Stan Collymore

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Stanley Victor Collymore (born 22 January 1971) is an English football pundit, sport strategist, and former player who played as a striker from 1990 to 2001, most notably for Nottingham Forest and later Liverpool, who he joined from the former for an English transfer record of £8.5 million in 1995. In addition, he was Aston Villa's record signing He is currently senior football strategist at Southend United. After his release from Wolves' academy, Collymore signed for non-league Stafford Rangers, where he caught the eye of First Division side Crystal Palace who signed him in January 1991. He failed to break into the first team and subsequently dropped down to the Second Division (renamed as the First Division in 1992) with Southend United, for whom his goalscoring record helped save from relegation and attract attention from Nottingham Forest, who he joined in the summer of 1993 for £2.25 million. Collymore enjoyed two prolific seasons at Forest, earning promotion to the Premier League in his first season and scoring 22 goals as Forest finished in third place during the 1994–95 season. Perennial title challengers Liverpool signed him in 1995, where he initially formed a successful partnership with Robbie Fowler, but was eventually ousted in favour of younger striker Michael Owen and sold on to boyhood club Aston Villa in 1997, where his form dipped and he struggled to break into the first team. After two unsuccessful years with Villa, he joined Leicester City in 2000 where he saw a brief career resurgence under Martin O'Neill, but struggled under his successor Peter Taylor and was sold to Bradford City in October 2000, but would leave the club after just 10 weeks due to his high wage bill. He then joined Real Oviedo of the Primera Liga, where he finished his career in March 2001 after just five weeks with the club. While a talented and prolific goalscorer, Collymore's career was often marred by controversy, including his public struggles with mental health, outbursts on the pitch and arguments with coaches and teammates. During 2021, he became involved with the management of former club Southend United.

Career

1. 1971
   Born
2. 1990
   Joined Stafford Rangers F.C.
3. 1990
   Joined Crystal Palace F.C.
4. 1992
   Joined Southend United F.C.
5. 1993
   Joined Nottingham Forest F.C.
6. 1995
   Joined Liverpool F.C.
7. 1995
   Joined England men's national association football team
8. 1997
   Joined Aston Villa F.C.
9. 1999
   Joined Fulham F.C.
10. 2000
    Joined Bradford City A.F.C.
11. 2000
    Joined Leicester City F.C.
12. 2001
    Joined Real Oviedo

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Stone
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom
• •Known as: association football player, sports commentator
• •Sport: association football