John Oster
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| John Oster | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 8, 1978 (age 28) | |
| Place of birth | Boston, Lincolnshire, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Playing position | Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Reading | |
| Number | 11 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994–1997 1997–1999 1999–2005 2001 2002–2003 2004–2005 2005 2005– |
Grimsby Town Everton Sunderland → Barnsley (loan) → Grimsby Town (loan) → Leeds United (loan) Burnley Reading |
23 (3) 40 (1) 70 (5) 2 (0) 17 (6) 8 (1) 15 (1) 51 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1997–2004 | Wales | 13 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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John Oster (born 8 December 1978 in Boston, Lincolnshire) is a Welsh international footballer, currently playing for Reading in the Premier League.
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[edit] Club career
Oster began his career at Grimsby Town before moving to Everton for £1.5 million[1] aged only 18 and having played only 25 matches. He was widely regarded as a highly promising talent, but proved difficult to manage and never achieved his potential with the Toffees.
Oster moved to Sunderland for a fee in excess of £1 million,[1] but achieved little in his time at the club other than to frustrate supporters and end the career of reserve player Mark Maley by accidentally shooting him in the eye with an air rifle.[2] Oster was released by Sunderland in January 2005[3], shortly after returning to the Black Cats in disgrace from a loan at Leeds United.[4] Following a short spell at Burnley,[1] Oster joined Reading on 2 August 2005.[5]
Oster made his debut for Reading against Brighton & Hove Albion on 9 August 2005 as a substitute.[6] In January 2007, he extended his contract at the Madejski Stadium until the summer of 2008.[7] He notched his first Premier League goal in nearly 10 years against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium where the Royals were defeated for the first time in 2007, by 2 goals to 1.[8]
[edit] International Career
Despite being only one of an handful of Welsh Premiership players, Oster has not yet played under John Toshack, his last cap for Wales being the 2-2 draw with Northern Ireland in 2004 under previous boss Mark Hughes.[9]
[edit] Honours
[edit] Grimsby Town
- Supporters Young Player of the Year: 1997
[edit] Reading
- Football Championship Winner 2006
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Oster signs contract at Burnley", BBC Sport, 2005-01-30. Retrieved on February 27, 2007.
- ^ "Sunderland player accidentally shot in the face by team-mate", The Guardian, 2002-04-26. Retrieved on February 27, 2007.
- ^ "Sunderland end Oster's contract", BBC Sport, 2005-01-27. Retrieved on February 27, 2007.
- ^ "Leeds sack Oster after incident", BBC Sport, 2004-12-31. Retrieved on February 27, 2007.
- ^ "Makin and Oster pen Reading deals", BBC Sport, 2005-08-02. Retrieved on February 27, 2007.
- ^ "Little and Kitson strike as Royals earn first win of the season", readingfc.co.uk, 2005-08-09. Retrieved on February 27, 2007.
- ^ "Oster commits his future to Royals as he signs new contract until summer of 2008", readingfc.co.uk, 2007-01-31. Retrieved on February 27, 2007.
- ^ "Oster is ready for United challenge after his first Premiership goal in ten years", readingfc.co.uk, 2007-02-26. Retrieved on February 27, 2007.
- ^ "Wales 2-2 N Ireland", BBC Sport, 2004-09-08. Retrieved on February 27, 2007.
[edit] External links
- John Oster career stats at Soccerbase
- John Oster profile at readingfc.co.uk
| Reading F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Hahnemann | 2 Murty | 3 Shorey | 4 Sidwell | 5 Sonko | 6 Gunnarsson | 7 Little | 8 Lita | 9 Doyle | 10 Hunt | 11 Oster | 12 Kitson | 14 Halls | 15 Harper | 16 Ingimarsson | 17 Convey | 19 Seol | 22 Bikey | 23 de la Cruz | 24 Long | 25 Bennett | 27 Brown | 28 Halford | 29 Duberry | 32 Federici | 36 Andersen | 47 Máté | –– Bozanic | Manager: Coppell |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Oster, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8 December 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston, Lincolnshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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