Ray Clarke (English footballer)
 Clarke in 1979 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 September 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers (head scout) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1973 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | (0) |
| 1973–1974 | Swindon Town | 14 | (2) |
| 1974–1976 | Mansfield Town | 91 | (52) |
| 1976–1978 | Sparta Rotterdam | 65 | (35) |
| 1978–1979 | Ajax | 31 | (26) |
| 1979 | Club Brugge | 8 | (3) |
| 1979–1980 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 | (8) |
| 1980–1981 | Newcastle United | 14 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ray Clarke (born 25 September 1952) is an English retired professional footballer who played in England for Tottenham Hotspur, Swindon Town, Mansfield Town, Brighton & Hove Albion and Newcastle United, in the Netherlands for Sparta Rotterdam and Ajax Amsterdam, and in Belgium for Club Brugge.[1]
Clarke was chief international scout for Scottish side Celtic.[2] Clarke left the position in June 2009.
Clarke was appointed chief scout of Portsmouth in September 2009.[3]
By September 2010, Clarke was working as a scout at Middlesbrough, renewing his ties with Gordon Strachan who was his boss during his time at Celtic.[4]
On 7 September 2012, he was appointed Head Scout at Blackburn Rovers[5]
Honors
[edit]Ajax
References
[edit]- ^ "Tottenham vs Ajax: 9 Players Who Have Played for Both Clubs".
- ^ "Celtic scout Clarke is new Ray of hope". Irish News. 6 October 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
- ^ "Ray Clarke Named New Chief Scout". Portsmouth Football Club. 3 September 2009. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ^ "Ray Praised For Tavares Find". Middlesbrough Football Club. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ "Rovers appoint new head scout - News - Blackburn Rovers". www.rovers.co.uk.
- ^ "Hall of Fame: Ray Clarke". Football Oranje. 20 March 2014.
- ^ "The prolific Spurs youngster who won the double with Ajax". Tottenham Hotspur.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ray Clarke.
- Ray Clarke at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Club Brugge profile
Categories:
- 1952 births
- Living people
- People from Hackney Central
- Footballers from the London Borough of Hackney
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- AFC Ajax players
- Club Brugge KV players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Eredivisie players
- Belgian Pro League players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- English expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. non-playing staff
- Celtic F.C. non-playing staff
- Middlesbrough F.C. non-playing staff