Paul Clement (football manager)

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Paul Clement
Clement at Real Madrid in 2013
Personal information
Full name Paul Clement[1]
Date of birth (1972-01-08) 8 January 1972 (age 52)[2]
Place of birth Wandsworth, England
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Banstead Athletic
1991–1994 Corinthian Casuals
Managerial career
2009–2011 Chelsea (assistant)
2011–2012 Blackburn Rovers (assistant)
2012–2013 Paris Saint-Germain (assistant)
2013–2015 Real Madrid (assistant)
2015–2016 Derby County
2016–2017 Bayern Munich (assistant)
2017 Swansea City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Clement (born 8 January 1972) is an English professional football manager and coach. He has several times been assistant manager to Carlo Ancelotti – at Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich. Clement has managed Derby County and Swansea City and has previously held coaching roles at Fulham, Blackburn Rovers, and the England under-21 and Ireland under-21 teams.

In his first season as assistant manager, he won the Premier League title with Ancelotti at Chelsea.[3] They also won the UEFA Champions League title and Copa del Rey in their first season at Real Madrid.[4] Clement obtained his UEFA Pro Licence in 2009, and made his managerial debut with Derby County in 2015.[5]

Career

Early coaching

Clement was born in Wandsworth, London.[6] He is the son of former Queens Park Rangers and England player Dave Clement and the brother of former West Bromwich Albion player Neil Clement.[7] Clement, however, did not progress beyond non-league football as a player with Banstead Athletic and Corinthian Casuals.[7][8] He concentrated on coaching from the age of 23, as he worked in the Chelsea Centre of Excellence while holding down a job as a PE teacher at Glenthorne High School.[6][7] Clement obtained his UEFA 'A' coaching licence in 1999 and became a full-time football coach in 2000, when Fulham appointed him to a role in their academy.[7] Clement also helped coach the Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team, working with Don Givens.[7]

Chelsea

Clement returned to Chelsea in 2007, initially working with their under-16 team.[7] He progressed through the coaching ranks there, working under managers José Mourinho, Avram Grant, and Luiz Felipe Scolari.[9] He took charge of the Chelsea reserve team, replacing Brendan Rodgers, before working with the Chelsea first team when Guus Hiddink was appointed manager in 2009.[7][10] Clement then became assistant manager to Carlo Ancelotti during his two seasons at Chelsea.[7] They went on to win the Premier League title and FA Cup in their first season in charge.[3][11] Ancelotti was sacked in his second season and Clement left the club soon after.[12]

After Chelsea, Clement briefly worked as a coach at Blackburn Rovers for four months, assisting Steve Kean in the 2011–12 season.[7][13]

Paris Saint-Germain

Clement was then hired by Paris Saint-Germain after Ancelotti had been appointed their head coach mid-season in December 2011.[14] The pair won the Ligue 1 title in their only full season at the club; it was PSG's first league title since 1994.[15] Whilst at the club, Clement coached such players as David Beckham and Zlatan Ibrahimović.[16]

Real Madrid

Clement was appointed assistant manager at Real Madrid after Ancelotti became their head coach in June 2013.[17] During his time at the club, Clement worked alongside Zinedine Zidane and coached players including Sergio Ramos, Xabi Alonso, and Cristiano Ronaldo.[16] He helped them win the Copa del Rey and tenth UEFA Champions League title, along with the UEFA Super Cup, at the end of his first season at the Bernabéu.[4][18] They also went on to win the club's first FIFA Club World Cup in 2014.[19]

After the team failed to win La Liga in their second season, Ancelotti was sacked on 25 May 2015 and Clement walked out four days later.[20]

Derby County

Soon after, on 1 June, he was appointed manager of Football League Championship club Derby County, who had sacked Steve McClaren after finishing eighth the previous season.[5] Despite only losing once in 19 games from September to December, Clement was sacked on 8 February 2016 after one win in seven.[21][22] His final match was a 1–1 draw against Fulham.[23] They were in fifth place at the time he was sacked.[21] He finished with a record of 14 wins, 12 draws, and seven losses.[24]

In a statement, club chairman Mel Morris said a lack of progress had been made under Clement, despite the club being only five points behind leaders Hull City.[25][26] Clement's style of football was also cited as a contributing factor.[26][27]

After Derby, Clement briefly helped coach the England under-21 team, working under manager Gareth Southgate.[28]

Bayern Munich

Clement was hired by Bayern Munich in June 2016 as their assistant manager, again working alongside Ancelotti.[29] He helped Bayern to win the 2016 DFL-Supercup, beating Borussia Dortmund 2–0.[30] Whilst at the club, Clement and Ancelotti changed their usual coaching method of man marking to resemble the zonal marking employed by former Bayern manager Pep Guardiola.[31] As of December 2016, Clement and Ancelotti only lost one match during their time in the Bundesliga.[32]

Swansea City

Clement was appointed as the new head coach of Premier League club Swansea City on 3 January 2017, with the club in the relegation zone having sacked their second manager of the season, Bob Bradley.[33] Claude Makélélé joined him as his assistant; Clement and Makélélé had previously coached at Paris Saint-Germain.[34]

Clement recorded his first victory as Swansea boss with a 3–2 win over Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool.[35][note 1] Clement was named Premier League Manager of the Month for January after a successful first month in charge, earning nine points in four games for Swansea.[37] Under his guidance, Swansea won 26 points from 18 games, ultimately securing the club's Premier League status.[38] Clement was nominated for Manager of the Season in recognition of this achievement.[39]

After a poor start to the following season, Clement was criticised for playing "boring" and "negative" football, with some Swansea fans questioning his tactical decisions.[40][41][42] Others, notably The Guardian journalist Stuart James, criticised chairman Huw Jenkins and the club's American owners for a poor transfer window, in which the club sold key performers Fernando Llorente and Gylfi Sigurðsson from the previous season.[43] Clement was sacked on 20 December 2017, leaving the club bottom of the league table and four points adrift of safety.[44]

Managerial statistics

As of 20 December 2017
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
Derby County 1 June 2015 8 February 2016 33 14 12 7 042.4 [24]
Swansea City 3 January 2017 20 December 2017 41 14 5 22 034.1 [24][33]
Total 74 28 17 29 037.8 —

Honours

Manager

Individual

Assistant manager

Clement regularly assisted Carlo Ancelotti, an experience he described as "invaluable".[16]

Chelsea[11]

Paris Saint-Germain[15]

Real Madrid

Bayern Munich[30]

Notes

  1. ^ Clement was appointed immediately prior to Swansea's win against Crystal Palace, but on the touchline, he aided caretaker Alan Curtis who took charge of the game.[36]

References

  1. ^ "Clement: Paul Clement". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Manager profile: Paul Clement". Premier League. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Premier League champions: 2009/10". Chelsea F.C.
  4. ^ a b c d "Real Madrid 4-1 Atletico Madrid". BBC Sport. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Derby County appoint Paul Clement as head coach". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  6. ^ a b "In profile: Paul Clement". Derby County F.C. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i Spiro, Matt (16 May 2012). "England's French connection at Paris St-Germain". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Teacher Paul keeps it will keep it Real at the Bernabeu". Surrey Comet. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  9. ^ "The English assistant at Real Madrid". BBC Sport. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Swansea's Blue Bosses". Chelsea F.C. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Swansea City: Paul Clement seeking happy return at Stamford Bridge". BBC Sport. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  12. ^ Fifield, Dominic (24 February 2017). "Paul Clement relishes being back at Chelsea six years after the boot". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Blackburn vs Derby match report: Paul Clement escapes former home with a point".
  14. ^ Fifield, Dominic (8 March 2013). "Paul Clement more than happy to be the 'other' Englishman at PSG". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  15. ^ a b "PSG clinch first French league title since 1994". Reuters. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  16. ^ a b c "Derby's Paul Clement: 'Seeing how Carlo Ancelotti operated was invaluable'". The Guardian. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ "English coach joins Zidane on Ancelotti's Real staff". www.espn.co.uk. ESPN Sports Media. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  18. ^ a b "Super Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice in Real Madrid win". BBC Sport. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  19. ^ a b "Club World Cup final: Real Madrid 2-0 San Lorenzo". BBC Sport. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  20. ^ "Real Madrid: Paul Clement exit follows sacking of Carlo Ancelotti". BBC Sport. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  21. ^ a b "Paul Clement: Derby County sack head coach". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 February 2016.
  22. ^ "Is Paul Clement the man to keep Swansea in the Premier League?". Sky Sports. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  23. ^ "Derby County » Fixtures & Results 2015/2016". World Football. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  24. ^ a b c "Managers: Paul Clement". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  25. ^ "Mel Morris: Paul Clement's short-term view cost him Derby job". BBC Sport. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  26. ^ a b "Why did Derby abort the Paul Clement gamble after only seven months?". The Guardian. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  27. ^ "Paul Clement leaves Derby: Is his sacking the strangest this season?". BBC Sport. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  28. ^ "Gareth Southgate grateful to have Paul Clement in U21s camp". The FA. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  29. ^ "Ancelotti macht sein Trainerteam komplett" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  30. ^ a b "2016 Supercup: Exclusive post-match interviews". Bundesliga.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  31. ^ "Swansea City: Paul Clement says Pep Guardiola sold him on zonal marking". BBC Sport. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  32. ^ "Who is Swansea City manager favourite Paul Clement and why was he sacked in his only job as a boss?". WalesOnline.
  33. ^ a b "Swansea City: Paul Clement confirmed as third boss of the season". BBC Sport. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  34. ^ "Swansea City appoint Claude Makelele as their assistant manager". BBC Sport. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  35. ^ "Liverpool 2-3 Swansea: Paul Clement claims first league win as Swans move off bottom". Sky Sports. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  36. ^ "Crystal Palace vs Swansea: Swans mark Paul Clement appointment with dramatic win". The Independent. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  37. ^ a b "Clement named Barclays Manager of the Month". Premier League. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  38. ^ "Gylfi Sigurdsson says he will only leave Swansea if club decide to sell him". Sky Sports. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  39. ^ "Paul Clement: Swansea City boss nominated for manager of the season". BBC Sport. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  40. ^ "Swansea fans fume at Paul Clement's tactics after defeat to Watford". HITC. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  41. ^ "Are Swansea City now just boring to watch? Their problems and the actual evidence examined". Wales Online. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  42. ^ "Paul Clement: I understand fans frustration but I will keep making unpopular substitutions if it means Swansea City pick up points". Wales Online. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  43. ^ "Muddled moves and a woeful window – how Swansea landed back in trouble". The Guardian. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  44. ^ "Paul Clement: Swansea sack manager after less than a year in charge". BBC Sport. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
    "Historic league table generator". Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  45. ^ "Clement and Hayes among winners at FA coaching awards". The FA.

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