John Fashanu
John Fashanu ( born September 18, 1962 in Kensington, London ) is an English former football player and current television presenter. The former center-forward and FA Cup winner with FC Wimbledon 1988 is Nigerian- Guyanese origin and brother of the late Justin Fashanu in 1998.
Sports career
After the separation of parents John Fashanu was sent along with his one-year older brother Justin to the children's charity Barnardo's. From the age of five he was in the spouses Jackson in the small town Shropham - near Attleborough located in the county of Norfolk - a new home.
His first footballing steps in the professional field made Fashanu Norwich City in 1979. From there he was hired in 1983 during the play-free time in England at the New Zealand club Miramar Rangers and then to Crystal Palace before he moved through the detour Lincoln City to the British capital to FC Millwall. There he celebrated on December 15, 1984 and shot his debut until 1986 in 65 official matches 19 goals.
This was followed Fashanus best years in his career when he moved to FC Wimbledon, where part of the self-proclaimed " Crazy Gang " was that had laid at this time a series rise and was now arrived in the First Division. In a sensational FA Cup final, he defeated his team in 1988, the high favorite Liverpool and in the rematch in the Charity Shield short time later, Fashanu scored Wimbledon's Hits 1-2 defeat. In May 1989, Fashanu played during a friendly match tournament against Chile and Scotland his only two caps for England. Until 1994, Fashanu scored 126 competitive goal and made especially with the Wimbledoner " bedrock" of Alan Cork an effective strike partnership. Fashanu was his opponents - especially in comparison to his brother Justin - less technical skills, because by a high level of commitment and often abrasive style of play on.
In the summer of 1994, Fashanu Aston Villa joined and made the following year made headlines when the tabloid The Sun accused him of having been responsible for moving football matches - the other defendants were ex- Wimbledon player Hans Segers and Bruce Grobbelaar FC Liverpool. Although the process is not substantiated the allegation that the accused had to carry their process costs. Injury problems had been taken care of at this time was showing for the retirement of John Fashanu.
After the football
After his playing career Fashanu moved into television moderation. He presented on British TV with Ulrika Jonsson, the series " Gladiators", an offshoot of the U.S. American Gladiators. In 2003 he was represented in the second season of "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here "; later he called the reality TV show " Fash 's Football Challenge " in life that accompanied the ex-soccer coach as an amateur football team. Also in 2003, he produced for ITV1 a series that in the U.S. format Man vs. Beast was ajar, after protests from animal welfare organizations but which was never broadcast. Since 2007, Fashanu leads to the Nigerian version of Deal or No Deal by the broadcast.
In Nigeria, Fashanu was also continue to receive the football. He was a member of the Nigeria Football Association and also in Wales, he was chairman of Barrytown in a responsible position. For this purpose, it dealt with corruption in Nigeria in the 1980s and 1990s - the final report was known as " Fashanu Report". Even with the Enlightenment during the genocide in Rwanda Fashanu operated actively.
Achievements
- FA Cup Winners: 1988