| John Carew | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | John Alieu Carew | |
| Date of birth | September 5, 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Lørenskog, Norway | |
| Height | 1. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. Lørenskog was separated from Skedsmo January 1 1908 Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional 95 m (6 ft 5 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Aston Villa | |
| Number | 10 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1995-1997 | Lørenskog | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997–1999 1999–2000 2000–2004 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2007 2007– | Vålerenga Rosenborg Valencia → AS Roma (loan) Beşiktaş Lyon Aston Villa | 33 (14) 18 (18) 84 (20) 20 (6) 24 (13) 35 (10) 43 (16) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1998– | Norway | 70 (21) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals | ||
John Alieu Carew (born September 5, 1979 in Lørenskog, Akershus) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Aston Villa of England's Premier League. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. Lørenskog was separated from Skedsmo January 1 1908 is a county in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and Østfold. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway.
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He won the Norwegian Football Cup with Vålerenga I.F. in 1997, and the Norwegian Premier League with Rosenborg B.K. in 1999. The Norwegian Men's Football Cup ( no: Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer) is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football Vålerenga Fotball is a Norwegian football club from Oslo, founded in 1913 named after the nearby neighbourhood of Vålerenga. Tippeligaen is the top division for football in Norway. Its official Norwegian name is Tippeligaen after its sponsor Norsk Tipping Rosenborg Ballklub ( RBK) is a Norwegian football club from the city of Trondheim, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League After a string of impressive displays in the Champions League, he moved to Spanish club Valencia, where he won the league. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Carew was part of the Valencia side that lost on penalties in the 2001 UEFA Champions League Final, even though he scored on his attempt. The 2001 UEFA Champions League Final took place at San Siro in Milan, Italy on May 23, 2001. His goals in that campaign were crucial, including a 75th minute header in a 1–0 home win against Arsenal in the second leg of the quarter final, which saw Valencia advance to the semi-final. In the 2002–03 Champions League campaign, Carew was once again responsible for the exit of Arsenal. With Valencia needing a win in their final game of the second group phase at home against Arsenal to progress to the quarter finals, Carew scored twice in a 2–1 victory. He then moved to AS Roma in Italy's Serie A before arriving in Turkey with Beşiktaş in 2004. Associazione Sportiva Roma, ( commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome, and are currently amongst Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (commonly Beşiktaş, bɛʃɪktɑːʃ ( English: Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club) is a professional Sports club [1] After the 2004–05 season, he was snapped up by the four-time defending Ligue 1 champions Lyon. Current Teams (2008-2009 Ligue 1 teams in European competitions The original European Cup of 1955-56 featured Real Madrid against Stade Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. [2]
On January 22, 2007, 'Big' John Carew signed for Aston Villa in an exchange deal with Olympique Lyonnais for Milan Baros. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. Milan Baroš (born 28 October, 1981 in Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) is a Czech international [3] Carew penned a three-and-a-half year deal at the Birmingham-based club.
Carew went onto receive the number 10 jersey - left vacated by Baros' departure. [4]
Carew made his debut in the 3–1 loss to Newcastle United, but went onto score his first goal for the club in a 1–0 victory against West Ham United just three days later. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played The Norwegian international is extremely popular amongst the Villa Park crowd, for his workrate and determination in attack - the faithful often sing the tune "Carew, Carew, Carew is on fire" and, more recently, "John Carew, Carew, he's bigger than me and you, he's gonna score one or two, John Carew, Carew" (to the tune of 'Que Sera Sera'). Villa Park is a football Stadium in the district of Aston, in Birmingham, England He finished the season with three goals from 11 appearances.
Carew began the season as Villa's primary forward and was under high expectations from the Villa faithful. However, despite some good performances it took Carew nearly two months to score his opener for the season against Everton in a 2–0 victory. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Unfortunately, he also injured himself in the same game and was out of action for six weeks with a hamstring problem. In Human anatomy, a hamstring refers to one of the Tendons that make up the borders of the space behind the knee
He scored on his second match back in the Villa side in a 3–0 away win against Middlesbrough in November. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. He then followed this up with a headed goal against Blackburn in a 4–0 victory as Aston Villa began to climb the Premiership table. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs December brought just one goal for Carew—a 30-yard run and shot against Manchester City—but he was instrumental in several of the goals Villa scored. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club
Carew scored two goals against Reading on 12 January and was unlucky not to be awarded Man of the Match (which went to Martin Laursen). Reading Football Club are an Association football club based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople In Sport, a man of the match or player of the game or man of the series award is given to the outstanding player almost always the one who makes the most Martin Laursen (born July 26 1977 in Fårvang Denmark) is a Danish professional football player who is the captain for Aston Villa After two torrid results for Villa (a 1–1 draw at home to Blackburn Rovers and a 2–1 away loss to Fulham) he scored his first hat-trick for seven years and his first ever for Aston Villa against Newcastle United on 9 February in a 4–1 win. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Gareth Barry allowed him to do so by kindly relinquishing his usual penalty taking duties so Carew could score his third. Gareth Barry (born 23 February 1981 in Hastings
On 12th April 2008, Carew scored for Aston Villa against Derby County at Pride Park in the Premier league, in the 26th minute and Villa went on to win the game 6-0. Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. Pride Park is a Business park on the outskirts of the city centre of Derby, UK. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs On 20th April 2008, Carew scored twice against Birmingham City in the Second City Derby at Villa Park, which Villa went on to win 5-1. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. In English football, the Birmingham derby (also known as the Second City derby) is the Local derby between the two major clubs in the city of Birmingham Villa Park is a football Stadium in the district of Aston, in Birmingham, England He continued his scoring run with a header the following week, in a crunch game at Everton's Goodison Park which finished 2-2. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Goodison Park is the home ground of Everton FC in Liverpool. It was built in 1892 and now has a total capacity of 40157 all-seated It would be his 13th and final goal of the season, crowning him as Villa's top scorer for the 2007-08 season.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[6] | Europe | Total | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Aston Villa | |||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2007–08 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 1 | |
| Career totals | 43 | 16 | 7 | ||||||||||
John Carew has played 70 times for Norway, scoring 21 goals (as of March 2008), and was part of their Euro 2000 squad. Ullevaal Stadion, located in Oslo, is Norway 's national football ground The Norwegian national football team, controlled by the Norwegian Football Association, is the national football team of Norway. The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by He made his full international debut on 18 November 1998, and was the first black player to play for Norway. During the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, Carew scored four goals and two assists in ten games. This page describes the qualifying procedure for the UEFA Euro 2008. Norway failed to qualify for Euro 2008, ending up third place, a point behind Turkey. The Norwegian national football team, controlled by the Norwegian Football Association, is the national football team of Norway. The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation.
Carew is now noted for being a religious person, and he often makes donations to charity. [7] He also contributes to organizations like Soccer Against Crime, MOT and Ungdom mot Vold and was awarded the Kniksen award as Kniksen of the year in both 2005 and 2007. MOT is a Norwegian organization formed to combat youth violence and drug use Kniksen award (Norwegian Kniksenprisen Fact Established in 1990 the award acclaims the best players in Since joining Aston Villa, Carew is noted for visiting children in hospitals around Birmingham and supporting Villa's initiative to donate from the payroll towards hospital running costs. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um He usually celebrates his goals by running to the Villa crowd, sometimes picking up a lucky ballboy as evidenced in the 5-1 victory over Birmingham City.
His surname is usually pronounced "Karev" in Norway. The Norwegian Men's Football Cup ( no: Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer) is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football Vålerenga Fotball is a Norwegian football club from Oslo, founded in 1913 named after the nearby neighbourhood of Vålerenga. Tippeligaen is the top division for football in Norway. Its official Norwegian name is Tippeligaen after its sponsor Norsk Tipping Rosenborg Ballklub ( RBK) is a Norwegian football club from the city of Trondheim, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League Rosenborg Ballklub ( RBK) is a Norwegian football club from the city of Trondheim, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Current Teams (2008-2009 Ligue 1 teams in European competitions The original European Cup of 1955-56 featured Real Madrid against Stade Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. 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