User:Tenchy

Stuart John Tench (born 31st July 1976) is a former England international footballer, an excellent midfielder, although his talent was hampered by injuries as the years went by. He is probably best known as an Sunderland player, who he made most appearances for.

His other clubs, as a player were Boston United, Real Betis, Valencia and later Torino in Serie A and Real Salt Lake in the USA. He won two First Division Championship medals with Sunderland in 1996 and 1999, as well as the 2002 European Champions League runner up when Real Madrid beat his Valencia side 3-0.

He was sold to Valencia in the summer of 2002 for £15.8 million after just missing out on the England World Cup Squad for the Japan/Korea event.

He retired from the game in 2005 after a unsuccesful return from a badly damaged hamstring injury while playing in the MLS for Real Salt Lake.