John George Terry is an English professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. He was previously captain of Chelsea, the England national team and Aston Villa; he is the assistant head coach at the latter. Terry is considered to be one of the greatest central defenders of his generation. He is Chelsea’s most successful captain, having led them to five Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups, one UEFA Europa League and one UEFA Champions League title.
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John George Terry is an English professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. He was previously captain of Chelsea, the England national team and Aston Villa; he is the assistant head coach at the latter. Terry is considered to be one of the greatest central defenders of his generation. He is Chelsea’s most successful captain, having led them to five Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups, one UEFA Europa League and one UEFA Champions League title. In his final season at Chelsea in 2017, he became the first ever player to captain a team to the Premier League title on five occasions. Following his departure from Chelsea, Terry spent one season with Aston Villa in the Championship before retiring, ultimately losing the 2018 Championship play-off final. He returned to Aston Villa a few months later as part of new manager Dean Smith’s management team. Terry was part of West Ham United’s youth system, joining them as a midfielder in 1991. He moved to Chelsea at 14, playing for the club’s youth and reserve teams. Terry began to establish himself in the Chelsea first team from the 2000–01 season, making 23 starts and winning Player of the Year. He continued his progress during 2001–02, becoming a regular in the defence alongside club captain and France international Marcel Desailly. On 5 December 2001, he captained Chelsea for the first time, in a Premier League match against Charlton Athletic. Terry made his Chelsea debut on 28 October 1998 as a late substitute in a League Cup tie with Aston 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 and was the subject of interest from both Forest manager David Platt and Huddersfield Town manager Steve Bruce. In 2002, Terry was involved in an altercation with a bouncer at a West London nightclub with Chelsea teammate Jody Morris and Wimbledon’s Des Byrne, which led to him being charged with assault and affray. In August 2002, he was acquitted of the charges in court. In 2003–04 season, his performances led him to becoming vice-captain of Chelsea. He played well in the absence of French international William Gallas, forming a strong defensive partnership with the French international. In 2004–05 season, he won the Premier league title in record-breaking fashion with the best defensive record in Football League history. In 2005, he scored the only goal in the FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal, although he came on as a second-half substitute while Chelsea lost 2-0 to Arsenal. A virus denied Terry a place in the starting line-up for the final, but he started in the final against Fulham. In 2007, he is also the first player to score an international goal there, scoring a header in England’s 1–1 draw with Brazil. In 2008, he made 23 starts for Chelsea in the Champions League.
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