Darren Anderton - the legend of "Tottenham"

Darren Anderton is not a world-famous football star, it's not a sport legend that children will remember even after many decades. However, you can accurately say that it will be remembered by specific British children who will support the "Tottenham". After all, this right winger devoted almost all of his career to this club. How was his biography? Where else did Darren Anderton speak? You will learn about this from this article.

Carier start

Darren Anderton, born in 1972, was in the sports academy of a small club Itchen Saints only in 1985 at the age of 13 years. There, he was engaged in football for a long time, while the larger British club Portsmouth did not notice the young talent. A fifteen-year-old boy moved to a new academy, where he was taken with the mind and a professional approach - in the end, everyone noticed how talented this young man is. In the end, when Anderton was 18 years old, he received a professional contract and began his performances for Portsmouth. In 1990, Darren Anderton did not get enough practice, as he was quite young, but from the next season he immediately began to fall into the basis and became one of the most important participants in the club's attacks. On the field, he spent as many as 42 games, scoring 7 goals in them and noting a huge number of useful actions. Naturally, his success did not go unnoticed - scouts of "Tottenham" noticed the 20-year-old talent, and in 1992 Darren was in a new club, which eventually became his real home.

Career in "Tottenham"

Darren Anderton, whose photographs appeared in all British sports publications, cost Tottenham about two and a half million pounds sterling, which was good money in those days. And the "spurs" definitely did not regret that they spent it, because for 12 years Darren was the key player of the team. He played in 335 matches for the club and still remains one of the most dedicated players of "Tottenham" in history. Unfortunately, this team never had impressive results and great achievements, so Anderton's account for twelve years was only one League Cup, won in 1999. However, his career Darren Anderton, whose biography on "Tottenham" did not end, finished in another club. Moreover, he managed to change several teams before he fell out with football. Naturally, these were only temporary havens, which allowed him to play when at a high level his place was taken by younger and more promising players. Therefore, no one blamed the player for not being loyal to the club to the end - he was still a true legend of "Tottenham".

Going to "Birmingham"

Footballer Darren Anderton gave his entire career to "Tottenham", but at the age of 32 he was no longer needed at the base - and he still wanted to play. Therefore, he took an uneasy decision to change the club registration. In 2004, Darren moved to Birmingham, who was then in the top league, so the winger only lost a little in the class. There he spent 24 matches and scored three goals, but did not stay in the new club, after a year again moved to the next team.

Continuation of adventure

The new team of the 33-year-old winger was "Wolverhampton", who played in the second division - where Anderton spent another year and 26 matches. But here Darren did not stay any longer - and did not finish his career either. He wanted to continue playing even at such an impressive age, so he was looking for other alternatives. Also has found - in a new command it has got over already the age player, and has finished in general in 36 years.

The last command

The last club, the colors of which defended Anderton, was "Bournemouth" - there he stayed for three whole years. Unfortunately, the team was not able to reach even the second league, so Anderton had to finish his career at a fairly low level - but he got what he wanted, that is, the game practice in a fairly decent, by sport standards, age. In total, "Bournemouth" Darren had 72 matches, scored 12 goals and completed his career in December 2008.

National team appearances

Darren Anderton was an Englishman, therefore, respectively, played for the England team. Unfortunately, he did not become the hero of this team and is unlikely to be remembered by everyone, as, for example, David Beckham, but he still made his contribution. He made his debut in the team in 1994 at the age of 22 years - the first was a match against the Danish national team, in which the English won 1-0. But Anderton scored his first goal for the team already in his second match - against the Greek team, which England managed to defeat with a score of 5: 0. At the European Championships in 1996, Anderton was one of the key players - he played all five matches without substitutions, scoring the Scots and the Dutch on a goal, but in the end the British lost in the semifinals to the Germans. At the 1998 World Cup, Anderton was also one of the most important players and scored a goal in the goal of the Colombians, but the England team was again unlucky - she flew in the 1/8 finals. His farewell match Anderton played in November 2001, where he was replaced in the game with the team of Sweden.