	|	New Ferens Park, Durham, England	Romania U16		0–3	2001 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship#Group A>2001 UEFA Under-16 Championship
6.	|	New Ferens Park, Durham, England	Belgium U16		5–0	2001 UEFA Under-16 Championship
7.	|	New Ferens Park, Durham, England	Belgium U16		5–0	2001 UEFA Under-16 Championship
8.	|	Stadium of Light, City of Sunderland>Sunderland, England	Italy U16	1–0	1–1	2001 UEFA Under-16 Championship
9.	|	Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England	Croatia U16	1–0	3–0	2001 UEFA Under-16 Championship
10.	|	Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England	Croatia U16	2–0	3–0	2001 UEFA Under-16 Football Championship
11.	|	Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England	France U16	1–0	1–0	2001 UEFA Under-16 Championship

Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago

+	U17 International goal
Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	15 September 2001	|	Oman U17	1–1	1–2	2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship#Group C>2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Vila Real, Portugal

+	U18 International goal
Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	16 May 2001	|	Portugal national under-18 football team>Portugal U18		1–3	2001 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship>2001 UEFA Under-18 Championship qualification

Estadio de La Condomina, Murcia, Spain 22 May 2002 23 July 2002 25 July 2002 25 July 2002 28 July 2002

+	U19 International goals
Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	22 May 2002	|	Macedonia national under-19 football team>Macedonia U19	2–0	4–0	2002 UEFA Under-19 Championship qualification
2.	|	Estadio de La Condomina, Murcia, Spain	Macedonia U19	3–0	4–0	2002 UEFA Under-19 Championship qualification
3.	|	AKA Arena>Hønefoss Stadion, Hønefoss, Norway	Norway national under-19 football team>Norway U19	0–2	0–3	2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship>2002 UEFA Under-19 Championship
4.	|	Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen, Norway	Slovakia U19	1–2	1–3	2002 UEFA Under-19 Championship
5.	|	Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen, Norway	Slovakia U19	1–3	1–3	2002 UEFA Under-19 Championship
6.	|	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Germany national youth football team>Germany U19	1–0	1–0	2002 UEFA Under-19 Championship

Estadio Alfonso Murube, Ceuta, Spain 10 June 2003 10 June 2003

+	U21 International goals
Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	16 April 2002	|	Serbia national under-21 football team>Serbia U21	2–0	2–1	Exhibition game>Friendly
2.	|	Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland national under-21 football team>Northern Ireland U21	0–1	1–4	2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship#Qualifying>2004 UEFA Under-21 Championship qualification
3.	|	Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland U21	0–2	4–1	2004 UEFA Under-21 Championship qualification

Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy 10 February 2005 26 March 2005 8 October 2005 8 October 2005 12 October 2005 12 October 2005 12 October 2005 12 November 2005 7 June 2006 14 June 2006 19 June 2006 19 June 2006 2 September 2006 12 September 2007 14 June 2008 29 June 2008 19 November 2008 9 June 2009 14 June 2009 14 June 2009 14 June 2009 12 August 2009 8 June 2010 3 September 2010 3 September 2010 4 June 2011

+	International goals
Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	28 April 2004	|		0–1	1–1	Exhibition game>Friendly
2.	|	Estadio Mediterraneo, Almería, Spain		2–0	5–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification>2006 World Cup qualification
3.	|	Estadio El Helmántico, Salamanca, Spain		1–0	3–0	Friendly
4.	|	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium		0–1	0–2	2006 World Cup qualification
5.	|	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	0–2	0–2	2006 World Cup qualification
6.	|	Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy	San Marino	0–2	0–6	2006 World Cup qualification
7.	|	Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy	San Marino	0–5	0–6	2006 World Cup qualification
8.	|	Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy	San Marino	0–6	0–6	2006 World Cup qualification
9.	|	Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain		3–1	5–1	2006 World Cup qualification
10.	|	Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland		2–1	2–1	Friendly
11.	|	Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany		4–0	4–0	2006 FIFA World Cup>2006 World Cup
12.	|	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany		2–1	3–1	2006 World Cup
13.	|	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany	Tunisia	3–1	3–1	2006 World Cup
14.	|	Estadio Nuevo Vivero, Badajoz, Spain		1–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification>Euro 2008 qualification
15.	|	Estadio Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo, Spain		2–0	2–0	Euro 2008 qualification
16.	|	Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck, Austria		0–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 2008>Euro 2008
17.	|	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria		0–1	0–1	UEFA Euro 2008 Final>Euro 2008 Final
18.	|	El Madrigal, Villarreal, Spain		2–0	3–0	Friendly
19.	|	Tofik Bakhramov, Baku, Azerbaijan		0–6	0–6	Friendly
20.	|	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa		0–1	0–5	2009 FIFA Confederations Cup>2009 Confederations Cup
21.	|	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa	New Zealand	0–2	0–5	2009 Confederations Cup
22.	|	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa	New Zealand	0–3	0–5	2009 Confederations Cup
23.	|	Philip II Arena, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia>Macedonia		2–1	2–3	Friendly
24.	|	Estadio de La Condomina, Murcia, Spain		5–0	6–0	Friendly
25.	|	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	0–1	0–4	UEFA Euro 2012 qualification>Euro 2012 qualification
26.	|	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	0–3	0–4	Euro 2012 qualification
27.	|	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States		0–4	0–4	Friendly

Honours

Atlético Madrid

Segunda División (1): 2001–02

International

UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship (1): 2001 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship (1): 2002 UEFA European Championship (1): 2008 FIFA World Cup (1): 2010

Individual

Nike Cup top scorer (1): 1999

Algarve Tournament Player of the Tournament (1): 2001

Algarve Tournament top scorer (1): 2001

UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship Player of the Tournament (1): 2001

UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship top scorer (1): 2001

UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Player of the Tournament (1): 2002

UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship top scorer (1): 2002

UEFA European Football Championship Team of the Tournament (1): 2008

FIFPro World XI (2): 2008, 2009

PFA Team of the Year (2): 2007–08, 2008–09

Premier League Player of the Month (2): February 2008, September 2009

Footnotes

References

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External links

Official website

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playername	Roberto Di Matteo
fullname	Roberto Di Matteo
dateofbirth	May 29, 1970
cityofbirth	Schaffhausen
countryofbirth	Switzerland
height
position	Midfielder
currentclub	Chelsea(assistant manager)
years1	1988–1991 |clubs1 Schaffhausen |caps1 50 |goals1 2
years2	1991–1992 |clubs2 Zürich |caps2 34 |goals2 6
years3	1992–1993 |clubs3 Aarau |caps3 33 |goals3 1
years4	1993–1996 |clubs4 Lazio |caps4 87 |goals4 7
years5	1996–2002 |clubs5 Chelsea |caps5 119 |goals5 15
totalcaps	323 |totalgoals 31
nationalyears1	1994–1998 |nationalteam1 Italy |nationalcaps1 34 |nationalgoals1 2
manageryears1	2008–2009 |managerclubs1 Milton Keynes Dons
manageryears2	2009–2011 |managerclubs2 West Bromwich Albion
manageryears3	2011– |managerclubs3 Chelsea (assistant manager) }}

Roberto Di Matteo (born 29 May 1970), is a Swiss-born Italian former professional footballer and the current Assistant First Team Coach of Chelsea. As a midfielder, he enjoyed spells at Schaffhausen, Zürich Aarau, Lazio, and Chelsea. He was capped by Italy 34 times, scoring two goals for the Italian national team, and played for them in the Euro 1996 and 1998 World Cup. He retired as a player in February 2002 at the age of 31 through injury problems.

Club career

Switzerland and Italy

Born in Switzerland to Italian parents, Di Matteo began his career with Swiss club Schaffhausen, before joining Zürich in 1991 and Aarau a year later. He won the Swiss Nationalliga A with Aarau in 1993 and in the same season was awarded Switzerland's Player of the Year award. He signed for Lazio in the summer of 1993 on a free transfer. Di Matteo became a regular in the Lazio side and made his debut for Italy during his time with the Rome giants for three seasons. However, a falling out with coach Zdeněk Zeman over a defensive error which resulted in a loss to Internazionale, ended his career with the club. As a result he was signed by Ruud Gullit for English side Chelsea for a then club record fee of £4.9 million.

Chelsea

Di Matteo made an impressive start to his Chelsea career, scoring the winner against Middlesbrough on his home debut. His passing ability and accurate long-distance shooting saw him become one of the driving forces of Chelsea's resurgence in the late 1990s. He contributed nine goals in his first season, including long-range efforts against both Tottenham Hotspur and Wimbledon. He helped the club finish 6th in the league, their highest placing since 1989–90, and reach the 1997 FA Cup Final at Wembley. Within 42 seconds of the kick-off, Di Matteo scored from 30 yards, to set Chelsea on their way to a 2–0 win. This was the quickest goal scored in a cup final at the old Wembley, although Louis Saha has since broken the record for the fastest goal scored in an FA Cup final - ironically, scored against Chelsea in the 2009 renewal.

The following season he again proved his worth to the team, chipping in with ten goals and numerous assists, as Chelsea went on to claim the Football League Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup, their first European honour since 1971. In the League Cup final, again against Middlesbrough, Di Matteo scored the second goal in a 2–0 win. Season 1998–99 turned out to be a special season for Chelsea as they went on an unbeaten run of over 20 games to finish third in the Premier League and qualify for the Champions League. Di Matteo played a pivotal role in midfield next to Gustavo Poyet, Dennis Wise and Dan Petrescu and scored some memorable goals, among them a strike against Coventry City in the dying seconds of the game.

During the 1999–00 season he was hampered by injury but returned late in the season to score a handful of crucial goals, including his third Cup-winning goal at Wembley, once again in the FA Cup. In a dour match, Di Matteo capitalised on an error by Aston Villa goalkeeper David James to score the winner in the 71st minute, handing Chelsea their fourth major trophy in three years. This lead Di Matteo to comment on the old Wembley Stadium saying "It's a shame they're tearing the old place down – it has been a very lucky ground for me".

Early into the 2000–01 season, Di Matteo sustained a triple leg fracture in a UEFA Cup tie against Swiss side St. Gallen and spent the next eighteen months on the sidelines. He eventually gave up on his comeback and retired in February 2002 at the age of 31. In his six years at Chelsea, he made 175 appearances and scored 26 goals. He never lost at Old Trafford. He was selected in the squad of Chelsea's greatest ever XI, and former manager Claudio Ranieri handed him the honour of leading the Chelsea team out in the 2002 FA Cup Final, which Chelsea went on to lose 2–0 to rivals Arsenal. Di Matteo returned to Chelsea the 29 June 2011, being appointed as Andre Villas-Boas new assistant Manager.

Management career

Milton Keynes Dons

In July 2008, Di Matteo was appointed as Milton Keynes Dons new manager after Paul Ince left to join Blackburn Rovers. He in turn appointed former Chelsea colleague Eddie Newton as his assistant and Ade Mafe, who appeared at the 1984 Summer Olympics and worked at Chelsea during Di Matteo's time there, as his fitness coach. He began qualifying for his UEFA coaching licences while still playing – completing his "B" licence during his time with Chelsea. In his first season with MK Dons, he led them to third place in League One behind Leicester and Peterborough. They lost in the play-offs semi-finals against Scunthorpe on penalties.

West Bromwich Albion

Di Matteo was snapped up as West Bromwich Albion Head Coach. In his first season, the team finished second in the Football League Championship, behind favourites Newcastle United, winning automatic promotion to the Premier League.

On 14 August 2010, Roberto Di Matteo returned to Stamford Bridge as Head Coach of West Brom but saw his side thrashed 6–0 on the opening day of the 2010–11 Premier League season. However, Albion bounced back in the very next week, beating Sunderland 1–0 at The Hawthorns. After five games they had accumulated seven points, their best start to a Premier League Season. In the sixth game Di Matteo lead his team to a 3–2 victory against Arsenal at the Emirates stadium. Di Matteo was named Premier League Manager of the Month for September 2010. He also praised the spirit of his players after West Brom's 2–2 draw at Manchester United on 16 October 2010. However, during December 2010 and January 2011, the club had a period of poor form, winning only one of ten matches. Whilst it was evident that the majority of fans were still loyal to Di Matteo, the 3-0 defeat to Manchester City on 5 February 2011 proved the final straw for the board and Di Matteo was relieved of his duties with immediate effect. First-Team Coach Michael Appleton was placed in control of first-team affairs on a temporary basis.

Chelsea

On the 29 June 2011, Di Matteo was announced as the new assistant manager to new Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas.

Personal life

Di Matteo currently lives in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire he is married to a South-West London Girl who he married 2 years ago.

Honours

Player

FC Aarau

Swiss Super League (1): 1993

Chelsea

FA Cup (2): 1997, 2000

League Cup (1): 1998

UEFA Cup Winner's Cup (1): 1998

UEFA Super Cup (1): 1998

Charity Shield (1): 2000

Manager

West Bromwich Albion

Football League Championship Promotion: 2009-10 (Runners-up)

;Individual

Premier League Manager of the Month (1): September 2010

Manager

27 40 30

Team	From	To	Record
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
align=left	MK Dons			52	|	11	14
align=left	West Bromwich Albion			83	|	19	24
colspan="3"	Total	135	67	|	38

References

External links

National Football Teams Profile

Di Matteo at Chelsea

MK Dons linked with Di Matteo

MK Dons profile

Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:People from Schaffhausen (city) Category:Italian footballers Category:Italy international footballers Category:Italian expatriate footballers Category:Italian football managers Category:Milton Keynes Dons F.C. managers Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. managers Category:S.S. Lazio players Category:Chelsea F.C. players Category:Premier League players Category:Premier League managers Category:The Football League managers Category:Expatriate football managers in England Category:Expatriate footballers in England Category:UEFA Euro 1996 players Category:1998 FIFA World Cup players Category:FC Schaffhausen players Category:FC Zürich players Category:FC Aarau players Category:Serie A footballers Category:Swiss Super League players Category:Swiss-Italian people Category:Swiss people of Italian descent Category:Italian people of Swiss descent Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom

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