Alan Shearer

Known for ActingBorn 1970-08-13 (age 55)Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, England, UK

Alan Shearer (born 13 August 1970) is an English football pundit and retired football player and manager who played as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation and one of the greatest players in the history of the Premier League, he is the Premier League's record goalscorer. He was named Football Writers' Association Player of the Year in 1994 and won the PFA Player of the Year award in 1995. In 1996, he came third in both Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. Shearer was one of the first two players inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2021. Shearer played his entire career in the top level of English football. He started his career at Southampton in 1988 before moving to Blackburn Rovers in 1992, where he established himself as among the most prolific goalscorers in Europe. Whilst at Blackburn Rovers, he won the 1994–95 Premier League, as well as two consecutive Premier League Golden Boots. In the summer of 1996, he joined his hometown club Newcastle United for a then world record £15 million. He led Newcastle to the 1998 FA Cup and 1999 FA Cup finals, and eventually became the club's all-time top scorer.[notes 1] He retired at the end of the 2005–06 season. For the England national team, Shearer appeared 63 times and scored 30 goals. UEFA Euro 1996 was his biggest success at international football; England reached the semi-finals and Shearer was awarded the UEFA Euro Golden Boot and was named in the UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament. He went on to represent England at 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. Shearer retired from international football following the end of the latter competition. Since retiring as a player in 2006, Shearer has worked as a television pundit for the BBC. In 2009, he briefly left his BBC role to become Newcastle United's manager in the last eight games of their 2008–09 season, in an unsuccessful attempt to save them from relegation. Shearer is a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), a Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland, a Freeman of Newcastle upon Tyne and an honorary Doctor of Civil Law of Northumbria and Newcastle Universities. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Managing England: The Impossible Job

Match of the Day Top 10

Alan Shearer: Dementia, Football & Me

Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

W1A

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

We Are Newcastle United

Match of the Day

Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager

Saturday Knight Takeaway

The Missing Crown Jewels

Match of the Day 2

Goal!

Purely Belter

The First Team

Robson Green's Weekend Escapes

The Match

Gary Neville's Soccerbox

England 2006: The Golden Generation

The Rest Is Football

Stand or Fall: The Remarkable Rise of Brighton and Hove Albion

Hurst: The First and Only

Great North: A Run. A River. A Region.

Countdown to the Full Motty

Barry Davies: The Man, The Voice, The Legend

Alan Shearer's Euro 96: When Football Came Home

Once More for Bobby

Sir Bobby Robson: A Knight to Remember

Big Dunc: The Story of a Goodison Hero

Football Top 10

Chelsea- Season 1989/90

Shearer The Legend