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Paul Clement
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-01-08) 8 January 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Reading, England
Team information
Current team
 Swansea City (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Banstead Athletic
1991–1994 Corinthian Casuals
Managerial career
1996–1999 Chelsea (academy coach)
2000–2003 Republic of Ireland U21 (coach)
2000–2007 Fulham (academy coach)
2007–2009 Chelsea (coach)
2009–2011 Chelsea (assistant manager)
2011–2012 Blackburn Rovers (coach)
2012–2013 Paris Saint-Germain (assistant manager)
2013–2015 Real Madrid (assistant manager)
2015–2016 Derby County
2016–2017 Bayern Munich (assistant manager)
2017– Swansea City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Clement (born 8 January 1972) is an English professional football manager currently managing Swansea City.[1] He has regularly assisted Italian manager Carlo Ancelotti; the pair have worked at Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich. Clement has also managed Derby County and has previously held coaching roles at Fulham, Blackburn Rovers, and the Ireland under-21 team.

In his first season as assistant manager, he won the Premier League title with Ancelotti at Chelsea.[2] They also won the UEFA Champions League title and Copa del Rey in their first season at Real Madrid.[3]

Career

Early coaching

Clement is the son of former Queen's Park Rangers and England player Dave Clement and the brother of former West Bromwich Albion player Neil Clement.[4] Clement, however, did not progress beyond non-league football as a player with Banstead Athletic and Corinthian Casuals.[4][5] 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.[4] Clement obtained a UEFA 'A' coaching licence in 1999 and became a full-time football coach in 2000, when Fulham appointed Clement to a role in their academy.[4] Clement also helped coach the Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team, working with Don Givens.[4]

Chelsea

Clement returned to Chelsea in 2007, initially working with their under-16 team.[4] He progressed through the coaching ranks there and began working with the Chelsea first team when Guus Hiddink was appointed manager in 2009.[4] Clement was retained as a first team coach and, eventually, became assistant manager to Carlo Ancelotti during his two seasons in charge of Chelsea.[4] They went on to win the Premier League title in their first season in charge.[2]

Blackburn Rovers

After Chelsea, Clement briefly worked as a coach at Blackburn Rovers for four months, assisting Steve Kean in the 2011–12 season.[4][6]

Paris Saint-Germain

Clement was then hired by Paris Saint-Germain, after Ancelotti had been appointed their head coach. The pair won the Ligue 1 title in their second season at the club.[7]

Real Madrid

Clement was appointed assistant manager at Real Madrid after Ancelotti became their head coach in June 2013.[8] He helped them win the Copa del Rey and tenth UEFA Champions League title at the end of his first season with the club.[3] After the team won no trophies in their second season, Ancelotti was sacked on 25 May 2015 and Clement walked out four days later.[9]

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.[10] He was sacked on 8 February 2016.[11] His final match was a 1–1 draw against Fulham.[12] They were in fifth place at the time he was sacked.[11] He finished with a record of 14 wins, 12 draws, and seven losses.[13]

Bayern Munich

Clement was hired by Bayern Munich in June 2016 as their assistant manager, again working alongside Ancelotti.[14] He helped Bayern to win the 2016 DFL-Supercup, beating Borussia Dortmund 2–0.[15] As of December 2016, Clement and Ancelotti only lost one match during their time in the Bundesliga.[16]

Swansea City

Clement was announced as the new head coach of Premier League club Swansea City on 3 January 2017.[1]

Managerial statistics

As of 8 February 2016
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 [17]
Total 33 14 12 7 042.4 —

Honours

  • FA Senior First Team Coach of the Year (2015, Derby County)[18]

References

  1. ^ a b "Clement confirmed as new Swans head coach". Swansea City A.F.C. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Premier League champions: 2009/10". Chelsea F.C.
  3. ^ a b "Real Madrid 4-1 Atletico Madrid". BBC Sport. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Teacher Paul keeps it will keep it Real at the Bernabeu". Surrey Comet. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  6. ^ Blackburn vs Derby match report: Paul Clement escapes former home with a point
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "English coach joins Zidane on Ancelotti's Real staff". www.espn.co.uk. ESPN Sports Media. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  9. ^ "Real Madrid: Paul Clement exit follows sacking of Carlo Ancelotti". BBC Sport. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Derby County appoint Paul Clement as head coach". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  11. ^ a b "Paul Clement: Derby County sack head coach". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 February 2016.
  12. ^ "Derby County » Fixtures & Results 2015/2016". World Football. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Managers: Paul Clement". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Ancelotti macht sein Trainerteam komplett" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  15. ^ 2016 Supercup: Exclusive post-match interviews
  16. ^ "Who is Swansea City manager favourite Paul Clement and why was he sacked in his only job as a boss?". WalesOnline.
  17. ^ "Managers: Paul Clement". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  18. ^ "Clement and Hayes among winners at FA coaching awards". The FA.
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