Steve Clarke
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Stephen Clarke (born 29 August 1963) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Scotland national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen Clarke[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1963-08-29) 29 August 1963 (age 60)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Saltcoats, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back[3] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Scotland (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Beith Juniors | |||
1982–1987 | St Mirren | 200 | (7) |
1987–1998 | Chelsea | 330 | (7) |
Total | 530 | (14) | |
International career | |||
1983[4] | Scotland U19 | ||
1983–1985[5] | Scotland U21 | 8 | (0) |
1987–1990[6] | Scotland B | 2 | (0) |
1987–1994 | Scotland | 6 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1999 | Newcastle United (caretaker) | ||
2012–2013 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
2014–2015 | Reading | ||
2017–2019 | Kilmarnock | ||
2019– | Scotland | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Clarke played for St Mirren, Chelsea and the Scotland national team, winning three major trophies with Chelsea towards the end of his career. After retiring as a player, he moved into coaching and worked at Newcastle United, Chelsea, West Ham United and Liverpool. Clarke has since managed West Bromwich Albion and Reading. After a spell coaching at Aston Villa, Clarke was appointed Kilmarnock manager in October 2017 and led them to a European place with a club record points total in his only full season in charge. In May 2019, he was appointed manager of the Scotland national team.[7] He led the team to qualifications for UEFA Euro 2020, their first major tournament for 23 years,[8] and UEFA Euro 2024.