John Oster

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John Oster
Personal information
Full name John Morgan Oster
Date of birth 8 December 1978 (1978-12-08) (age 29)
Place of birth    Boston, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Winger
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1994–1997
1997–1999
1999–2005
2001
2002–2003
2004–2005
2005
2005–2008		 Grimsby Town
Everton
Sunderland
→ Barnsley (loan)
→ Grimsby Town (loan)
→ Leeds United (loan)
Burnley
Reading		 24 (3)
40 (1)
68 (5)
02 (0)
17 (6)
08 (1)
15 (1)
76 (2)   
National team2
1997–2004 Wales 13 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 16:14, 16 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 19:49, 18 May 2006 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

John Morgan Oster (born 8 December 1978 in Boston, Lincolnshire) is a Welsh international footballer, currently without a club after being released by Reading.

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[edit] Club career

Oster started 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] He was released by Reading following their relegation from the Premier League, on 16 May 2008.[9]. Being a free agent, Oster is being linked to several championship clubs, Nottingham Forest being one.

[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.[10]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Grimsby Town

  • Supporters Young Player of the Year: 1997

[edit] Reading

  • Football Championship Winner 2005-06

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "Oster signs contract at Burnley", BBC Sport, 2005-01-30. Retrieved on 2007-02-27. 
  2. ^ "Sunderland player accidentally shot in the face by team-mate", The Guardian, 2002-04-26. Retrieved on 2007-02-27. 
  3. ^ "Sunderland end Oster's contract", BBC Sport, 2005-01-27. Retrieved on 2007-02-27. 
  4. ^ "Leeds sack Oster after incident", BBC Sport, 2004-12-31. Retrieved on 2007-02-27. 
  5. ^ "Makin and Oster pen Reading deals", BBC Sport, 2005-08-02. Retrieved on 2007-02-27. 
  6. ^ "Little and Kitson strike as Royals earn first win of the season", readingfc.co.uk, 2005-08-09. Retrieved on 2007-02-27. 
  7. ^ "Oster commits his future to Royals as he signs new contract until summer of 2008", readingfc.co.uk, 2007-01-31. Retrieved on 2007-02-27. 
  8. ^ "Oster is ready for United challenge after his first Premiership goal in ten years", readingfc.co.uk, 2007-02-26. Retrieved on 2007-02-27. 
  9. ^ "Four offered deals, six released", readingfc.co.uk, 2008-05-16. Retrieved on 2008-05-16. 
  10. ^ "Wales 2-2 N Ireland", BBC Sport, 2004-09-08. Retrieved on 2007-02-27. 

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Persondata
NAME Oster, John Morgan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 8 December 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston, Lincolnshire
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH