Not to be confused with Steve Clark or Stephen Clark.
This article is about the Scottish association football manager and former player. For the American association football player, see Steve Clark (soccer).
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.
^ ab"Steve Clarke". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
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^"[Scotland U21 player] Clarke, Steve". FitbaStats. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
^"[Scotland B player] Clarke, Steve". FitbaStats. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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