Stern John

Stern John (born October 30, 1976 in Cane Farm, Trinidad) is a Trinidadian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Derby County F.C. of the Football League Championship on loan from Coventry City F.C.. He is a centre forward.

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October 30 - 1976 - Cane Farm - Trinidad - Football (soccer) - Derby County F.C. - Football League Championship - Coventry City F.C.

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John moved to the United States to attend Mercer County Community College in 1995. he joined the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer from the now-defunct New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers of the A-League for the 1998 season. John received a tryout with Crew based on the good word from his older cousin, Columbus Crew defender and Trinidad and Tobago international, Ansil Elcock. With the Crew, he proved to be one of the most prolific scorers in league history. John led the league with 26 goals (and also with 57 points to be named the MLS Scoring Champion) in 1998. He was named to the MLS Best XI that year as well, and tied for the lead with 18 goals in 1999.

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United States - Mercer County Community College - Columbus Crew - Major League Soccer - New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers - A-League - 1998 - Ansil Elcock - Led the league - MLS Scoring Champion - MLS Best XI

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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, eventually financial difficulties at Forest following the team's failed bid at promotion forced John's sale to Birmingham City of the FA Premier League for the sum of £100,000, having scored 18 goals in 49 starts for Forest. At Birmingham, John rarely played, having trouble breaking through an accomplished roster of forwards, and was sold to Coventry onSeptember 14, 2004. In his first season with Coventry, John finished as the team's second highest goalscorer, managing to score 12 goals despite starting in barely half of Coventry's games. At the start of the 2005/06 season, following the signing of James Scowcroft, John found himself outside of Micky Adams's first-team plans. As a result he was loaned to Derby County on September 16 2005.

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1999 - Nottingham Forest - Birmingham City - FA Premier League - September 14 - 2004 - 2005 - 06 - James Scowcroft - Micky Adams - September 16

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John has also been an important player for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team, currently the team's all-time leading scorer with 58 goals (as of May 31, 2005).

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Trinidad and Tobago national football team - May 31 - 2005

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