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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Edward Paul Sheringham | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Highams Park, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1983 | Leytonstone & Ilford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1991 | Millwall | 220 | (93) |
| 1985 | → Aldershot (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1985 | → Djurgårdens IF (loan) | 21 | (13) |
| 1991–1992 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | (14) |
| 1992–1997 | Tottenham Hotspur | 166 | (75) |
| 1997–2001 | Manchester United | 104 | (31) |
| 2001–2003 | Tottenham Hotspur | 70 | (22) |
| 2003–2004 | Portsmouth | 32 | (9) |
| 2004–2007 | West Ham United | 76 | (28) |
| 2007–2008 | Colchester United | 19 | (3) |
| Total | 755 | (288) | |
| International career | |||
| 1983 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | England Youth | 8 | (5) |
| 1988 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1993–2002 | England | 51 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Stevenage | ||
| 2017–2018 | ATK | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham (born April 2, 1966) is a famous English football manager and a former player. He played as a forward, often helping other strikers, for 24 years.
Teddy was a key player for Manchester United when they won the amazing "treble" in 1999. This meant they won the Premier League, the FA Cup, and the UEFA Champions League all in one season! He scored the goal that made the score equal in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final against Bayern Munich. He also helped set up the winning goal. Both goals happened in extra time, right at the end of the game.
Sheringham started his career at Millwall, where he scored 111 goals. This makes him the club's second highest goal scorer ever. He then moved to Nottingham Forest. A year later, he scored Forest's first ever Premier League goal. After that, he joined Tottenham Hotspur.
After five seasons at Spurs, Sheringham moved to Manchester United. There, he won three Premier League titles, the FA Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and other trophies. In 2001, he was named the best player by both the PFA and FWA.
After leaving Manchester United, Sheringham returned to Tottenham Hotspur. He later played for Portsmouth and West Ham United. He helped West Ham get promoted back to the Premier League. He also played in the 2006 FA Cup final for West Ham.
Teddy Sheringham is one of the top goal scorers in Premier League history, with 146 goals. He also holds the record as the oldest outfield player to play in a Premier League match (at 40 years and 272 days old). He is also the oldest player to score a goal in a Premier League match (at 40 years and 268 days old). He played 51 times for the England national team, scoring 11 goals. He played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and 2002 FIFA World Cup, and also in UEFA Euro 1996. He stopped playing professional football in 2008, at the age of 42, with Colchester United. Since then, he has managed football clubs like Stevenage and ATK.
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Playing Career Highlights
Starting at Millwall
Sheringham began his professional football journey at Millwall in 1982. He was just 16 years old. He impressed a scout while playing for a youth team. He scored in only his second game for the club in January 1984.
In 1985, he was loaned out twice, first to Aldershot and then to a Swedish team, Djurgården. After these loans, he quickly became a regular player for Millwall. In the late 1980s, he formed a strong attacking team with Tony Cascarino.
He was Millwall's top goal scorer in four different seasons. In the 1987–88 season, Millwall was promoted to the Football League First Division, which was the top league at the time. This was a first for the club! Sheringham scored the first goal in Millwall's first home game in the First Division. Millwall even topped the league table for a short time in 1988. Sheringham scored 15 goals that season, helping the team finish 10th.
Millwall was relegated the next season. Sheringham was still the top scorer with 12 goals, even though he missed ten games due to injury. In the 1990–91 season, he was the league's highest scorer with 37 goals, including four hat-tricks. He scored a total of 111 goals for Millwall in eight years. He was Millwall's all-time leading scorer until 2009.
Moving to Nottingham Forest
In July 1991, Sheringham, then 25, was sold to Nottingham Forest for £2 million. He played alongside Nigel Clough. He helped Forest finish eighth in the First Division in the 1991–92 season. They also reached the 1992 Football League Cup final, but lost to Manchester United.
Sheringham scored Forest's first ever Premier League goal in August 1992 against Liverpool. This was also the first live goal shown on Sky Sports. Just a week later, he was sold to Tottenham Hotspur for £2.1 million. Forest struggled after he left and was relegated that season.
Success at Tottenham Hotspur
Sheringham started very well at Tottenham. He was the Premier League's top goal scorer in its first season (1992–93), scoring 22 goals. He played with other great strikers like Jürgen Klinsmann. Klinsmann later said that Sheringham was the smartest strike partner he ever had.
Sheringham was very popular with Tottenham fans. By the mid-1990s, he was known as one of the best strikers in the Premier League. However, by 1997, he was 31 and had not yet won a major trophy. Many thought his best days were behind him.
Joining Manchester United
In June 1997, Sheringham joined Manchester United for £3.5 million. He was brought in to fill the spot left by Eric Cantona. His first game was against Chelsea in the 1997 FA Charity Shield, which United won.
His first league game was against his old club, Tottenham. Tottenham fans booed him because he had said Tottenham lacked ambition when he left. He even missed a penalty in that game, but United still won.
Sheringham scored 14 goals in his first season at United. He formed a good partnership with Andy Cole. However, the 1997–98 season ended without United winning the league title. There were some disagreements between Sheringham and Cole during this time.
In the 1998–99 season, Dwight Yorke joined United. Yorke and Cole formed a strong partnership, which meant Sheringham played less. However, he still played enough games to win his first major trophy: the Premier League title. He was 33 years old.
A week later, he came on as a substitute in the 1999 FA Cup final against Newcastle United and scored United's first goal. United won 2–0, securing the "double" (league and FA Cup).
Four days after the FA Cup win, Sheringham scored a dramatic goal in extra time against Bayern Munich in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final. He had come on as a substitute. Just seconds later, Ole Gunnar Solskjær scored the winning goal from Sheringham's header. This completed the amazing "treble" for United. After 15 years without a major trophy, Sheringham had now won all the top honors in English football!
Sheringham continued to play for United and won two more Premier League titles in 2000 and 2001. In the 2000–01 season, he was United's top scorer and played some of his best football. In April 2001, he was voted Footballer of the Year by both players and football writers. His great form meant he was still playing for England, even at 35.
Back to Tottenham Hotspur
At the end of the 2000–01 season, Sheringham's contract with Manchester United ended. He decided to return to Tottenham on a free transfer. In his first season back, he helped Tottenham finish ninth in the league. They also reached the 2002 Football League Cup final, but lost to Blackburn Rovers. He played 80 games for Tottenham in this period, scoring 26 goals.
In 2008, Sheringham was added to the Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame.
Playing for Portsmouth
After his contract with Tottenham ended in 2003, Sheringham joined Portsmouth. It was their first season in the Premier League. Sheringham became the oldest Premier League player to score a hat-trick when he scored three goals against Bolton early in the season. He played 38 games for Portsmouth, scoring ten goals. Even though he scored in his final game, Portsmouth did not offer the 38-year-old a new contract.
Time at West Ham United
Sheringham then moved down a division to the Championship to play for West Ham United, the club he supported as a boy. He was the third-highest scorer in the Championship in the 2004–05 season with 20 goals. He won the Championship Player of the Season award. He helped West Ham win the play-off final and return to the Premier League.
On April 2, 2006, Sheringham became one of only five players to play top-flight football in their 40s. On August 19, 2006, he became the oldest outfield player in Premier League history, at 40 years and 139 days old. He signed a contract to play for West Ham until the end of the 2006–07 season, playing past his 41st birthday.
On May 13, 2006, Sheringham became the third oldest player to appear in an FA Cup final, at 40 years and 41 days old. West Ham lost the final to Liverpool in a penalty shootout. Sheringham was the only West Ham player to score his penalty. On December 26, 2006, at 40 years and 266 days old, he broke his own record for the oldest Premier League scorer.
Final Club: Colchester United
After leaving West Ham, Sheringham signed for Colchester United in July 2007. He scored his first goal for them a week later. He scored four goals in total for Colchester. While at Colchester, Sheringham was the oldest player in all four divisions of the Football League. He is one of the few players to have played over 700 league games in his career. He retired at the end of the 2007–08 season, at the age of 42.
Playing for England
Sheringham started playing for the England national team later in his career, at age 27 in 1993. Under manager Terry Venables, he became the preferred strike partner for Alan Shearer. They were known as 'The SAS' (Shearer and Sheringham). Shearer was the main goal scorer, while Sheringham would drop back, find space, and create chances for others.
Their most successful time together was during UEFA Euro 1996, which was held in England. They both scored twice in a famous 4–1 victory over the Netherlands. England reached the semi-finals of the tournament.
Sheringham continued to be a regular player for England under new manager Glenn Hoddle. However, the rise of young star Michael Owen in 1998 meant Sheringham played less. Although Sheringham started the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Owen often replaced him.
He was not chosen for UEFA Euro 2000. But when Shearer retired from international football and Sven-Göran Eriksson became manager in 2001, Sheringham returned to the England squad. He was often used as a substitute to help hold the ball and create plays. In 2001, Sheringham scored an important goal for England against Greece in a World Cup qualifying match, just 15 seconds after coming on.
He was part of England's squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He played in the famous 1–0 win against Argentina. He made his final England appearance as a substitute in the quarter-final loss to Brazil. At 36, this was the end of his international career. He played 51 games for England and scored 11 goals.
How Teddy Played Football
Teddy Sheringham was a very smart and skilled forward. He could play as a main striker or as a supporting forward. He was good at both scoring goals and setting them up for his teammates. He had great vision and could understand the game well. He was also good at passing the ball.
As he got older and lost some speed, he played in a deeper role. This allowed him to create chances for others. He was strong and could hold the ball well, passing it to his teammates. In his best years, he was a very effective goal scorer. He was known for his accurate shots, being in the right place at the right time, and his ability to score with his head. Many people consider him one of the best Premier League forwards of his time.
Life After Football
Poker Career
After retiring from football in 2008, Sheringham became known in the world of poker. He played in many competitions around the world. He reached the final table in a big European Poker Tour event, finishing 5th and winning over €93,000.
Coaching and Management
In May 2014, Sheringham became an attacking coach for West Ham United. He was praised for helping change West Ham's playing style.
On May 21, 2015, Sheringham took on his first role as a manager for League Two club Stevenage. He even registered himself as a player for a cup match at age 49, but he did not play. He was sacked in February 2016 because the team was struggling.
On July 14, 2017, Sheringham was named the new head coach of Indian Super League club ATK. He was sacked in January 2018 after winning only three of his ten games.
Personal Life
Teddy Sheringham's son, Charlie, born in 1988, also became a professional footballer. Teddy has two more children with Kristina Andriotis, whom he married in 2016.
Since 2005, Sheringham has lived in Sewardstonebury, Essex. He named his house "Nou Camp" after the stadium where Manchester United won the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final. He said it was the "perfect house" after that "fantastic night."
In 2007, Sheringham was awarded an MBE for his contributions to football.
In 2020, Sheringham appeared on the first British series of The Masked Singer. He was disguised as "Tree".
Career Statistics
Club Appearances and Goals
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Millwall | 1983–84 | Third Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |
| 1984–85 | Third Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1985–86 | Second Division | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||
| 1986–87 | Second Division | 42 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 50 | 16 | ||
| 1987–88 | Second Division | 43 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | 51 | 24 | ||
| 1988–89 | First Division | 33 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 40 | 15 | ||
| 1989–90 | First Division | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 37 | 12 | ||
| 1990–91 | Second Division | 46 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 55 | 38 | ||
| Total | 220 | 93 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 8 | — | 13 | 5 | 262 | 111 | |||
| Aldershot (loan) | 1984–85 | Fourth Division | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Djurgården (loan) | 1985 | Division 2 Norra | 21 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 13 | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 1991–92 | First Division | 39 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | 59 | 22 | |
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 42 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | 62 | 23 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1992–93 | Premier League | 38 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 47 | 28 | ||
| 1993–94 | Premier League | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 15 | |||
| 1994–95 | Premier League | 42 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 50 | 23 | |||
| 1995–96 | Premier League | 38 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 47 | 24 | ||
| 1996–97 | Premier League | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 8 | |||
| Total | 166 | 75 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 197 | 98 | |||
| Manchester United | 1997–98 | Premier League | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 14 | |
| 1998–99 | Premier League | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |
| 1999–2000 | Premier League | 27 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 29 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 21 | |
| Total | 104 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 153 | 46 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2001–02 | Premier League | 34 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 42 | 13 | ||
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 13 | |||
| Total | 70 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 80 | 26 | ||||
| Portsmouth | 2003–04 | Premier League | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 10 | ||
| West Ham United | 2004–05 | Championship | 33 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 21 | |
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 7 | |||
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 76 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 30 | ||
| Colchester United | 2007–08 | Championship | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 755 | 288 | 56 | 30 | 55 | 27 | 32 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 926 | 361 | ||
International Appearances and Goals
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 9 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 8 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 11 | |
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sheringham goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 June 1995 | Elland Road, Leeds, United Kingdom | 8 |  Sweden |
1–2 | 3–3 | Umbro Cup |
| 2 | 15 November 1995 | Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom | 12 |  Switzerland |
2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 18 June 1996 | Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom | 18 |  Netherlands |
2–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 1996 |
| 4 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 5 | 9 November 1996 | Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | 21 |  Georgia |
1–0 | 2–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 29 March 1997 | Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom | 22 |  Mexico |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 30 April 1997 | Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom | 23 | Georgia |
1–0 | 2–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 31 May 1997 | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland | 25 |  Poland |
2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 9 | 22 April 1998 | Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom | 32 |  Portugal |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 10 | 25 May 2001 | Pride Park, Derby, United Kingdom | 41 | Mexico |
4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 11 | 6 October 2001 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | 42 |  Greece |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Managerial Statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Stevenage | 21 May 2015 | 1 February 2016 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 21.2 |
| ATK | 14 July 2017 | 24 January 2018 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 30.0 |
| Total | 43 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 23.3 | ||
Honours and Awards
Teddy Sheringham won many awards and trophies during his long career.
Team Honours
- Djurgården
- Division 2 Norra: 1985
- Millwall
- Football League Group Cup: 1982–83
- Football League Second Division: 1987–88
- Nottingham Forest
- Full Members' Cup: 1991–92
- Manchester United
- Premier League: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01
- FA Cup: 1998–99
- FA Charity Shield: 1997
- UEFA Champions League: 1998–99
- Intercontinental Cup: 1999
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2001–02
- West Ham United
- Football League Championship play-offs: 2005
- England
- Tournoi de France: 1997
Individual Awards
- Premier League Golden Boot: 1992–93 (top scorer)
- Premier League Player of the Month: October 2000, August 2003
- PFA Team of the Year: 2000–01 Premier League
- PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2000–01 (voted best player by other players)
- FWA Footballer of the Year: 2000–01 (voted best player by football writers)
- Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 2000–01 (Manchester United's best player)
- West Ham United Hammer of the Year: 2004–05 (West Ham's best player)
- English Football Hall of Fame: 2009
- Millwall Player of the Year: 1990–91
- Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year: 1994–95
See also
In Spanish: Teddy Sheringham para niños
