Stern John

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::summary Trinidadian footballer (born 1976) ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox football biography"]

Field	Value
name	Stern John
CM
image	Stern_John_Central_FC_2018.jpg
caption	John in 2018
full_name	Stern John
birth_date
birth_place	Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago
height	1.80 m
position	Forward
currentclub	Saint Lucia (manager)
collegeyears1	1995
college1	Mercer County Vikings
years1	1996
clubs1	Malta Carib Alcons
caps1	7
goals1	1
years2	1997
clubs2	Carolina Dynamo
caps2	5
goals2	0
years3	1997
clubs3	New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers
caps3	26
goals3	16
years4	1998–1999
clubs4	Columbus Crew
caps4	55
goals4	44
years5	1999–2002
clubs5	Nottingham Forest
caps5	72
goals5	18
years6	2002–2004
clubs6	Birmingham City
caps6	77
goals6	16
years7	2004–2007
clubs7	Coventry City
caps7	78
goals7	26
years8	2005
clubs8	→ Derby County (loan)
caps8	7
goals8	0
years9	2007
clubs9	Sunderland
caps9	16
goals9	5
years10	2007–2009
clubs10	Southampton
caps10	47
goals10	19
years11	2008–2009
clubs11	→ Bristol City (loan)
caps11	24
goals11	2
years12	2009–2010
clubs12	Crystal Palace
caps12	16
goals12	2
years13	2009–2010
clubs13	→ Ipswich Town (loan)
caps13	7
goals13	1
years14	2011–2012
clubs14	North East Stars
years15	2012
clubs15	Solihull Moors
years16	2014
clubs16	WASA FC
years17	2017–2018
clubs17	Central F.C.
totalcaps	437
totalgoals	150
nationalyears1	1995–2011
nationalteam1	Trinidad and Tobago
nationalcaps1	115
nationalgoals1	70
manageryears1	2017–2020
managerclubs1	Central F.C.
manageryears2	2020–2022
managerclubs2	Anguilla
manageryears3	2022–
managerclubs3	Saint Lucia
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| name = Stern John CM | image = Stern_John_Central_FC_2018.jpg | caption = John in 2018 | full_name = Stern John | birth_date = | birth_place = Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago | height = 1.80 m | position = Forward | currentclub = Saint Lucia (manager) | clubnumber = | collegeyears1 = 1995 | college1 = Mercer County Vikings | collegecaps1 = | collegegoals1 = | years1 = 1996 | clubs1 = Malta Carib Alcons | caps1 = 7 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 1997 | clubs2 = Carolina Dynamo | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1997 | clubs3 = New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 16 | years4 = 1998–1999 | clubs4 = Columbus Crew | caps4 = 55 | goals4 = 44 | years5 = 1999–2002 | clubs5 = Nottingham Forest | caps5 = 72 | goals5 = 18 | years6 = 2002–2004 | clubs6 = Birmingham City | caps6 = 77 | goals6 = 16 | years7 = 2004–2007 | clubs7 = Coventry City | caps7 = 78 | goals7 = 26 | years8 = 2005 | clubs8 = → Derby County (loan) | caps8 = 7 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2007 | clubs9 = Sunderland | caps9 = 16 | goals9 = 5 | years10 = 2007–2009 | clubs10 = Southampton | caps10 = 47 | goals10 = 19 | years11 = 2008–2009 | clubs11 = → Bristol City (loan) | caps11 = 24 | goals11 = 2 | years12 = 2009–2010 | clubs12 = Crystal Palace | caps12 = 16 | goals12 = 2 | years13 = 2009–2010 | clubs13 = → Ipswich Town (loan) | caps13 = 7 | goals13 = 1 | years14 = 2011–2012 | clubs14 = North East Stars | caps14 = | goals14 = | years15 = 2012 | clubs15 = Solihull Moors | caps15 = | goals15 = | years16 = 2014 | clubs16 = WASA FC | caps16 = | goals16 = | years17 = 2017–2018 | clubs17 = Central F.C. | totalcaps = 437 | totalgoals = 150 | nationalyears1 = 1995–2011 | nationalteam1 = Trinidad and Tobago | nationalcaps1 = 115 | nationalgoals1 = 70 | manageryears1 = 2017–2020 | managerclubs1 = Central F.C. | manageryears2 = 2020–2022 | managerclubs2 = Anguilla | manageryears3 = 2022– | managerclubs3 = Saint Lucia Stern John (born 30 October 1976) is a Trinidadian football manager and former player who is currently 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. He is the all-time Central American/Caribbean men's top goal scorer in international football with 70 goals.

Club career

Early US career

John was born in Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago, John moved to the United States in 1995 to attend New Jersey's Mercer County Community College. He had been recruited in Trinidad by the college's head coach, Charlie Inverso, who had previously sought international talent. John led the Mercer County Vikings to the 1995 NJCAA soccer championship and scored 27 goals, including one in the final against Yavapai College.

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. 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. 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.

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. His second cousin Ansil Elcock, a fellow Trinidad and Tobago international who had been signed by the Crew, had recommended John to head coach Tom Fitzgerald. 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. 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. 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. He was the first MLS player to score three hat-tricks in a single season, including 16 goals in a span of 12 matches.

He scored 18 goals in the 1999 season, tied for the league's scoring leaderboard, and attracted interest from European clubs but declined a mid-season transfer. He ended his MLS career with 44 goals in 55 matches.

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. He then scored one of the penalties in the play-off final shootout to help them get promoted to the Premier League. Popular with the Birmingham fans for his goals, 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 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.

Sunderland

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.

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.

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. 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 City

John was loaned to Bristol City in October 2008 until the end of the 2008–09 season. 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 Palace

On 29 July 2009, John signed for Crystal Palace on a year-long deal after turning down an offer to stay at Southampton. 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.{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8452840.stm |title=Ipswich 3–2 Coventry |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 January 2010 |access-date=17 January 2010}} Upon his return to Palace he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win at Watford on 30 March 2010.{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8592951.stm |title=Watford 1–3 Crystal Palace |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 March 2010 |access-date=4 May 2010}} 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.

Solihull Moors

In August 2012, after two seasons out of English football, John returned, signing for Solihull Moors. He did not make an appearance in any competition for the club.

WASA FC

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

Central F.C.

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.

International career

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 career

On 9 November 2020, John become the new manager of the Anguilla national team. On 23 May 2022, the Saint Lucia Football Association announced that John had taken over as head coach of the Saint Lucia national team.

Personal life

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.

Career statistics

Club

::data[format=table title="Appearances and goals by club, season and competition"] | Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Total | 55||44||5||3||10||8||2||0||75||58 | Total | 72||18||5||0||3||2||colspan="2"|—||80||20 | Total | 77||16||3||1||2||3||3||1||85||21 | Total | 78||26||7||3||3||0||colspan="2"|—||88||29 | Total | 16||5||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||16||5 | Total | 47||19||2||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||52||20 | Career total | 399||133||26||7||21||14||5||1||454||158 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Columbus Crew | 1998 | Major League Soccer | 27 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1999 | Major League Soccer | 28 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nottingham Forest | 1999–2000 | First Division | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2000–01 | First Division | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 32 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2001–02 | First Division | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 28 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Birmingham City | 2001–02 | First Division | 15 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2002–03 | Premier League | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 32 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2003–04 | Premier League | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2004–05 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Coventry City | 2004–05 | Championship | 30 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2005–06 | Championship | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2006–07 | Championship | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Derby County (loan) | 2005–06 | Championship | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sunderland | 2006–07 | Championship | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2007–08 | Premier League | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Southampton | 2007–08 | Championship | 40 | 19 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2008–09 | Championship | 7 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bristol City (loan) | 2008–09 | Championship | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Crystal Palace | 2009–10 | Championship | 16 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ipswich Town (loan) | 2009–10 | Championship | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

International

Source:

::data[format=table title="Appearances and goals by national team and year"] | National team | Year | Apps | Goals | Total||115||70 | |---|---|---|---|---| | 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 | | | ::

:Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each John goal.

::data[format=table title="List of international goals scored by Stern John"]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	15 February 1995	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		2–1	Friendly
2	6 March 1996	Miami, United States		2–0	Friendly
3	2 June 1996	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		2–1	1996 Caribbean Cup
4	23 June 1996	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		8–0	1998 World Cup qualifier
5
6
7	18 December 1997	Fort-de-France, Martinique		2–3	Friendly
8	4 January 1998	Bridgetown, Barbados		1–0	Friendly
9	1 February 1998	Oakland, United States		3–1	1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
10
11	22 July 1998	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		3–2	1998 Caribbean Cup
12	24 July 1998	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		2–1	1998 Caribbean Cup
13
14	26 July 1998	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		8–0	1998 Caribbean Cup
15
16
17
18	29 July 1998	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		4–1	1998 Caribbean Cup
19
20	31 July 1998	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		1–2	1998 Caribbean Cup
21	28 March 1999	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		2–0	Friendly
22	6 May 1999	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		2–0	Friendly
23	3 June 1999	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		1–0	1999 Caribbean Cup
24	11 June 1999	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		6–1	1999 Caribbean Cup
25	13 June 1999	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		2–1	1999 Caribbean Cup
26	8 September 1999	Miami, United States		4–3	Friendly
27
28
29	17 November 1999	Tegucigalpa, Honduras		2–3	Friendly
30
31	25 February 2001	Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands		3–0	Friendly
32	15 May 2001	Malabar, Trinidad and Tobago		5–0	2001 Caribbean Cup
33
34	22 May 2001	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		2–0	2001 Caribbean Cup
35	16 June 2001	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		2–4	2002 World Cup qualifier
36	23 June 2001	Prospect, Bermuda		5–0	Friendly
37
38	30 June 2001	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		1–2
39	7 October 2001	San Pedro Sula, Honduras		1–0
40	20 January 2002	Miami, United States		1–1	2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
41	26 March 2003	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		2–0	2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifier
42	28 March 2003	Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago		1–0
43	30 March 2003	Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago		1–3
44	3 July 2003	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		2–2	Friendly
45
46	31 March 2004	Cairo, Egypt		1–2	Friendly
47	23 May 2004	West Bromwich, England		2–0	Friendly
48
49	30 May 2004	Edinburgh, Scotland		1–4	Friendly
50	13 June 2004	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic		4–0	2006 World Cup qualifier
51
52	4 September 2004	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis		2–1	2006 World Cup qualifier
53	8 September 2004	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		1–3	2006 World Cup qualifier
54	13 June 2004	Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago		5–1	2006 World Cup qualifier
55
56	3 February 2005	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		2–1	Friendly
57	25 May 2005	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		4–0	Friendly
58	27 May 2005	Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago		1–0	Friendly
59	4 June 2005	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		2–0	2006 World Cup qualifier
60	3 September 2005	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		3–2	2006 World Cup qualifier
61
62	8 October 2005	Panama City, Panama		1–0	2006 World Cup qualifier
63	12 October 2005	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		2–1	2006 World Cup qualifier
64
65	27 May 2006	Graz, Austria		1–2	Friendly
66	7 October 2006	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		5–0	Friendly
67
68	15 June 2008	Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago		1–2	2010 World Cup qualifier
69	22 June 2008	Hamilton, Bermuda		2–0	2010 World Cup qualifier
70	21 August 2011	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		3–0	Friendly
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Honours

Columbus Crew

• U.S. Open Cup runner-up: 1998

Birmingham City

• Football League First Division play-offs: 2001–02

Sunderland

• Football League Championship: 2006–07

Trinidad and Tobago

• Caribbean Cup: 1996, 1999, 2001

Individual

• MLS Golden Boot: 1998
• MLS Best XI: 1998
• MLS All-Star, 1998, 1999
• Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation Player of the Year: 2002

Medals

• [[File:TTO_Chaconia_Medal.png|60px]] Chaconia Medal Gold Class: 2006

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