John Terry was born in Barking on December 7, 1980. He began his football career playing for the Senrab amateur club. This team took part in the Sunday Football League. Well, as you can see, the legendary player began with a modest club, and now is the captain of one of the most famous in Europe. It must be worth talking about his life path and career.
Childhood
So, it was said that John Terry started in Senrab. An interesting fact is that many famous players played for this club. This is Paul Konchesky (by the way, Terry's sister married him), and Jermain Defoe, and Ledley King, and Sol Campbell, and Lee Boyer, and many others. John himself, before entering the Chelsea youth squad, played for the reserve team. He took the position of midfielder. But due to the fact that the team lacked central defenders, the young player had to move on the defensive. In fact, it is in this position that he stands to this day.
Career at Chelsea
John Terry is a football player who spent his entire adult career playing for London's Chelsea Club. He made his debut in the team in 1998, on October 28. The first two years, he almost always went for replacements, and in 2000 he was even rented by Nottingham Forest, in which he played only six matches.
But then John returned to Chelsea and began to regularly appear in the first team. He was even chosen as the player of the year. Together with Marcel Desailly, John Terry formed an excellent ligament in the center of defense.
Captain appointment
The success of the player pleased - already on December 5, 2001, he put on a captain's armband. After the team left Marcel Desailles, John Terry was appointed captain. The Englishman quickly orientated and formed a bunch with William Gallas. And did not lose. Because the players played their team in the Premier League final of 2004-2005 with a joint game. and won the honorary title.
Talking about where John Terry plays, it is worth noting one interesting fact regarding this defender. In 2006, on October 14, in a match against Reading, he had to change his position and stand ... at the gate. And successfully. John Terry repelled the strike and helped his team maintain an advantage.
You can talk for a long time about the career of this football player. Football lovers already know very well that he is a worthy player who gives all of himself to his chosen sport. Not surprisingly, other clubs have become interested in Chelsea's old-timer. “Manchester City” even very actively tried to lure the captain to him, offering profitable deals and large sums. However, both the club and the defender refused. Moreover, the Englishman extended the contract with his club. We will not get ahead of ourselves, however, it would be symbolic if John Terry ended his career in Chelsea. Which is likely to happen.
About achievements and personal life
John Terry, whose photo is presented on the page, was also the captain of the English national team. He quickly entrenched as a player in the main squad. In the national team, he played at a decent level, but lost the blindfold due to a love affair with the former girlfriend of his teammate, Wayne Bridge. The supposedly insulted player refused to play for the national team until John Terry was in it. But the Englishman did not even think of leaving. Until 2012, he played for his national team, entered the field 78 times and scored six goals.
John now lives in Surrey. In 2000, he met his future wife Tony, and from that moment they were together. In 2006, she gave birth to twins - George John and Summer Rose, whom John madly loves. In 2007, Terry married his beloved. The couple, by the way, spent their honeymoon on Roman Abramovich’s yacht, traveling the Mediterranean Sea.
John Terry has achieved a lot, and this is an obvious fact. It is impossible to list all his achievements. With his club, he became the four-time champion of the Premier League, the five-time winner of the FA Cup, the winner of the Europa League and the Champions League. He also won the Football League Cup and the Super Bowl of England three times with the club. In total, with his team, he received 16 trophies. In addition, he has a lot of personal rewards. The player of the year, two-time winner of the Alan Hardker Prize, the best young Chelsea player of 1998 is just a small list of Terry's achievements. And you can be sure that this list will still expand.