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John George Terry (born December 7 , 1980 in Barking , London ) is an English professional Football player. Terry plays as a Centre Back and is the captain of both Chelsea in the English Premier League and The National Football Team Of England . BIOGRAPHY Terry was born in Barking , East London and attended Eastbury Comprehensive School. His older brother Paul is also a professional footballer, playing for Leyton Orient in Football League One . Football career Terry played initially for Sunday League team Senrab F.C. . The side then featured many future stars of the English game, including current Premiership players Bobby Zamora , Paul Konchesky , Ledley King and Jlloyd Samuel . Terry joined Chelsea's Youth System at 14, playing for the club's Youth and Reserve teams as a midfielder. It was due to a shortage of central defenders that he was moved to centre-half, the position he plays today. 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. Early in his career, 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 received a temporary ban from the national side, which cost him a place in England 's 2002 World Cup squad.2 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.3 He continued his progress during 2001-02 , becoming a regular in the defence alongside club captain and French International Marcel Desailly . That season saw Chelsea reach the FA Cup final, though a virus denied Terry a place in the starting line-up, although he did come on as a second-half substitute. Chelsea lost the game 2-0. In season 2001/02, Terry was handed the captaincy for the first time, in a League match against Charlton Athletic on December 5th 2001. 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, establishing himself as a genuine contender for a first team slot and forming a strong defensive partnership with William Gallas . Following Desailly's retirement, new Chelsea manager José Mourinho chose Terry as his club captain, a choice which was positive throughout the 2004-05 season as Chelsea won the FA Premier League title in record-breaking fashion with the best defensive record in Football League history, the most clean sheets and the most points accrued.4 Terry was voted Player Of The Year by his fellow professionals in England5 and scored eight goals, including a late winner against FC Barcelona , in the UEFA Champions League . He was voted the best defender in the latter tournament.6 Along with Frank Lampard , Claude Makélélé and Petr Čech , Terry is regarded as a part of the "spine" of the Chelsea team. Being an English player who came through the club's youth system, he is especially popular with Chelsea fans. 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.7 In a match on 14 October 2006 against Reading F.C. , Terry had to take over in goal for Chelsea after both of Chelsea's usual keepers, Petr Čech and Carlo Cudicini were both injured in the game. He wore the number 40 shirt belonging to third-choice goalkeeper Henrique Hilario . 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. In a match on 5 November 2006 against Tottenham Hotspur , Terry was sent off for the first time in his Chelsea career. He received 2 yellow cards as Chelsea lost at White Hart Lane for the first time since 1987 . Later, Terry was charged with misconduct by the F.A. for questioning the integrity of match referee Graham Poll , who allegedly gave Terry different reasons for why he was given his second yellow during and after the game. Poll was also acquitted of saying inappropriate things to Chelsea players. 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. He has been asked to apologise publicly to Poll. and England team-mate Frank Lampard .]] Recently Terry has missed 4 premiership matches for Chelsea due to a recurring back problem. After the tie to was successful."''http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/6215445.stm. 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 February 3 , 2007 . He played his first 90 minutes of football for nearly three months against Middlesborough and received much applause from the Chelsea faithful. Playing in the UEFA Champions league last sixteen away against FC Porto , he suffered another injury, this time to his ankle, and was set to be miss the upcoming Carling Cup Final (2007) against Arsenal, but managed to recover from the injury within days. England Terry is the current captain of the England national team and he made his debut in June 2003 against Serbia And Montenegro . 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 Rio Ferdinand and 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 May 30 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 , he made perhaps the most spectacular save of the tournament. In the game's 44th minute, 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. On 10th 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." John 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. Terry is one of five national team captains in the current Chelsea team, along with Didier Drogba ( Ivory Coast captain), Andriy Shevchenko ( Ukraine captain), Michael Ballack ( Germany captain) and Claudio Pizarro ( Peru captain). Sponsorship John 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 and Nationwide , 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 . Personal life Terry currently lives in Oxshott , Surrey . He and his wife Toni Poole are the parents of twins, a boy (Georgie John) and a girl (Summer Rose) born on 18 May , 2006 . 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 in a magazine coverage deal, and requested Harrods gift vouchers as wedding presents. After the wedding, the couple enjoyed a two week Honeymoon on Roman Abramovich 's super yacht '' Pelorus '' in the Mediterranean .http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2007260492,00.html HONOURS Chelsea
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QUOTES In the July 2007 edition of World Soccer Magazine, players from a variety of clubs were asked who they thought was the perfect captain. The following are a selection of quotes from players who chose John Terry.
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