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Encyclopedia > Bobby Zamora
Bobby Zamora
Image:Bobby zamora.jpg
Personal information
Full name Robert Lester Zamora
Date of birth January 16, 1981 (1981-01-16) (age 27)
Place of birth    London, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club West Ham United
Youth clubs
West Ham United
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999-2000
2000
2000-2003
2003-2004
2004-		 Bristol Rovers
→ Bath City (loan)
Brighton & Hove Albion
Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United		 004 0(0)
006 0(8)
125 (76)
016 0(0)
121 (29)   
National team2
England U21 006 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 09:15, 02 March 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 21:10, 26 July 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals) is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in West Ham, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,146 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ... West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in West Ham, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,146 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ... For details of the current season, see Bristol Rovers F.C. season 2007-08 Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football team, based in Bristol. ... Bath City F.C. are a football club based in Bath, Somerset, currently playing in the Conference South. ... Discussions are underway on the talk page regarding the section of Honours and Manager list. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club which plays in the Premier League. ... West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in West Ham, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,146 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ... First International England U-21 0-0 Wales U-21 (Molineux, Wolverhampton; December 15, 1976) Biggest win England U-21 8-1 Finland U-21 (Boothferry Park, Hull; October 12, 1977) Biggest defeat Romania U-21 4-0 England U-21 (PloieÅŸti, Romania; October 14, 1980) & England U-21...

Robert Lester "Bobby" Zamora (born January 16, 1981 in Barking, London) is a native born English footballer of Trinidadian background who plays for English Premier League club West Ham United. is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Barking (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Soccer redirects here. ... For other uses of the word Trinidad, see Trinidad (disambiguation) Motto Together we aspire, together we achieve Anthem Forged From The Love of Liberty Capital Port of Spain Largest town Chaguanas [1] Official languages English Demonym Trinidadian, Tobagonian Government Republic  -  President George Maxwell Richards  -  Prime Minister Patrick Manning Independence  -  from... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ... West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in West Ham, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,146 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ...

Contents

Background

Zamora attended Barking Abbey Secondary School. As a boy, he played for the Senrab football club in east London, alongside John Terry, Ledley King, Paul Konchesky and Jlloyd Samuel.[1][2] A life-long West Ham fan, he started his footballing career as an apprentice at the club's famed "Academy of Football" but was released from the East London club on the same day as Jlloyd Samuel, Fitz Hall and Paul Konchesky,[3] the latter of whom also returned to the Hammers. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other persons named John Terry, see John Terry (disambiguation). ... Ledley Brenton King (born October 12, 1980 in Bow, London) is an English football player of Antiguan descent and first choice central defender and club captain for Tottenham Hotspur. ... Paul Martyn Konchesky (born May 15, 1981 in Barking, London) is a professional English football player currently playing for Fulham in the left-back position. ... Jlloyd Samuel (born March 29, 1981 in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago) is an English football defender of Trinidadian descent, who currently is under contract to Aston Villa until 1st July and then he will move to Bolton Wanderers. ... The Academy of Football The Academy of Football is a nickname of the English football club West Ham United and refers to the clubs often quoted reputation for coaching talented young players from an early age, and for playing a free-flowing, passing game. ... Jlloyd Samuel (born March 29, 1981 in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago) is an English football defender of Trinidadian descent, who currently is under contract to Aston Villa until 1st July and then he will move to Bolton Wanderers. ... Fitz Hall (born December 20, 1980, Walthamstow, London, UK) is an English footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic of the Premiership. ... Paul Martyn Konchesky (born May 15, 1981 in Barking, London) is a professional English football player currently playing for Fulham in the left-back position. ...


Club career

Bristol Rovers

Zamora joined Bristol Rovers as a trainee in August 1999, making a total of six substitute appearances for Bristol Rovers in all competitions,[4] before joining Bath City on a one-month loan in early 2000,[4] where he scored eight goals in six games,[5] and then Brighton & Hove Albion on loan in February 2000. For details of the current season, see Bristol Rovers F.C. season 2007-08 Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football team, based in Bristol. ... Bath City F.C. are a football club based in Bath, Somerset, currently playing in the Conference South. ... Discussions are underway on the talk page regarding the section of Honours and Manager list. ...


Brighton & Hove Albion

Zamora joined Brighton in February 2000 on a three-month loan until the end of the 1999-00 season, scoring six goals in six games.[4] In August 2000, he made a permanent move to Brighton for £100,000.[6] During his tenure he quickly established himself as a prolific goalscorer, breaking into the England under-21 team[7] and attracting interest from several higher-division clubs.[8][9] He scored 83 times for the club in 136 appearances,[4] helping Brighton win two successive championships as the team won promotion into what became the Championship.[10] The Brighton fans had a chant they used to sing in his honour, to the tune of Dean Martin's That's Amore: "When the ball hits the goal, it's not Shearer or Cole, it's Zamora! When balls hit the net like a fucking rocket, it's Zamora!"[11] The 1999-2000 season was the 120th season of competitive football in England. ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ... Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti, June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an Italian-American singer, film actor, and comedian. ...


Tottenham Hotspur

Having been watched for much of the previous two seasons by the then manager Glenn Hoddle,[12] Zamora moved to Tottenham Hotspur for £1.5 million in July 2003.[5] However, he struggled to gain a consistent first-team place at White Hart Lane, making only 18 cup and league appearances, eleven as substitute,[4] and scoring a single goal, knocking West Ham out of the Carling Cup in October 2003.[13] Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, London) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England. ... Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. ... For the railway station of the same name, see White Hart Lane railway station. ... West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in West Ham, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,146 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ...


West Ham United

In January 2004, Zamora joined West Ham in a deal which saw Jermain Defoe go the other way to Tottenham.[14] He quickly made his mark, scoring on his debut as West Ham came from behind to beat Bradford City[15] and also on his home debut, when he scored the winning goal against Cardiff City[16] Jermain Colin Defoe (born 7 October 1982 in Beckton, London) is an English footballer of Saint Lucian and Dominican descent. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club which plays in the Premier League. ... Bradford City Association Football Club is a football team based at the Bradford and Bingley Stadium (formerly known as Valley Parade) in Bradford, England. ... Cardiff City Association Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) are a football team based in Cardiff, and are one of the three Welsh clubs competing in the Football League, currently playing in the Football League Championship. ...


In the 2004-05 season, Zamora scored 13 goals, including one in the first leg[17] and two in the second leg[18] of the Championship play-off semi-final against Ipswich Town and the only goal in West Ham's 1-0 victory over Preston North End in the Championship play-off final sending West Ham into the Premiership.[19] The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England. ... Ipswich Town Football Club (also known as Ipswich, The Blues, Town or The Tractor Boys) are an English professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk. ... Preston North End Football Club are an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the second tier of English league football, The Championship. ... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system...


In the 2005-06 season, he made 42 league and cup appearances and scored ten goals[4] as West Ham finished in the top half of the Premier League and reached the FA Cup final,[20] for which he received an FA Cup runners-up medal. He was rewarded for his contribution to the team with a new four year contract in January 2006,[21] and extended it to 2011 in October 2006, saying, "I'm delighted to have extended my contract and I'm now looking forward to spending my long-term future at Upton Park. I've been here for almost three years now, and there is really no other place I would rather be. This is my club and wearing a claret and blue shirt is all I have ever wanted to do."[22] The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England. ...


He started the 2006-07 season well, scoring five of the Hammers' six goal in the first four games of the season[4] but, as West Ham hit a bad patch that saw them struggling in the relegation places, he did not score again until January 2007.[4] However, he ended the season with eleven goals,[4] including a controversial goal against Blackburn Rovers in March 2007[23] and being the first player to score a winning goal against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in April 2007,[24] as West Ham pulled off an unexpected escape from relegation.[25] The new Wembley Stadium was completed in time for the 2006-07 seasons FA Cup Final. ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club are an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... The Emirates Stadium is a football stadium located on Ashburton Grove in Holloway, north London, and the home of Arsenal Football Club since it opened in July 2006. ...


At the end of the 2006-07 season, Zamora had made 138 league and cup appearances for West Ham, scoring 39 goals.[4] The new Wembley Stadium was completed in time for the 2006-07 seasons FA Cup Final. ...


International career

Zamora was called up for the England Under-21 squad for a friendly with Portugal in April 2002[7]. Zamora was named in the England Under-21 squad for the 2002 European Under-21 Championship with David Platt, the then England Under-21 team manager, saying of him, "My mistake was not going to have a look at him earlier than I did. He's been in one squad, did very well in training and came on for 25 minutes and did great. If I need a goal and look at my bench and see a player who has scored 30 for the past two seasons, there is a chance he could come on. He warrants his place. [...]"[26] Zamora was capped six times for the England Under-21 team.[27] David Andrew Platt (born June 10, 1966 in Chadderton, near Oldham, in Lancashire) is a former English footballer, who played in midfield. ...


Zamora was watched by the Trinidad and Tobago coach, Leo Beenhakker, who also spoke to Pardew. However, Zamora turned down the opportunity to play in the World Cup finals with Trinidad and Tobago, saying in August 2005, "Trinidad is my dad's country and to play in the finals would be a dream but West Ham are more important. I am only thinking about the club at the moment and do not want to be distracted from that."[28] Leo Beenhakker (born August 2, 1942 in Rotterdam) is an international Dutch football coach. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


References

  1. ^ "Lessons from Senrab's soccer school", BBC Sport, 30 March 2004. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  2. ^ "Zamora: I want to pick myself", TheFA.com, 5 June 2003. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  3. ^ Sam Pilger (October 2003). "The Boy's A Bit Special", FourFourTwo, issue 110, p. 31.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Soccerbase: Bobby Zamora", Racing Post. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  5. ^ a b "Zamora signs in at Spurs", TheFA.com, 18 July 2003. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  6. ^ "Seagulls swoop for Zamora", BBC Sport, 10 August 2000. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  7. ^ a b "Zamora handed Under-21 chance", BBC Sport, 13 April 2002. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  8. ^ "Brighton reject record Zamora bid", BBC Sport, 19 February 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  9. ^ "Everton cool on Zamora", BBC Sport, 16 January 2002. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  10. ^ "Brighton 0-0 Swindon", BBC Sport, 13 April 2002. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  11. ^ "Zamora ready for the big time", BBC Sport, 18 April 2003. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  12. ^ "Hoddle goes for youth with £2m Zamora", The Times, 2003-06-18. Retrieved on 2007. 
  13. ^ "Tottenham 1-0 West Ham", BBC Sport, 29 October 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
  14. ^ "Spurs sign Defoe", BBC Sport, 2 February 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  15. ^ "Bradford 1-2 West Ham", BBC Sport, 6 February 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
  16. ^ "West Ham 1-0 Cardiff", BBC Sport, 28 February 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
  17. ^ "West Ham 2-2 Ipswich", BBC Sport, 14 May 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
  18. ^ "Ipswich 0-2 West Ham", BBC Sport, 18 May 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
  19. ^ "Zamora puts Hammers back into Premiership", BBC Sport, 30 May 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
  20. ^ "Liverpool 3-3 West Ham (aet)", BBC Sport, 13 May 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2007.
  21. ^ "Zamora pens new Hammers contract", BBC Sport, 18 January 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2007.
  22. ^ "Zamora signs new Hammers contract", BBC Sport, 7 October 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2007.
  23. ^ "Blackburn 1-2 West Ham", BBC Sport, 17 March 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2007.
  24. ^ "Arsenal 0-1 West Ham", BBC Sport, 7 April 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2007.
  25. ^ "Magnusson hails West Ham survival", BBC Sport, 13 May 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2007.
  26. ^ "Platt hails Zamora", BBC Sport, 9 May 2002. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  27. ^ "England U21 Caps, 1976-present", TheFA.com. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  28. ^ "Zamora turns down Trinidad call", BBC Sport, 21 August 2005. Retrieved 10 July 2007.

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