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Jermain Defoe
Jermain Colin Defoe is an English football coach and former professional player. He was most recently the manager of National League club Woking.
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sports · English footballer (born 1982) · association football player · association football coach · also Jermain Defoe, Jermain Colin Defoe, Defoe
Born 7 October 1982 · Q188746
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2026· 10 entries
Sky Sports: Jermain Defoe: Woking claim former England and Tottenham striker didn't turn up for meeting and training before shock exit
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The Mirror: Jermain Defoe threatens legal action over 'untrue' Woking claims since leaving job
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The Mirror: Jermain Defoe 'didn't turn up' to meeting and training before shock Woking exit
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Talksport: Jermain Defoe’s Woking exit explained as club issue bizarre statement
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Sky Sports: Jermain Defoe: Former England striker leaves role as Woking head coach after 116 days saying it was 'impossible' to continue
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The Sun: Jermain Defoe has contract terminated just four months after England icon landed first managerial job
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Public attention spiked: 4,562 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.2× the usual 1,092, with 5 article edits. Coverage that week: “Jermain Defoe: Former England striker leaves role as Woking head coach after 116 days saying it was 'impossible' to continue” (Sky Sports).
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Public attention spiked: 29,137 Wikipedia readers in one day, 26.7× the usual 1,092, with 0 article edits.
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The Guardian: Jermain Defoe grateful and happy to ‘earn his stripes’ before start as Woking manager | Ed Aarons
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2024· 1 entry
The Guardian: Defoe review – disarmingly honest portrait of a star footballer
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2023· 1 entry
The Guardian: The Week in Audio: Jermain Defoe: Outside the Box; FOGO: Fear of Going Outside; They Did That
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2022· 2 entries
The Guardian: ‘Great pride’: Jermain Defoe announces retirement from football after 22 years
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Played for Sunderland A.F.C. (2022–2022) — 7 appearances, 0 goals.
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2021· 2 entries
Won the Scottish Premier League with Rangers (2020-2021).
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Won: Scottish Premiership with Rangers (2020–21).
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2020· 2 entries
Runner-up: Scottish League Cup with Rangers (2019–20).
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Played for Rangers F.C. (2020–2022) — 17 appearances, 4 goals.
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2019· 3 entries
The Guardian: Kilmarnock shut out Jermain Defoe to earn goalless draw with Rangers
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The Guardian: Bournemouth’s Jermain Defoe to join Rangers on 18-month loan deal
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Played for Rangers F.C. (2019–2020) — 37 appearances, 21 goals.
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2018· 2 entries
Won award: Officer of the Order of the British Empire (2018).
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Defoe was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2018 Birthday Honours for services to the Jermain Defoe Foundation, a charitable foundation he founded in 2013.
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2017· 11 entries
The Guardian: Jermain Defoe: ‘I didn’t know I would reach 35 and still be running like I’m 25’
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The Guardian: You can't take any team lightly, says England's Jermain Defoe – video
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The Guardian: Jermain Defoe wears England shirt for Bradley Lowery's funeral
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The Guardian: Jermain Defoe: ‘I will always carry you in my heart. Sleep tight little one’
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The Guardian: Jermain Defoe: I always knew Eddie was a leader and now I’d like to follow
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The Guardian: Jermain Defoe returns to Bournemouth on three-year deal
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The Guardian: Jermain Defoe set for return to Bournemouth on £20m three-year deal
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The Guardian: Veganism raises your game. Just ask Jermain Defoe | Jamie Berger
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The Guardian: England goalscorer Jermain Defoe says vegan diet and discipline paying off
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Adopted a vegan diet in order to prolong his football career
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Defoe joined Scottish side Rangers in 2018 on loan
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2016· 4 entries
Won award: Sunderland Supporters' Player of the Year (2015–16).
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Won award: North-East FWA Player of the Year (2016).
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Won award: Sunderland Player of the Year (2015–16).
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“s still good enough for England Jermain Defoe has expressed his disappointment at being left out of England”
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2015· 1 entry
Played for Sunderland A.F.C. (2015–2017) — 87 appearances, 34 goals.
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2014· 4 entries
Joined Toronto FC in 2014.
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Before returning to England in January 2015 to sign for Sunderland where he stayed until the club was relegated from the Premier League in 2017
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Played for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (2014–2014) — 2 appearances, 1 goals.
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Played for Toronto FC (2014–2014) — 19 appearances, 11 goals.
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2012· 1 entry
Defoe was with the England squad ahead of UEFA Euro 2012 at the time, and returned home from Poland upon receiving the news, but rejoined the squad on 9 June, two days before the opening match and played against France as a 77th-minute substitute.
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2009· 3 entries
Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (August 2009).
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Played for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (2009–2014) — 135 appearances, 47 goals.
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Joined Tottenham in 2009.
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2008· 5 entries
Won the English Football League Cup with Tottenham (2007-2008).
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Won: Football League Cup with Tottenham Hotspur (2007–08).
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Played for Portsmouth F.C. (2008–2008) — 1 appearances, 1 goals.
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Played for Portsmouth F.C. (2008–2009) — 30 appearances, 14 goals.
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Joined Portsmouth in 2008.
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2004· 5 entries
Won award: Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year (2004).
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After representing England at youth level, earning 57 senior caps and scoring 20 goals, including three appearances and a goal at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
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Joined Tottenham in 2004.
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Played for England men's national association football team (2004–2013) — 55 appearances, 19 goals.
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Played for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (2004–2008) — 139 appearances, 43 goals.
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2003· 1 entry
A move to Tottenham Hotspur in January 2004 soon followed, where Defoe played for four years before being sold to Portsmouth in January 2008
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2001· 1 entry
Played for England national under-21 association football team (2001–2003) — 23 appearances, 7 goals.
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2000· 3 entries
Played for England national under-18 association football team (2000–2001) — 7 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for AFC Bournemouth (2000–2001) — 29 appearances, 18 goals.
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And, after a season-long loan spell at AFC Bournemouth during the 2000–01 season, established himself in the West Ham line-up
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1999· 2 entries
Played for West Ham United F.C. (1999–2004) — 93 appearances, 29 goals.
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Joined West Ham in 1999.
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1982· 1 entry
Born 1982-10-07.
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