Stern John
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stern John[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 30 October 1976||
Place of birth | Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Saint Lucia (manager) | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995 | Mercer County Vikings | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996 | Malta Carib Alcons | 7 | (1) |
1997 |
Carolina Dynamo | 5 | (0) |
1997 |
New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers | 26 | (16) |
1998–1999 | Columbus Crew | 55 | (44) |
1999–2002 | Nottingham Forest | 72 | (18) |
2002–2004 | Birmingham City | 77 | (16) |
2004–2007 | Coventry City | 78 | (26) |
2005 | → Derby County (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2007 | Sunderland | 16 | (5) |
2007–2009 | Southampton | 47 | (19) |
2008–2009 | → Bristol City (loan) | 24 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Crystal Palace | 16 | (2) |
2009–2010 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2011–2012 |
North East Stars | ||
2012 |
Solihull Moors | ||
2014 | WASA FC | ||
2017–2018 | Central F.C. | ||
Total | 437 | (150) | |
International career | |||
1995–2011[2] | Trinidad and Tobago | 115 | (70) |
Managerial career | |||
2017–2020 | Central F.C. | ||
2020–2022 | Anguilla | ||
2022– | Saint Lucia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:38, 11 February 2014 (UTC) |
Stern John
Club career
Early U.S. career
John was born in
He made his professional debut for the
John was invited by the
He scored 18 goals in the 1999 season, tied for the league's scoring leaderboard,[16] and attracted interest from European clubs but declined a mid-season transfer.[3] He ended his MLS career with 44 goals in 55 matches.[20]
Nottingham Forest
After the 1999 season with Columbus, John was acquired by Nottingham Forest of the English First Division for a fee of £1.5 million. However, eventual financial difficulties at Forest following the team's failed bid at promotion forced John's sale to Birmingham City in February 2002, then pushing for promotion to the Premier League, for the sum of £100,000. John scored 18 goals in 49 starts for Forest.
Birmingham City
At Birmingham, John scored nine goals in 60 Premier League appearances in two full seasons and was effective with his hold up play and also had some memorable moments in the blue shirt of Birmingham, such as his turn and finish away at West Ham in 2002; his last minute equaliser at Villa Park in the Birmingham derby; and his last minute goal away at Millwall which put Birmingham through to the Playoff Final in 2002.[21] He then scored one of the penalties in the play-off final shootout to help them get promoted to the Premier League.[22] Popular with the Birmingham fans for his goals,[citation needed] he nonetheless fell out of favour with management, and was sold to Coventry City on 14 September 2004.
Coventry City
In his first season with Coventry, John finished second in team scoring with 12 goals despite starting in barely half of Coventry's games.
Derby County
At the start of the
Sunderland
On 29 January 2007, John was transferred to
Southampton
On 29 August 2007, John moved to Southampton as part of a deal that took his international teammate Kenwyne Jones in the opposite direction.[23][24]
He scored his first goals with two in a 3–2 win against
Bristol City
John was loaned to
Crystal Palace
On 29 July 2009, John signed for Crystal Palace on a year-long deal after turning down an offer to stay at Southampton.[27] He made his debut on the opening day of the season against Plymouth Argyle, he had to come off after 35 minutes due to an injury. He returned in mid-October, but joined Ipswich Town on a one-month loan at the end of November. He scored his first goal for Ipswich in a 3–2 win over Coventry City on 16 January 2010.[28] Upon his return to Palace he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win at Watford on 30 March 2010.[29] New Palace manager George Burley had hoped to discuss the player's future at the end of the season, but no discussion occurred, and John left the club.[30]
Solihull Moors
In August 2012, after two seasons out of English football, John returned, signing for Solihull Moors.[31] He did not make an appearance in any competition for the club.
WASA FC
John retired and moved back to his native
Central F.C.
John came out of retirement once again in 2016 when he was appointed as player-coach of
International career
John made his international debut for
John was instrumental in helping his country qualify for the
Coaching career
On 9 November 2020, John become the new manager of the Anguilla national team.[34] On 23 May 2022, the Saint Lucia Football Association announced that John had taken over as head coach of the Saint Lucia national team.[35]
Personal life
As a member of
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Columbus Crew | 1998[37][38] | Major League Soccer | 27 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 30 |
1999[37][39] | Major League Soccer | 28 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 25 | |
Total | 55 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 58 | ||
Nottingham Forest
|
1999–2000[40] | First Division | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||
2000–01[41] | First Division | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 32 | 3 | ||
2001–02[42][43] | First Division | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 28 | 14 | ||
Total | 72 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 80 | 20 | |||
Birmingham City | 2001–02[42] | First Division | 15 | 7 | — | — | 3[c] | 1 | 18 | 8 | ||
2002–03[44] | Premier League | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 32 | 9 | ||
2003–04[45] | Premier League | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
2004–05[46] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 77 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 85 | 21 | ||
Coventry City | 2004–05[46] | Championship
|
30 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 12 | |
2005–06[47] | Championship | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 11 | ||
2006–07[48] | Championship | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 6 | ||
Total | 78 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 88 | 29 | |||
Derby County (loan) | 2005–06[47] | Championship | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Sunderland | 2006–07[48] | Championship | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | |||
2007–08[49] | Premier League | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 16 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 5 | ||||
Southampton | 2007–08[49] | Championship | 40 | 19 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 19 | ||
2008–09[50] | Championship | 7 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
Total | 47 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 52 | 20 | |||
Bristol City (loan) | 2008–09[50] | Championship | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
Crystal Palace | 2009–10[51] | Championship | 16 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | ||
Ipswich Town (loan) | 2009–10[51] | Championship | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
Career total | 399 | 133 | 26 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 454 | 158 |
- ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup, FA Cup
- Football League Cup
- Football League play-offs
International
Source:[52]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Trinidad and Tobago | 1995 | 2 | 1 |
1996 | 8 | 5 | |
1997 | 2 | 1 | |
1998 | 11 | 13 | |
1999 | 8 | 9 | |
2000 | 4 | 0 | |
2001 | 18 | 9 | |
2002 | 2 | 1 | |
2003 | 5 | 5 | |
2004 | 11 | 10 | |
2005 | 20 | 9 | |
2006 | 10 | 3 | |
2008 | 6 | 2 | |
2009 | 3 | 0 | |
2011 | 5 | 1 | |
Total | 115 | 70 |
- Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each John goal.[2]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 15 February 1995 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Finland | 2–1 | Friendly |
2 | 6 March 1996 | Miami, United States | Haiti | 2–0 | Friendly |
3 | 2 June 1996 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Martinique | 2–1 | 1996 Caribbean Cup[a] |
4 | 23 June 1996 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Dominican Republic | 8–0 | 1998 World Cup qualifier |
5 | |||||
6 | |||||
7 | 18 December 1997 | Fort-de-France, Martinique | Martinique | 2–3 | Friendly[a] |
8 | 4 January 1998 | Bridgetown, Barbados | Barbados | 1–0 | Friendly |
9 | 1 February 1998 | Oakland, United States | Honduras | 3–1 | 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
10 | |||||
11 | 22 July 1998 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Antigua and Barbuda | 3–2 | 1998 Caribbean Cup |
12 | 24 July 1998 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Martinique | 2–1 | 1998 Caribbean Cup[a] |
13 | |||||
14 | 26 July 1998 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Dominica | 8–0 | 1998 Caribbean Cup |
15 | |||||
16 | |||||
17 | |||||
18 | 29 July 1998 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Haiti | 4–1 | 1998 Caribbean Cup |
19 | |||||
20 | 31 July 1998 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Jamaica | 1–2 | 1998 Caribbean Cup |
21 | 28 March 1999 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Jamaica | 2–0 | Friendly |
22 | 6 May 1999 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | South Africa | 2–0 | Friendly |
23 | 3 June 1999 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Jamaica | 1–0 | 1999 Caribbean Cup |
24 | 11 June 1999 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Haiti | 6–1 | 1999 Caribbean Cup |
25 | 13 June 1999 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Cuba | 2–1 | 1999 Caribbean Cup |
26 | 8 September 1999 | Miami, United States | Colombia | 4–3 | Friendly |
27 | |||||
28 | |||||
29 | 17 November 1999 | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Honduras | 2–3 | Friendly |
30 | |||||
31 | 25 February 2001 | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands | 3–0 | Friendly |
32 | 15 May 2001 | Malabar , Trinidad and Tobago |
Barbados | 5–0 | 2001 Caribbean Cup |
33 | |||||
34 | 22 May 2001 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Cuba | 2–0 | 2001 Caribbean Cup |
35 | 16 June 2001 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Honduras | 2–4 | 2002 World Cup qualifier |
36 | 23 June 2001 | Prospect, Bermuda | Bermuda | 5–0 | Friendly |
37 | |||||
38 | 30 June 2001 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Jamaica | 1–2 | 2002 World Cup qualifier |
39 | 7 October 2001 | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Honduras | 1–0 | 2002 World Cup qualifier |
40 | 20 January 2002 | Miami, United States | Costa Rica | 1–1 | 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
41 | 26 March 2003 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Antigua and Barbuda | 2–0 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifier |
42 | 28 March 2003 | Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago | Guadeloupe | 1–0 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifier[a] |
43 | 30 March 2003 | Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago | Cuba | 1–3 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifier |
44 | 3 July 2003 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Venezuela | 2–2 | Friendly |
45 | |||||
46 | 31 March 2004 | Cairo, Egypt | Egypt | 1–2 | Friendly |
47 | 23 May 2004 | West Bromwich, England | Iraq | 2–0 | Friendly |
48 | |||||
49 | 30 May 2004 | Edinburgh, Scotland | Scotland | 1–4 | Friendly |
50 | 13 June 2004 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 4–0 | 2006 World Cup qualifier |
51 | |||||
52 | 4 September 2004 | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2–1 | 2006 World Cup qualifier |
53 | 8 September 2004 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Mexico | 1–3 | 2006 World Cup qualifier |
54 | 13 June 2004 | Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5–1 | 2006 World Cup qualifier |
55 | |||||
56 | 3 February 2005 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Haiti | 2–1 | Friendly |
57 | 25 May 2005 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Bermuda | 4–0 | Friendly |
58 | 27 May 2005 | Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago | Bermuda | 1–0 | Friendly |
59 | 4 June 2005 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Panama | 2–0 | 2006 World Cup qualifier |
60 | 3 September 2005 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Guatemala | 3–2 | 2006 World Cup qualifier |
61 | |||||
62 | 8 October 2005 | Panama City, Panama | Panama | 1–0 | 2006 World Cup qualifier |
63 | 12 October 2005 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Mexico | 2–1 | 2006 World Cup qualifier |
64 | |||||
65 | 27 May 2006 | Graz, Austria | Wales | 1–2 | Friendly |
66 | 7 October 2006 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5–0 | Friendly |
67 | |||||
68 | 15 June 2008 | Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago | Bermuda | 1–2 | 2010 World Cup qualifier |
69 | 22 June 2008 | Hamilton, Bermuda | Bermuda | 2–0 | 2010 World Cup qualifier |
70 | 21 August 2011 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | India | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Columbus Crew
- U.S. Open Cup runner-up: 1998
Birmingham City
- 2001–02
Sunderland
- Football League Championship: 2006–07
Trinidad and Tobago
Individual
- MLS Golden Boot: 1998
- MLS Best XI: 1998
- 1999[54]
- Trinidad and Tobago Football FederationPlayer of the Year: 2002
Medals
- Chaconia Medal Gold Class: 2006
See also
- List of top international men's football goalscorers by country
- List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
- List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
References
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- ^ Daniels, Rob (28 May 1997). "Dynamo, Gamblers deal aces". News & Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. p. C5.
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- ^ Jones, Daniel (9 July 2010). "John's time as an eagle comes to an end". Croydon Advertiser. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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- ^ Andrew, Reginald (25 May 2022). "Stern John – New National Head Coach". The Voice of Saint Lucia. The Voice Publishing Co. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
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- ^ "1998 Columbus Crew Match Reports". TheCrew.com. SportsNet Ohio. Archived from the original on 9 February 2002.
"U.S. Open Cup: Third-Round results (July 7)". Soccer America. 8 July 1998. Retrieved 23 November 2014. - ^ "U.S. Open Cup: Third-round results (July 13)". and "U.S. Open Cup: Rochester and Colorado advance to final". Soccer America. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Stern John in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Stern John in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Games played by Stern John in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
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- ^ "Games played by Stern John in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Stern John in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
Four league appearances not included in Soccerbase source: "Stern John". Premier League. Retrieved 23 November 2014. - ^ a b "Games played by Stern John in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Games played by Stern John in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Games played by Stern John in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Games played by Stern John in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Games played by Stern John in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Games played by Stern John in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "John, Stern". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "1998 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. 2 August 1998. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "1999 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. 17 July 1999. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
External links
- Player profile from Southampton F.C. website (via archive.org)
- Stern John at Soccerbase