Teddy Sheringham

At 58 years old, Teddy Sheringham has this physical status:

Edward Paul Sheringham, MBE (born 2 April 1966) is an English football manager and former player. In a 24-year career, Sheringham played as a forward, mainly as a second striker.

Sheringham started his career at Millwall, scoring 111 goals between 1983 and 1991, marking the club's second all-time top scorer.

He left Nottingham Forest in the First Division.

Sheringham scored Forest's first Premiership goal a year later and Tottenham Hotspur signed her.

Sheringham moved to Manchester United, where he gained three Premiership titles, one FA Cup, one UEFA Champions League, an Intercontinental Cup, and an FA Charity Shield.

He was named both PFA Players' Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year in 2001.

In the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final against Bayern Munich, the pinnacle of his career came as he scored the equalizer and aided Manchester United's winning goal. Sheringham re-joined Tottenham Hotspur, where he was a losing finalist in the 2001–02 Football League Cup after leaving Manchester United at the end of the 2000–01 season.

He spent one season at recently promoted Portsmouth, scoring the club's first Premier League goal before joining West Ham United, where he helped the club earn promotion from the 2004–05 Football League Championship Championship.

Sheringham spent the following season for West Ham in the 2006 FA Cup Final, becoming the third-oldest player to play in a Premiership and the competition's 19th-highest appearance maker.

He holds the record for the oldest outfield player to play in a Premier League match (40 years, 272 days) and the oldest player to score in a Premier League match (40 years, 268 days).

He appeared in both the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 1996 UEFA European Championship. Sheringham retired from competitive football at the age of 42 during the 2007-08 season with Colchester United.

Stevenage, a League Two club, and ATK of the Indian Super League have been since being in charge of the Indian Super League's Stevenage and ATK.

Personal life

Charlie, Sheringham's son, was born in 1988 and has since become a professional footballer. In December 2013, the two teams qualified in the FA Cup third round together. Kristina Andriotis, who married in 2016 sheringham has two more children. He dated actress Danielle Lloyd and Katie Price earlier in his life.

Sheringham appeared on the first British version of The Masked Singer in 2020, masked as "tree" in the first British series.

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Club career

Sheringham began his professional career at Millwall in 1982, after proving a scout while playing for non-league club Leytonstone & Ilford during a youth team match against Millwall. He was signed up as an apprentice and scored in his second game for the club in January 1984 against Bournemouth. Since being loaned out by the club twice before, 1985 to Aldershot and then Djurgrden, he quickly became Millwall's first choice selection and, later, he formed a striking friendship with Tony Cascarino. In 1986–91, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, and 1990–91, the club's top goalcorer in four seasons (1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–91, 1990–91, and 1990–91).

For the first time in English league football, the club was promoted to the First Division, which was then the highest tier of English league football. In Millwall's first home game in Division One, Sheringham scored the first goal. Millwall briefly dominated the table at the start of October 1988, with Sheringham (15) and Cascarino (15) as the team's goals, who kept Millwall in the top four for the bulk of the season before finishing in 10th place after Easter. "It was a thrilling exhilarating ride," Sheringham wrote in his autobiography: "It was a fabulous exhilarating experience." We were, little Millwall, in our first season in the First Division and just about to finish in first place until about March. Everybody said it couldn't last, and of course it didn't, but it did not, but we gave them all a fair shake for their money. We were beating the best teams when we shouldn't and getting away from draws to which we had no right."

Millwall's tenure in the top flight was not to last as they were recalled in the following season and finished last in the Division after briefly leading the table early in the season. Sheringham was a top scorer for Millwall with twelve goals despite missing ten league games due to injury. The club had a chance to return to action straight after the 1990–91 season by making the semi-finals of the Division Two play-offs, but Brighton & Hove Albion defeated them and the club stayed in the Second Division. Sheringham's outstanding form during the 1990-1991 season saw him finish as the league's top scorer with 37 goals, including four hat-tricks. With Millwall's struggles to return to the top flight, Sheringham's departure seemed inevitable. Sheringham scored a total of 111 goals in his eight years with Millwall in his final season. He was Millwall's all-time leading scorer before 2009.

In July 1991, Sheringham, a 25-year-old Sheringham, was sold to Nottingham Forest in a £2 million contract to play alongside Nigel Clough. He did well for Forest and helped them finish eighth in the First Division at the end of the 1991–92 season, as well as losing to Manchester United in the League Cup final. In August 1992, Sheringham scored for Forest's first Premiership goal against Liverpool (which was also the first live goal on Sky Sports), but a week later, he was sold to Tottenham Hotspur for £2.1 million. Forest was relegated in 1992-93 in large part due to inability to properly substitute Sheringham in attack.

Sheringham got off to a promising start in his Premiership by being the top goalscorer in the Premiership's inaugural season, scoring 22 goals (21 with Tottenham and one with Forest). Gordon Durie, Ronny Rosenthal, Jürgen Klinsmann, and finally Chris Armstrong were among his strikers at White Hart Lane. He was Tottenham's top scorer with 14 Premiership goals in 1993-94 but he played in only 19 games due to injury, which also played negatively on Tottenham's league form. Spurs finished 15th and weren't completely free from relegation until the season's penultimate game. They have never finished lower than this one before.

He aided Spurs finish seventh in the Premiership and reached the FA Cup's semi-finals, but missed out on European football for the 1995–96 season.

Jürgen Klinsmann, who worked with Sheringham during the 1994–95 season, was later quoted as claiming that Sheringham was the most intelligent strike partner he had ever had.

Sheringham was extremely popular with Tottenham fans, and by the mid-1990s, sheringham was firmly established as one of the Premiership's most highly rated strikers. Nonetheless, despite his prolific strike rate by the end of the 1996–97 season, he was 31 years old and had yet to win a major trophy in a career that had so far spanned 15 years; many pundits think he will retire without major awards.

Sheringham agreed to join Manchester United in a £3.5 million contract in June 1997. He was hired to replace Eric Cantona's legendary retirement, leaving the Old Trafford faithful with a long name to fill the void. In the 1997 FA Charity Shield, the club's first competitive game for the club was against Chelsea, who lost on penalties. Tottenham Hotspur's first league outing was against his old employers, Tottenham Hotspur, at White Hart Lane. Sheringham's former supporters booed him throughout the game, angry because sheringham had accused Tottenham of lacking ambition when he made his move. Sheringham missed a penalty in the 60th minute, but the team won despite being on the winning team as two late goals gave United the victory.

Sheringham's first season at Old Trafford was difficult, although he scored 14 goals in all competitions, but he didn't succeed in the 1997–98 season without winning the league championship. During a game at Bolton Wanderers, an incident that added to the animosity with fellow striker Andy Cole brought the animosity closer to the end of the season. Sheringham chastised Cole, his strike partner, and Cole, who then refused to talk to him after Bolton scored. The marital breakdown was never resolved, and they never met again. This had happened three years ago, when Sheringham had snubbed Cole as the former came on to make his international debut.

When Dwight Yorke left Aston Villa from Aston Villa, there was a suspicion that Sheringham would leave United right after the 1998–99 season began. On the last day of the season, Yorke immediately formed a strong partnership with Cole as United proceeded to regain the league championship. Sheringham's first-team appearances were slim, but he did make enough appearances to qualify for a championship medal at the end of the season – at the age of 33, he had won his first major trophy. In a 2–0 victory over Newcastle United in the FA Cup final, he came off the substitutes bench to score United's first goal in a 2–0 win. Sheringham scored a dramatic stoppage-time equalizer against Bayern Munich in the Champions League final four days after winning the FA Cup for the fourth time. Sheringham came on as a replacement earlier in the game. With seconds remaining in stoppage time, Ole Gunnar Solskjr scored from Sheringham's headed flick-on, and United's treble of the Premiership, FA Cup, and European Cup crowned with Sheringham, who had never won a major award in his 15-year career, now having won every top-level trophy in the English game.

During 1999-2000, Sheringham's first-team prospects were limited, but he did enough times to earn another Premiership medal. United defeated Sheringham in 2000-01 for their third straight league championship, with Sheringham top-scoring for United and playing some of his best football ever. Both the Professional Footballers' Association and the Football Writers' Association selected him as "Outstanding Footballer of the Year" in April 2001. Despite being in his 35th year but being selected in the squad for the 2002 World Cup, his fine form ensured that he was still playing for the national team.

Sheringham's four-year deal at Old Trafford came to an end at the end of the 2000–01 season. Ruud van Nistelrooy, the new Dutch striker, was fighting harder than ever for the positions up front, most of which came from United's new Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. As one of new manager Glenn Hoddle's first signings, he turned down United's 12-month deal and returned to Spur on a free transfer. Sheringham led Tottenham Hotspur to a ninth-place finish in his first season, as well as a League Cup final in which they lost 2–1 to Blackburn Rovers, with Sheringham being dismissed in the penalty area in the last minute for what appeared to be a penalty. Although Tottenham had dominated the Premiership three games into the season, 2002–03 saw a close mid table finish, although Tottenham had dominated the Premiership three games into the season. Sheringham made 80 appearances in all competitions for Tottenham during the time, scoring 26 goals.

On May 8, 2008, Sheringham and Clive Allen were inducted into the Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame.

Tottenham Hotspur opted not to give Sheringham a new deal as a result of their first season in the Premier League, with the expiration of his Tottenham deal at the end of the 2002–03 season. Sheringham scored three goals against Bolton early in the season, making him the oldest Premiership player to score a hat-trick. Despite this, he was only contracted to the club for one season, and despite scoring in his last game (a 5–1 victory over Middlesbrough, where the club was already secure in the top flight), Portsmouth decided not to give the 38-year-old striker another contract before the 2003–04 season, he insisted that he would continue his top flight service with another club. Sheringham made 38 appearances for Portsmouth, scoring ten goals.

Sheringham was then dropped a division into the Championship to sign for West Ham United, the team he adored as a youth. Sheringham was the division's third-highest scorer in 2004–05, with 20 goals (21 in all competitions) – one of his best goalscoring seasons. He received the Championship Player of the Season accolade and helped the Hammers reach the 2005 Football League Championship play-off Final, where they defeated Preston North End in the second tier for the second season. Sheringham's one-year deal came to an end, and both she and West Ham have agreed to a one-year deal before the new season begins. Sheringham made history by defeating Charlton Athletic on April 2nd, 2006. He was one of just five players to play top-flight football while in their 40s, including Les Sealey, John Burridge, Gordon Strachan, and later Ryan Giggs. He became the first outfield player to play in the division's history on August 19, 2006, at 40 years 139 days. Sheringham has signed a deal with West Ham until the end of the 2006–07 season, and he has been a member of the club since his 41st birthday. Sheringham became the third oldest player to play in an FA Cup final on May 13, 2006, at 40 years and 41 days old. The match ended 3–3, with Liverpool winning the trophy in a penalty shootout. When Liverpool defeated Liverpool 3–1, Sheringham was the only West Ham player to convert his kick. He beat his own record for the oldest Premiership scorer, aged 40 years and 266 days, in a 2–1 loss to Portsmouth on December 26, 2006. He set a new record for the oldest Premiership outfield player once more on December 30, 2006, when playing in the 1–0 loss against Manchester City, age 40 years and 270 days. Sheringham also appeared in 11 FA Cup, League Cup, and UEFA Cup games for West Ham, scoring two goals.

Sheringham signed for Colchester United in July 2007 after being released by West Ham and was given the number 8 shirt. He started Colchester's first game of the season on Friday at Sheffield United, and scored the first goal in a 2–2 home draw against Barnsley a week later. In a 3–0 win at Preston North End 7 days later, he scored once more. Sheringham was among the scorers in Colchester's 2–1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday after being suspended from three matches after being suspended against Coventry. In a 3–1 FA Cup loss to Peterborough United on January 5, 2008, he scored his fourth and final Colchester goals. Sheringham made only three league appearances in 2008, the last game at Layer Road against Stoke City on April 26, 2008.

Whilst sheringham was the oldest player in all four divisions of the Football League and is now ranked among the top players to have made more than 700 appearances in their careers. He retired at the end of the 2007-08 season, his career came to a halt as Colchester were relegated from the Championship – the club's first relegation for 18 years.

International career

Sheringham, who was known as a late developer on the international stage, did not win his first England cap until the age of 27 in 1993. Sheringham was the preferred strike partner for Alan Shearer during Terry Venables' reign (1994-96). England had a slew of strikers at this time, including Andrew Cole, Ian Wright, a young Robbie Fowler, and Les Ferdinand, all competing for Shearer's place in the England team.

Shearer, the out-and-out goalscorer who complements each other's talents, developed spaces, created play, and giving key passes, establishing the link between Shearer and the England midfield. The pair were dubbed 'The SAS' (Shearer and Sheringham) and had their most fruitful time together in the 1996 European Championships, which were held in England. Their most notable role was in the 4–1 victory over the Netherlands, a game in which they both scored twice against one of the tournament's best teams. Despite England's being disqualified in the semi-finals, many believed the Sheringham and his contemporaries, including Paul Gascoigne, Steve McManaman, Tony Adams, and Paul Ince, had done the country proud. At this point, the England squad had been widely criticized in the media for several off-field events during the tournament's run, including Sheringham, McManaman and Gascoigne's heavy alcohol intake and playing "dentist chair" drinking games, as well as burning the first class cabin of a Cathay Pacific flight, which went down poorly with the public.

Sheringham's continued to be a first choice pick under new England boss Glenn Hoddle (1996-99), until Michael Owen's emergence of young teenager Michael Owen during the 1998 season, who was overshadowed. Although Sheringham began the 1998 FIFA World Cup as a starting lineup with Owen on the bench, after Owen Owen came out and almost turned around a loss against Romania in England's second game of the tournament, it seemed likely that Sheringham's front line international career came to an end.

He was not selected for the 2000 European Championships by then-manager Kevin Keegan, but Shearer's departure (despite being four years younger than Sheringham) from international football after the tournament and the arrival of new manager Sven-Göran Eriksson in 2001 saw a return to international prominence for him. He was often deployed as a tactical substitute late in Eriksson's games, being praised for his ability to control the ball and make intelligent plays. Sheringham scored a crucial goal for England against Greece in a World Cup qualifier within 15 seconds of being called a substitute in 2001, but the 93rd minute equalizing free kick by David Beckham has overshadowed this event.

He was selected as part of Eriksson's 2002 FIFA World Cup squad after impressing with his club throughout the 01–02 season and winning by nearly scoring a goal against Argentina, almost winning a goal with a volley that was well saved by the Argentine goalkeeper, and playing in England's last game as a replacement in the 2–1 quarter-final loss to Japan. Eriksson's twelve appearances were all as a substitute.

That loss brought an end to Sheringham's international career, during which he had won fifty-one caps and scored eleven times for England.

Poker career

Sheringham, who retired from professional football in 2008, has been a prominent figure on the international poker scene, appearing in numerous tournaments around the world. He reached the final table of the EPT Vilamoura's €5,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event, finishing 5th out of a field of 384 participants and winning €93,121.

Coaching career

Sheringham was hired as an attacking coach with West Ham United in May 2014. Diafra Sakho, the Premier League Player of the Month Award for October 2014, was credited with a change in West Ham's style of play, which culminated in a run of good form at the start of the 2014–15 season.

Sheringham was appointed to his first managerial role on May 21, 2015, after losing Graham Westley from his role in League Two. With the team being plagued by injuries, he registered himself as a player for a Herts Senior Cup match against Welwyn Garden City in November of that year, but did not participate. He was suspended on February 1, 2016, the club's 19th in the league, after collecting only three points from their previous eight games.

Sheringham was appointed as the new head coach of Indian Super League team ATK on July 14th. Sheringham was fired by ATK after winning only three of his ten games in charge of the Kolkata-based outfit on January 24, 2018.

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