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Template:Short description Template:Use Trinidad and Tobago English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Stern John (born 30 October 1976) is a Trinidadian football manager and former player who is currentlyTemplate:When managing Saint Lucia. He managed Anguilla from 2020 to 2022. He previously played for a number of American and English football clubs that included Columbus Crew, Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City, Coventry City, Derby County, Sunderland, Southampton, Bristol City, Crystal Palace and Ipswich Town.

Club careerEdit

Early US careerEdit

John was born in Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago,<ref name=Hugman/> to a sporting family that included several professional footballers and cricket players. He played on the Trinidad and Tobago cricket youth national team until age 16, when he switched to playing soccer full-time.<ref name="Merz-Leaving">Template:Cite news</ref> John moved to the United States in 1995 to attend New Jersey's Mercer County Community College.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He had been recruited in Trinidad by the college's head coach, Charlie Inverso, who had previously sought international talent.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> John led the Mercer County Vikings to the 1995 NJCAA soccer championship and scored 27 goals, including one in the final against Yavapai College.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="USA-1998">Template:Cite news</ref>

He made his professional debut for the Carolina Dynamo of the A-League, the second division of U.S. club soccer, in April 1997 while on loan from the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> John was traded to the New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers for Jamie Wellington a month later, having not scored a goal in five appearances for Carolina.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Tampa-1999">Template:Cite news</ref> With New Orleans, where he was paired with fellow Trinidadian forward Mickey Trotman, John scored 16 goals in 21 appearances and was named Rookie of the Year.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

John was invited by the New England Revolution to their 1998 preseason camp, but was not retained after his trial. Following the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup, where he scored two goals, John was invited for a walk-on trial by the Columbus Crew.<ref name="Tampa-1999"/> His second cousin Ansil Elcock, a fellow Trinidad and Tobago international who had been signed by the Crew,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> had recommended John to head coach Tom Fitzgerald.<ref name="Merz-Leaving"/> Following a successful trial, John was signed and made his Major League Soccer debut on 29 March 1998 against the Dallas Burn, where he replaced Elcock but failed to score.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He scored his first MLS goal in his fifth appearance, a 5–1 victory over the Miami Fusion, and ended the match with a hat-trick and an assist.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> John ended his rookie MLS season as the league scoring champion with 26 goals in 27 matches and a place in the MLS Best XI.<ref name="Express">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was the first MLS player to score three hat-tricks in a single season, including 16 goals in a span of 12 matches.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

He scored 18 goals in the 1999 season, tied for the league's scoring leaderboard,<ref name="Express"/> and attracted interest from European clubs but declined a mid-season transfer.<ref name="Merz-Leaving"/> He ended his MLS career with 44 goals in 55 matches.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Nottingham ForestEdit

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 CityEdit

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He then scored one of the penalties in the play-off final shootout to help them get promoted to the Premier League.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Popular with the Birmingham fans for his goals,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> he nonetheless fell out of favour with management, and was sold to Coventry City on 14 September 2004.

Coventry CityEdit

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 CountyEdit

At the start of the 2005–06 season, following the signing of James Scowcroft, John found himself outside of manager Micky Adams's first-team plans. As a result, he was loaned to Derby County on 16 September 2005. He rejoined Coventry three months later.

SunderlandEdit

On 29 January 2007, John was transferred to Sunderland for an undisclosed fee. The signing was Sunderland manager Roy Keane's sixth signing of the 2006–07 season January transfer window. He scored his first goals against Southend United in a 4–0 victory on 17 February 2007.

SouthamptonEdit

On 29 August 2007, John moved to Southampton as part of a deal that took his international teammate Kenwyne Jones in the opposite direction.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

He scored his first goals with two in a 3–2 win against West Bromwich Albion on 6 October 2007. From then on he scored regularly for "The Saints", with nine goals in his first fifteen appearances, including a second half hat trick against Hull City on 8 December 2007.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He finished the 2007–08 season fourth highest scorer in the Championship with 19 goals for Southampton. (He had also scored once for Sunderland in the Premier League prior to his transfer.) Before being sent off for a second bookable offence, John scored two goals, including the match winner, in Southampton's final game of the season against Sheffield United, as the Saints narrowly avoided relegation to League One.

Bristol CityEdit

John was loaned to Bristol City in October 2008 until the end of the 2008–09 season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> John made his first Bristol City appearance, coming on as a substitute, against Barnsley in a 0–0 draw. John scored his first goal for Bristol City in a 4–1 defeat to Reading at Ashton Gate Stadium on 1 November 2008.

Crystal PalaceEdit

On 29 July 2009, John signed for Crystal Palace on a year-long deal after turning down an offer to stay at Southampton.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Upon his return to Palace he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win at Watford on 30 March 2010.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Solihull MoorsEdit

In August 2012, after two seasons out of English football, John returned, signing for Solihull Moors.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He did not make an appearance in any competition for the club.

WASA FCEdit

John retired and moved back to his native Trinidad and Tobago after his spell at Solihull Moors. He came out of retirement a second time in order to join WASA FC of the National Super League of Trinidad and Tobago in January 2014. He scored on his debut<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Central F.C.Edit

John came out of retirement once again in 2016 when he was appointed as player-coach of Central F.C. in the TT Pro League.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

International careerEdit

John made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago national team on 15 February 1995 against Finland in a friendly at the Queen's Park Oval, scoring one goal on his debut. He was a vital player for the "Soca Warriors" and remains the team's all-time leading scorer with 70 goals in 115 caps. He was also the 7th highest international goalscorer at the time of his retirement in 2011. He is also the all-time top CONCACAF goal scorer.

John was instrumental in helping his country qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and played in all three of his country's World Cup group matches at Germany 2006. In Germany, he scored an offside goal. He was also named Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation Player of the Year in 2002. John is currently the second most capped Trinidad and Tobago international behind former teammate Angus Eve. He was the only player to score in 12 consecutive international matches, from 1998 to 1999.

Coaching careerEdit

On 9 November 2020, John become the new manager of the Anguilla national team.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 23 May 2022, the Saint Lucia Football Association announced that John had taken over as head coach of the Saint Lucia national team.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal lifeEdit

As a member of the squad that competed at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, John was awarded the Chaconia Medal (Gold Class), the second highest state decoration of Trinidad and Tobago.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Career statisticsEdit

ClubEdit

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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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<ref>Template:Soccerbase season</ref> First Division 17 3 3 0 — — 20 3
2000–01<ref>Template:Soccerbase season</ref> First Division 29 2 1 0 2 1 — 32 3
2001–02<ref name=sb0102>Template:Soccerbase season</ref><ref>Two league appearances not included in Soccerbase source: Template:Cite book</ref> First Division 26 13 1 0 1 1 — 28 14
Total 72 18 5 0 3 2 — 80 20
Birmingham City 2001–02<ref name=sb0102/> First Division 15 7 — — 3Template:Efn 1 18 8
2002–03<ref>Template:Soccerbase season</ref> Premier League 30 5 1 1 1 3 — 32 9
2003–04<ref>Template:Soccerbase season
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Premier League 29 4 2 0 1 0 — 32 4
2004–05<ref name=sb0405>Template:Soccerbase season</ref> Premier League 3 0 — — — 3 0
Total 77 16 3 1 2 3 3 1 85 21
Coventry City 2004–05<ref name=sb0405/> Championship 30 11 2 1 1 0 — 33 12
2005–06<ref name=sb0506>Template:Soccerbase season</ref> Championship 25 10 3 1 1 0 — 29 11
2006–07<ref name=sb0607>Template:Soccerbase season</ref> Championship 23 5 2 1 1 0 — 26 6
Total 78 26 7 3 3 0 — 88 29
Derby County (loan) 2005–06<ref name=sb0506/> Championship 7 0 — — — 7 0
Sunderland 2006–07<ref name=sb0607/> Championship 15 4 — — — 15 4
2007–08<ref name=sb0708>Template:Soccerbase season</ref> Premier League 1 1 — 0 0 — 1 1
Total 16 5 — 0 0 — 16 5
Southampton 2007–08<ref name=sb0708/> Championship 40 19 2 0 — — 42 19
2008–09<ref name=sb0809>Template:Soccerbase season</ref> Championship 7 0 — 3 1 — 10 1
Total 47 19 2 0 3 1 — 52 20
Bristol City (loan) 2008–09<ref name=sb0809/> Championship 24 2 2 0 — — 26 2
Crystal Palace 2009–10<ref name=sb0910>Template:Soccerbase season</ref> Championship 16 2 — 0 0 — 16 2
Ipswich Town (loan) 2009–10<ref name=sb0910/> Championship 7 1 2 0 — — 9 1
Career total 399 133 26 7 21 14 5 1 454 158

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InternationalEdit

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.<ref name="rsssfint" />
List of international goals scored by Stern John
No. Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 15 February 1995 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 2–1 Friendly
2 6 March 1996 Miami, United States Template:Fb 2–0 Friendly
3 2 June 1996 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 2–1 1996 Caribbean CupTemplate:Efn
4 23 June 1996 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 8–0 1998 World Cup qualifier
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7 18 December 1997 Fort-de-France, Martinique Template:Fb 2–3 FriendlyTemplate:Efn
8 4 January 1998 Bridgetown, Barbados Template:Fb 1–0 Friendly
9 1 February 1998 Oakland, United States Template:Fb 3–1 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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11 22 July 1998 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 3–2 1998 Caribbean Cup
12 24 July 1998 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 2–1 1998 Caribbean CupTemplate:Efn
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14 26 July 1998 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 8–0 1998 Caribbean Cup
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18 29 July 1998 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 4–1 1998 Caribbean Cup
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20 31 July 1998 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 1–2 1998 Caribbean Cup
21 28 March 1999 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 2–0 Friendly
22 6 May 1999 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 2–0 Friendly
23 3 June 1999 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 1–0 1999 Caribbean Cup
24 11 June 1999 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 6–1 1999 Caribbean Cup
25 13 June 1999 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 2–1 1999 Caribbean Cup
26 8 September 1999 Miami, United States Template:Fb 4–3 Friendly
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29 17 November 1999 Tegucigalpa, Honduras Template:Fb 2–3 Friendly
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31 25 February 2001 Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Template:Fb 3–0 Friendly
32 15 May 2001 Malabar, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 5–0 2001 Caribbean Cup
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34 22 May 2001 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 2–0 2001 Caribbean Cup
35 16 June 2001 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 2–4 2002 World Cup qualifier
36 23 June 2001 Prospect, Bermuda Template:Fb 5–0 Friendly
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38 30 June 2001 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 1–2 2002 World Cup qualifier
39 7 October 2001 San Pedro Sula, Honduras Template:Fb 1–0 2002 World Cup qualifier
40 20 January 2002 Miami, United States Template:Fb 1–1 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
41 26 March 2003 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 2–0 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifier
42 28 March 2003 Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 1–0 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifierTemplate:Efn
43 30 March 2003 Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 1–3 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifier
44 3 July 2003 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 2–2 Friendly
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46 31 March 2004 Cairo, Egypt Template:Fb 1–2 Friendly
47 23 May 2004 West Bromwich, England Template:Fb 2–0 Friendly
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49 30 May 2004 Edinburgh, Scotland Template:Fb 1–4 Friendly
50 13 June 2004 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Template:Fb 4–0 2006 World Cup qualifier
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52 4 September 2004 Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Template:Fb 2–1 2006 World Cup qualifier
53 8 September 2004 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 1–3 2006 World Cup qualifier
54 13 June 2004 Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 5–1 2006 World Cup qualifier
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56 3 February 2005 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 2–1 Friendly
57 25 May 2005 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 4–0 Friendly
58 27 May 2005 Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 1–0 Friendly
59 4 June 2005 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 2–0 2006 World Cup qualifier
60 3 September 2005 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 3–2 2006 World Cup qualifier
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62 8 October 2005 Panama City, Panama Template:Fb 1–0 2006 World Cup qualifier
63 12 October 2005 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 2–1 2006 World Cup qualifier
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65 27 May 2006 Graz, Austria Template:Fb 1–2 Friendly
66 7 October 2006 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 5–0 Friendly
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68 15 June 2008 Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 1–2 2010 World Cup qualifier
69 22 June 2008 Hamilton, Bermuda Template:Fb 2–0 2010 World Cup qualifier
70 21 August 2011 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Fb 3–0 Friendly

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HonoursEdit

Columbus Crew

Birmingham City

Sunderland

Trinidad and Tobago

Individual

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Medals

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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