Steve Clarke

Steve Clarke
Clarke as manager of Scotland in 2019
Personal information
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

Stephen Clarke (born 29 August 1963) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Scotland national team.

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.

  1. ^ a b "Steve Clarke". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Steve Clarke: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Steve Clarke". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference fan17 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "[Scotland U21 player] Clarke, Steve". FitbaStats. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  6. ^ "[Scotland B player] Clarke, Steve". FitbaStats. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference scotland was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference serbia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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