Here, we look at five things you may not have heard about the Chelsea skipper John Terry, who has announced he is leaving the club in the summer.

1. Direction

In June 2014, keen golfer Terry teamed up with Sky pundit Jamie Redknapp to take on Niall Horan from boyband One Direction and former Chelsea team-mate Andriy Shevchenko at Wisley golf course in Surrey.

The pre-season tussle saw Terry and Redders get the better of the pop pin-up and ex-Chelsea flop, who is now a semi-professional golfer.

The Blues skipper also struck up a friendship with Australian snooker player Neil Robertson when the former world number one visited Cobham training ground for a game of pool.

Robertson claimed Terry was "a lot better" than he expected after losing the first frame. A man of many talents.

2. Terry the Terrier

Steve Bruce, manager of Hull City looks on prior to the Emirates FA Cup fourth round match

Barring a brief loan spell at Nottingham Forest, Terry has spent the whole of his career at Stamford Bridge. But did you know Steve Bruce was on the verge of taking the defender to Huddersfield in 2000?

It was while a 19-year-old Terry was at the City Ground and Bruce was in the process of doing his FA coaching badges.

Bruce told the Guardian in an interview six years ago: "I bid £750,000 for him, it was a lot of money for me then, and Chelsea accepted it. But the boy didn't want to leave Stamford Bridge at the time. I was close but at the death he didn't want to go."

3. Dad of the Year

Terry has posted many a pic of himself with his kids on his Instagram account, and why shouldn't he? He was, after all, named Dad of the Year in 2009.

The former England skipper topped a poll run by Daddies Sauce to win the sought-after accolade, beating off stiff competition in the form of Peter Andre and then-PM Gordon Brown.

After winning the award, Terry said: "I have won many trophies in my career but I'm proud to say that this is up there with all of them."

Terry narrowly missed the birth of twins Georgie and Summer despite a frantic rush from an England training camp in Portugal.

4. Better the Red Devil you know

Chelsea stalwart Terry was a Manchester United fan growing up and still has nothing but praise for the club's former manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

In an interview with the Guardian in 2006 the centre-back revealed he supported United as a boy as "you want to support the team that's winning everything".

He quickly covered his back, adding: "But my first day at Chelsea I knew that was the club I wanted to be at. I just loved it."

Sir Alex took Terry under his wing when he went up to Manchester to train with United's kids before signing for the Blues and last year played for Ferguson's side in a Unicef charity game organised by David Beckham.

5. An internet sensation

One thing you probably do know about Terry (but it's worth reminding ourselves) is that he caused an internet sensation back in 2012.

Picture the scene. Chelsea had just won the Champions League final by beating German giants Bayern Munich 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw after extra-time.

Terry, who was suspended for the game, appeared on the pitch to lift the trophy inexplicably decked out in his full Chelsea kit - including shinpads.

He was mercilessly lampooned on social media via a series of memes which included Terry gatecrashing the moon landing and Will and Kate's wedding and also holding up a tank in Tiananmen Square, all in full kit.

Time Line

TIMELINE: John Terry's Chelsea career

  1. Starting Out

    John Terry started out playing for Senrab, an east London Sunday League side, before being taken on by West Ham's youth system in 1991 as a midfielder.

  2. 1995

    Terry moved to Chelsea and moved to centre back as he moved through the ranks at Stamford Bridge.

  3. October 28, 1998

    Terry made his Chelsea debut against Aston Villa in the League Cup and his first start came in January against Oldham.

  4. 2000

    The defender went out on loan to Nottingham Forest to build up first team experience; the only time he has pulled on a club shirt other than Chelsea's.

  5. September 11, 2001

    Terry was fined two weeks wages by Chelsea along with Frank Lampard, Jody Morris, Eidur Gudjohnsen and Frank Sinclair for harassing Americans in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

  6. December 5, 2001

    Terry was handed the captain's armband for the first time against Charlton Athletic.

  7. 2002

    Terry was charged with assault and affray after being involved in an altercation with a bouncer at a west London nightclub along with Morris and Wimbledon's Des Byrne. He was acquitted in court.

  8. June 2003

    John Terry made his England debut against Serbia and Montenegro

  9. 2003/04

    Terry became vice captain under Claudio Ranieri when Marcel Desailly was out of the side and formed a strong defensive partnership with William Gallas.

  10. 2004/05

    Jose Mourinho appointed him as captain and Chelsea won the league with the best defensive record in Football League history. He was named as player of the year and voted the best defender in the Champions League.

  11. 2005/06

    Terry helped Chelsea defend their title with 91 points as they wrapped it up with a 3-0 win over Manchester United.

  12. August 10, 2006

    Terry was named England captain by Steve McClaren.

  13. October 14, 2006

    Terry went in goal after Petr Cech and Carlo Cudicini were both injured, wearing the number 40 shirt of Henrique Hilario.

  14. November 5, 2006

    Terry was sent off for the first time in his Chelsea career against Tottenham as the Blues lost at White Hart Lane.

  15. February 25, 2007

    Terry, despite suffering an ankle injury in the build-up, played through the pain barrier against Arsenal in the League Cup final. He was stretchered off and taken to hospital after being accidentally kicked in the face by Abou Diaby. He returned from hospital to join in the celebrations.

  16. May 2007

    Terry became the first player to lift the FA Cup at the newly rebuilt Wembley Stadium.

  17. June 1, 2007

    Terry became the first England senior player to score an international goal at the new Wembley.

  18. May 2,1 2008

    Terry slipped when taking his penalty against Manchester United in the Champions League final and missed. Had he scored Chelsea would have claimed their first European Cup. Nicolas Anelka missed soon after to hand the Red Devils the title.

  19. 2008/09 season

    Terry was again named UEFA defender of the year and Manchester City had a third bid turned down. He did win the FA Cup against Everton that year.

  20. November 8 2009

    Terry scored the winning goal against Manchester United to preserve their perfect home record.

  21. February 5, 2010

    Fabio Capello sacked Terry as England captain after allegations regarding his private life.

  22. May 9, 2010

    Terry lifted the Premier League title once again before captaining the Blues to his fourth FA Cup triumph.

  23. March 19, 2011

    Capello reinstated Terry as England captain after a long-term injury to Rio Ferdinand.

  24. November 2, 2011

    The captain was placed under police investigation following an allegation of racist abuse made towards QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.

  25. December 21, 2011

    Terry was charged for this offence by the Crown Prosecution Service.

  26. December 31, 2011

    The defender captained Chelsea for the 400th time against Aston Villa. That season he was the world's third best passer behind Xavi and Swansea's Leon Britton.

  27. February 3, 2012

    The FA stripped Terry of the captaincy over the allegations Terry racially abused Anton Ferdinand. Fabio Capello resigned in protest at the decision.

  28. April 24, 2012

    Terry was sent off for kneeing Alexis Sanchez off the ball in the Champions League semi final but the Blues reached the final. He won another FA Cup as the Blues beat Liverpool in the final.

  29. May 19, 2012

    Terry watched his Chelsea side beat Bayern Munich and lifted the trophy in his full kit, prompting memes across the internet.

  30. July 13, 2012

    Terry was acquitted by a court as it was impossible to be sure about the words used by the defender towards Anton Ferdinand

  31. July 27, 2012

    Terry was charged by the FA for using insulting words including a reference to colour.

  32. September 2012

    Terry announced his retirement from international football as his position had become untenable.

  33. September 27, 2012

    Terry was banned for four games for racially abusing Anton Ferdinand and fined £220,000.

  34. November 11, 2012

    Terry suffered a knee injury against Liverpool and was ruled out until the end of January. He was left out of the side that won the Europa League agreed a one year contract that summer after looking as if he was on the way out of Stamford Bridge.

  35. 2013/14

    Restored to the side by Jose Mourinho, Terry was a regular once again and won another new contract.

  36. 2014/15

    Terry captained Chelsea for the 500th time against Crystal Palace and led his side to the league title as well as another League Cup triumph, scoring the opening goal against Tottenham.

  37. May 2015

    Another Premier League title goes John Terry's way as he plays every minute of their campaign

  38. August 16, 2015

    Jose Mourinho subbed John Terry at half-time for tactical reasons. The first time the Portuguese boss had done so.

  39. January 31, 2016

    Terry announces his contract won't be renewed and he will leave Chelsea at the end of the season.

  40. May 7 2016

    Terry is sent off at Sunderland, his second red card of the season, meaning he will miss the final two games of the season

  41. May 13, 2016

    Interim manager Guus Hiddink's final pre-match press conference is used to announce Chelsea have performed a U-turn and offered Terry a new deal.

  42. May 15, 2016

    Suspended Terry takes part in a lap of honour at the Bridge and addresses the fans, hinting he wants to stay, as the Blues close the season against champions Leicester.

  43. May 18, 2016

    Terry and Chelsea announce a new one-year deal has been signed, with incoming manager Antonio Conte having given his seal of approval to the contract.