Alan Shearer was a soccer forward who played his entire career in England. He also played internationally for England, scoring in his debut against France in 1992. Shearer went on to make 63 appearances for England before retiring from international play after Euro 2000.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4929358.stm

Shearer wore the No. 9 shirt for Newcastle, which was his dream as a kid. A native of the city on the banks of the Tyne River, he grew up dreaming of playing for Newcastle. In fact, he once turned a chance to move to Manchester United, but turned it down to stay at Newcastle. During the 2005-06, he was player-coach for the Magpies.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4929358.stm

Alan Shearer was a goal-scorer. He played 441 games in the English Premier League and scored a Premiership-record 260 goals. For Newcastle United, Shearer scored 206 goals in 404 appearances for the club. That total makes him Newcastle's top all-time goalscorer. http://www.nufc.co.uk/page/Club/History/RecordsAdditionally, Shearer scored 30 goals internationally, including two in the 1998 France FIFA World Cup.http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/index.html

Professionally, Shearer began his career in 1988 playing for Southampton. Several years later, he made a move to Blackburn to play for the Rovers. Four seasons later, in 1996, Shearer joined his hometown Newcastle United. He played for Newcastle until 2006, when a knee injury forced him to retire at the age of 36. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4929358.stm

In his 18-year career, Shearer played for only one team that won a major trophy, the 1994-95 Blackburn Rovers who won the Premiership title. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4929358.stm