Ian Wright

Ian Wright was born the November 3rd 1963 with Woolwich, city of the district of Greenwich located in the Large London (). Old Football professional or, it evolved/moved at the station of attacker and was international English. Member of Order of the British Empire (MBE). He is the adoptive father of Shaun Wright-Philips and the natural father of Bradley Wright-Philips, both professional players. Its third Brett wire tries to follow the trace of the two elder ones. In 1993 Ian Wright marries Debbie Martin with which it will have two other children, Stacey and Bobbi Lee.

Biography

Youth

After having seen his candidature rejected by Millwall the young person Ian Wright begins football in 1981 in Ten EM Bee, club amateur taking part in London and Kent Border League. In 1985 it is located by Peter Prentice, recruiter of the Crystal De luxe hotel FC, which invites it to pass a test to Selhurst Park.

Beginnings in Crystal De luxe hotel

It signs its first professional contract at the 21 years age, that is to say relatively late, then carries out its beginnings on August 31st, 1985 vis-a-vis Huddersfield Town. October 10th it marks the first goal of its professional path vis-a-vis Oldham. Wright registers 9 goals in 32 matches of division 2 at the time of the season 1985-1986. The duet of attack which it forms with Mark Bright contributes to the increase of Hook De luxe hotel in the first division at the conclusion of the stoppings of the season 1988-1989.

At the time of the season 1989-1990 it undergoes several wounds which move away it from the grounds, which does not prevent Eagles from ensuring their maintenance, by being classified 15th championship, and to reach the final of the Coupe of England. Ian Wright carries out its return at the time of the disputed finale on May 12th, 1990 to Wembley against Manchester United. Entered in the course of play it equalizes, forcing United to dispute the prolongations lasting which it marks again. The match finishes on the score from 3 to 3 and will be rejoué, as it is the rule in England. Manchester United gains finally the trophy over the score from 1 to 0 at the time of the second match disputed on May 17th.

In 1990-1991 De luxe hotel finishes in the third place of the championship of England and gains its first trophy, transitory Full Members Cup sponsored by Zenith Dated Systems. The Wright April 7th, 1991 registers one doubled at the time of the gained finale 4 to 1 per Crystal De luxe hotel vis-a-vis Everton.

Arsenal FC

Ian Wright is transferred to Arsenal in September 1991 for 2,5 million books. It marks as of its first match disputed on September 25th, 1991 against Leicester City in Coupe of the League, then sponsored by Rumbelows, then registered a triplet at the time of his beginnings in championship with its new club on September 28th vis-a-vis Southampton. Wright obtains its first selection in national team in 1991 and is crowned better striker of the championship of England 1991-1992. It will be assailing the most prolific of Arsenal during six seasons of at a stretch.

Football League First Division is renamed English First League for the season 1992-1993, Wright is again better striker of the championship even if Arsenal must be satisfied with modest a 10th place. The team pulled by George Graham is despite everything the first to gain at the same time the Coupe of the League and the Coupe of England. In this last competition Wright marks on May 15th in the adverse finale Arsenal with Sheffield Wednesday, which finishes on the score from 1 to 1, then in the rejouée on May 20th and gained final 2 to 1 by Gunners.

May 4th, 1994 in Parken Stadium of Copenhagen Arsenal gains the Coupe of Europe of the winners of cuts against the Italian club of Parma, although Wright is suspended for the final. The Arsenal May 10th, 1995 again reaches the final of the Cut of the cuts, disputed with the Parc of the Princes, but east demolishes 2 to 1 after prolongations by Spanish of the Real Saragossa. Ian Wright marks with each tower of the competition, except finally.

After the nomination of Bruce Rioch with the head of the team in June 1995 Wright asks to be placed on the list of the transfers, asks rejected by the direction of the club. Arsène Wenger is finally named to manage Arsenal on September 23rd, 1996. After having finished the season 1996-1997 in the 3rd place Arsenal realizes doubled by gaining the Cut of England and the championship 1997-1998. Ian Wright signs only 10 goals in the season but, on September 13rd, 1997, it registers a triplet vis-a-vis Bolton with Highbury, which enables him to become the best striker of the history of Gunners with 179 goals. It will carry then its total to 185 goals, a record which will be exceeded only eight years later by Thierry Henry.

End of a career

July 13rd, 1998 Ian Wright is transferred to West Ham United. The following year it will briefly carry the colors of Nottingham Forest, the manager of Forest, David Platt, having succeeded in negotiating a loan with West Ham. Wright is then recruited by the Celtic of Glasgow following the wound of their attacker Henrik Larsson. Taken in February 2000 by Burnley FC, Ian Wright puts a term at its professional path in May in spite of the insistence of the trainer Stan Ternent, whereas the club is on the point of going up in the second division. It disputed its last match on May 6th, 2000 vis-a-vis Scunthorpe.

National team

December 12th, 1989 Ian Wright disputes its first international match for the team of England B vis-a-vis the Yugoslavia B. It evolves/moves at the sides of its future fellow-members Andy Linighan, Lee Dixon and Tony Adams. It will again be retained in selection B to face the Algérie with Algiers on December 11th, 1990 and the team of France B with Loftus Road on February 18th, 1992.

February 6th, 1991 Graham Taylor offers to Ian Wright, then 27 years old, its first selection has at the time of a friendly match vis-a-vis the Cameroun with Wembley. It is not retained in the team sent to the Euro 92, but defends the colors of England at the time of the qualifications for the World cup 1994, registering a goal on May 29th, 1993 in the last minutes of the match vis-a-vis the Poland (1 to 1), then a quadruplet on November 17th, 1993 with Bologna vis-a-vis San Marin in a match gained 7 to 1 by English. Despite everything England does not manage to qualify itself. Wright will dispute four more friendly matches with the national team directed by Terry Venables in 1994, but will not be called for the Euro 96.

Glenn Hoddle calls again upon Ian Wright at the time of the qualifications for the World cup 1998. Wright finds the way of the nets on May 24th, 1997 with Old Trafford at the time of a friendly match vis-a-vis the South Africa, then on May 31st and on September 10th at the time of the victories obtained in match qualifier at the expense respectively of the Poland and the Moldavie. It also marks on June 4th with the Stade of Beaujoire against Italy in the friendly Tournament of France gained by England.

A wound prevents it from taking part in the World cup 1998. It will dispute two more matches under the colors of England, the last taking place with Wembley on November 18th, 1998 at the time of victory 2 to 0 vis-a-vis the Czech Republic.

Career in club

1985-1991 : ()
1991-1998: ()
1998-1999: ()
1999: ()
1999: ()
2000: ()

Others

Prize list

with Hook De luxe hotel:

finalist of the cut of England 1990;
victorious of Full Members Cup (Zenith Dated Systems Cup) in 1991.

with Arsenal:

champion of England 1998;
victorious of the cut of England 1993 and 1998;
victorious of the cut of the English League (Coca-Cola Cup) in 1993;
victorious of the cut of the winners of cuts 1994, finalist in 1995.

Individual rewards

Better striker of the championship of England: 1992 (Hook De luxe hotel/Arsenal FC)

Statistics

117 goals in 253 matches for Hook De luxe hotel, between 1985 and 1991;
second better striker of the history of Arsenal after Thierry Henry with 185 goals in 288 meetings between 1991 and 1998;
33 selections and 9 goal with the team of England between 1991 and 1998;
9 goals in 20 matches disputed for West Ham, 1998-1999;
5 goals in 10 matches for Nottingham Forest in 1999;
3 goals in 8 matches including 4 as a holder for Celtic of Glasgow in 1999-2000;
4 goals in 11 matches, including 4 like holder, for Burnley FC in 2000.

Reconversion

Career in the media

Ian Wright was reconverted into the media and animated several television programs since 1998. For its emission Friday Night' S All Wright , diffused on the station London Weekend Television (LWT), belonging to the group ITV, it received inter alia Elton John, Will Smith and Denzel Washington. The emission This Is Your Life devoted to Ian Wright on January 24th, 2000 on BBC One attracted 9,6 million televiewers according to the chain. In January 2001 it signs one two years duration an exclusive contract with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), taken back for two New Year's Days on December 11th, 2002.

It took share with the emission Match off the Day presented by Gary Lineker during the Championship of Europe of Football 2004. For station BBC Radio operator Five Live it took part in a weekly emission in company of Mark Bright, its former fellow-member with Crystal De luxe hotel. It currently animates The Ian Wright Show .

Charitable actions

Since 1997 Ian Wright engages near association African Caribbean Leukemia Trust (ACLT) in company of the duchess of York and the former footballers John Barnes and John Fashanu, in order to fight against the Leucémie S by recruiting donors of osseous Moelle in the black community, the ethnic origin being important in the search for eligible donors.

In 2002 it is named Personality Media off the Year at the time of the 10th edition of the Race In the Media Awards (RIMA), created in 1992 by the British Commission on the racial equality.

Distinctions

Ian Wright is Membre of the Ordre of the British Empire, he was decorated by Elisabeth II on July 13rd, 2000.

External bonds

biography on statistical football-heroes.net
on soccerbase.com
biography (as a tele organizer) on bbc.co.uk
Ian Wright on Internet Movie Database
'' Black leukemia patient to benefit from vital funding '', by Ian Wright

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