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He was born in Barking, London and is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League. He has an older brother, Paul, who is also a professional footballer with fellow London club Leyton Orient. Terry is also captain of the England national football team.
Terry was voted best defender in the 2005 UEFA Champions League, PFA Players` Player of the Year in 2005, and was included in the FIFPro World XI for 2005, 2006 and 2007. He was also named in the all-star squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the only English player to make the team. He wears the number 26 shirt for Chelsea,
In 2007, he became the first captain to lift the FA Cup at the new Wembley Stadium in Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Manchester United, and also the first player to score a full international goal there, scoring a header in England’s 1-1 draw with Brazil.
However the 07-08 season saw Terry and Chelsea miss out on three trophies - losing the League Cup Final to Tottenham Hotspur and Premier League and UEFA Champions League to Manchester United, with Terry missing a penalty in the final shootout that would have won the European Cup for Chelsea
Biography Credit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Terry
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