John Terry
- Name: John Terry
- Position: Defender
- Date of birth (age): 07/12/1980 (29)
- Country: England
- Club: Chelsea (
ENG)
- Height: 187cm
- Weight: 90kg
- Currently playing:
- UEFA Champions League 2010/11
- UEFA competition debut:
- Club: European Cup Winners' Cup (Quarter-finals)
18/03/99: Vålerenga 2-3 Chelsea - National team: European Under-21 Championship (Qualifying round)
10/10/00: Finland 2-2 England
The captain of Chelsea FC, John Terry has spent the whole of his career with the Stamford Bridge club, developing into a central defender of the highest quality. Brilliant at all the basics, headed clearances, firm tackles and timely interceptions, he is also fiercely competitive, extremely consistent, and a redoubtable leader.
• Born in Barking, east London – also the birthplace of England's 1966 FIFA World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore.
• Joined Chelsea in 1995 and made first-team debut in October 1998; had brief spell on loan at Nottingham Forest FC in 2000 before imposing himself as a Blues regular.
• Made England debut in June 2003 and featured prominently at UEFA EURO 2004 and 2006 FIFA World Cup, reaching quarter-finals in both before penalty shoot-out defeats by Portugal.
• Appointed Chelsea captain by incoming coach José Mourinho in 2004 and led club to successive Premier League titles, winning PFA Player of the Year prize in 2005; also skippered team to FA Cup wins in 2007 and 2009 but missed crucial penalty in 2008 UEFA Champions League final as Chelsea lost shoot-out to Manchester United FC in Moscow.
• Lifted the Premier League and FA Cup in 2009/10 before featuring in four matches at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Did you know?
Terry was the first senior England international to score at the new Wembley Stadium – in a 1-1 draw against Brazil on 1 June 2007.
• Born in Barking, east London – also the birthplace of England's 1966 FIFA World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore.
• Joined Chelsea in 1995 and made first-team debut in October 1998; had brief spell on loan at Nottingham Forest FC in 2000 before imposing himself as a Blues regular.
• Made England debut in June 2003 and featured prominently at UEFA EURO 2004 and 2006 FIFA World Cup, reaching quarter-finals in both before penalty shoot-out defeats by Portugal.
• Appointed Chelsea captain by incoming coach José Mourinho in 2004 and led club to successive Premier League titles, winning PFA Player of the Year prize in 2005; also skippered team to FA Cup wins in 2007 and 2009 but missed crucial penalty in 2008 UEFA Champions League final as Chelsea lost shoot-out to Manchester United FC in Moscow.
• Lifted the Premier League and FA Cup in 2009/10 before featuring in four matches at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Did you know?
Terry was the first senior England international to score at the new Wembley Stadium – in a 1-1 draw against Brazil on 1 June 2007.
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