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Steve McClaren
Personal information
Full name Stephen McClaren
Position(s) Midfielder

Stephen "Steve" McClaren (born 3 May 1961) is an English football manager and former player. He was manager of England between 1 August 2006[1] and 22 November 2007 when he was fired after England failed to qualify for the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship.[2][3]

Prior to that, he was manager of Premier League side Middlesbrough with whom he won the League Cup in 2004 and finished runners-up in the UEFA Cup in 2006. He was also Assistant Manager to Alex Ferguson when Manchester United won the Treble in 1999. As of the 2008-2009 season he will be the head coach of the Dutch club FC Twente.

Personal life

McClaren was born in Fulford, York,[4] the son of Margaret (Bogg) and Brian McClaren.[5] He is married to Kathryn.[6]

As a child, McClaren attended Nunthorpe Grammar School after passing his 11-plus examinations.[7] At school he played football, rugby, tennis and squash and was captain of the school's football team. He also played for York Boys under-15 team and represented the county of Yorkshire.[7]

Playing career

As a player, McClaren was a midfielder who spent most of his career in the lower leagues of English football. The bulk of his playing career was with

, who he joined in 1979 at the age of 18 after leaving school. He later played for Derby County, Lincoln City (on loan), Bristol City and Oxford United before an injury forced him to retire in 1992.[8]

Managerial career

Coaching career

Shortly after hanging up his boots, he began his coaching career as reserve team coach at Oxford United, where Denis Smith was manager.[8] In 1995, he became first-team coach, and later joined Jim Smith at Derby County, where he was his assistant manager.[9] In December 1998, he accepted the opportunity to become assistant manager under Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, replacing Brian Kidd. At the time he was so unknown he was introduced by United chairman Martin Edwards as "Steve McClaridge".[10] His first half-season was distinguished by United not losing any games, taking the Treble in the process. He developed the reputation as one of the most tactically astute coaches in the country,[11] using modern methods such as video analysis and sports psychologists.[10]

In October 2000 McClaren was made a coach in the England national team by caretaker-manager Peter Taylor.[12] He retained the position under permanent manager Sven-Göran Eriksson until November 2002.[13] However, he returned to assist Eriksson shortly before Euro 2004 as Brian Kidd had undergone surgery for prostate cancer.[14] He remained in the role up to and include the 2006 World Cup finals.

Middlesbrough

In the summer of 2001 McClaren was appointed manager of Middlesbrough by club chairman Steve Gibson.[15] In his first season he guided Middlesbrough to an FA Cup semi-final which was lost to Arsenal. Two years afterwards McClaren guided Boro to victory in the League Cup with a 2–1 victory over Bolton Wanderers in the final. This victory was the club's first ever major honour and also guaranteed them qualifcation for a European competition for the first time in their history.

In the 2004–05 season McClaren took Middlesbrough to finish 7th in the Premier League, a record finish for the club which guaranteed them another place in the UEFA Cup for a second season. Despite poor league form in the 2005–06 season, which saw Boro finish 14th, he guided the club to successful runs in the FA and UEFA Cups. They reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup again, but lost 0–1 to West Ham United whilst also reaching the final of the UEFA Cup, resulting in 0–4 loss to Spanish side Sevilla FC.[8] This was McClaren's last game in charge of the club.

England

In early 2006, Eriksson announced that he would be quitting as manager of the England team, after the 2006 World Cup, and McClaren was placed on the Football Association's shortlist alongside Luiz Felipe Scolari, Martin O'Neill, Sam Allardyce and Alan Curbishley.[16] For a time it looked like Scolari would become England's new manager but he lost interest in the job due to media intrusion. McClaren was subsequently named as Eriksson's successor in May 2006. McClaren's appointment was praised by the likes of Alan Hansen,[17] Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Trevor Brooking.[18] McClaren took over the job on 1 August 2006 with a four-year contract,[19] with former England coach Terry Venables as his assistant.

McClarens first job was to choose the new England captain. He decided to give the arm band to John Terry, the Chelsea defender and captain who at the time had 24 England caps, saying "I'm convinced he will prove to be one of the best captains England has ever had."[20] In his first squad, McClaren dropped many of the national team's older players including Sol Campbell, David James and former captain David Beckham, saying he was planning for "a different direction."[21] However, McClaren stated that there was still a chance that Beckham could be recalled in the future.[22] McClaren was blessed with a relatively weak European Championship qualifying group from which to qualify, which with the possible exception of Croatia, was a group England were expected to win outright. After initially starting well with three wins, England hit a poor run of form between October 2006 and March 2007 with only one goal scored in five matches. During a European qualifier match against minnows Andorra in March 2007, McClaren and the England team received abuse from supporters during a poor performance in a 3-0 win. McClaren walked out of the post-match press conference following the Andorra game after only two minutes of questions, saying, "Gentlemen, if you want to write whatever you want to write, you can write it because that is all I am going to say. Thank you."[23] England had fallen to fourth in their qualification group.

In May 2007, McClaren made a u-turn by recalling Beckham into the England squad. England subsequently had a run of four wins from six matches, which boosted the country's hopes of qualification for Euro 2008 before a defeat against Russia in October 2007, causing England's qualification fate to fall out of their hands. The FA's chief executive, Brian Barwick, gave his backing to McClaren, despite the defeat.[24] McClaren was also backed by players Phil Neville and Steven Gerrard, his predecessor Eriksson,[25] and the chief executive of the League Managers Association John Barnwell.[26]

The results of other matches in England's qualification group meant that England would qualify if undefeated in their final group match against Croatia. The match was played at Wembley on 21 November 2007 and England lost 3-2; coupled with Russia's victory over Andorra, this meant that England would not be at Euro 2008. It was the first time in 14 years that England had not qualified for a major tournament, and the first time in 24 years that they had not qualified for the European Championships.

The following day, the FA held an emergency meeting at which McClaren was removed from the post of England coach along with his assistant manager Terry Venables. McClaren's tenure was the shortest of any England manager to date, spanning just 18 games in 16 months. On 14 December 2007, it was announced his post had been taken up by Fabio Capello commencing from 7 January 2008.

McClaren announced in February 2008 he would consider managing in either the Championship or abroad in his next job.[27] In May 2008, McClaren had a brief spell coaching League Two side Darlington, assisting his former Oxford United team-mate Dave Penney.[28]

Managerial stats

[29]
Team Nat From To Record
G W L D Win %
Middlesbrough England 12 June 2001 11 May 2006 250 97 93 60 38.80
England England 1 August 2006 22 November 2007 18 9 5 4 50.00

References

  1. ^ "McClaren named as England manager". BBC. 2006-05-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ "McClaren sacked as England coach". BBC. 2007-11-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "FA statement - The FA Board unanimously decided to terminate the contract of England Head Coach Steve McClaren with immediate effect". The FA. 2007-11-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Steve McClaren profile". Football Association. Retrieved 2007-11-25. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1= and |coauthors= (help)
  5. ^ "Family detective". The Daily Telegraph. 2007-05-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Macca's Mistress". The Sunday People. 2006-04-30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ a b "The making of an England manager". BBC. 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2008-01-02. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ a b c "Rock solid Steve" - BBC Sport profile, 4 May 2006
  9. ^ "Jim Smith backs protege McClaren" - BBC Sport, 4 May 2006
  10. ^ a b "McClaren: The thinking man's coach". BBC. 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2001-06-05.
  11. ^ "Steve McClaren in focus". BBC. 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2001-06-12.
  12. ^ "McClaren joins the fast lane". BBC. 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2000-10-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  13. ^ "McClaren quits as Eriksson stays". BBC. 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2002-11-01.
  14. ^ "McClaren nets England role". BBC. 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2004-05-14.
  15. ^ "McClaren is new Boro boss". BBC. 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2001-05-12.
  16. ^ FA's England manager shortlist - BBC Sport
  17. ^ "Hansen's view on McClaren" - BBC Sport, 4 May 2006
  18. ^ "Reactions to McClaren appointment" - BBC Sport, 4 May 2006
  19. ^ "McClaren is the man" - The FA's announcement of McClaren's appointment as next England coach
  20. ^ "Terry named new England skipper". BBC Sport. 2006-08-10. Retrieved 2008-03-10. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  21. ^ Sam Wallace (12 August 2006). ""Mac the knife ends Beckham era with a chat on the phone"". The Independent. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ "Beckham gives Macca a problem". Teamtalk.
  23. ^ "McClaren appeals to England fans". BBC Sport.
  24. ^ "FA boss gives backing to McClaren". BBC Sport.
  25. ^ "Neville feels McClaren must stay". BBC. 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  26. ^ "McClaren critics anger Barnwell". BBC. 2007-11-15. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  27. ^ "McClaren ready to manage abroad". BBC. 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  28. ^ "Steve McClaren coaches Darlington". Daily Telegraph. 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  29. ^ "Steve McClaren's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Manchester United F.C. assistant manager
1998–2001 		Succeeded by
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