Ray Clarke
Ray Clarke (born 25 September 1952) is an English retired professional footballer who played in England for Tottenham Hotspur, Swindon Town, Mansfield Town, Brighton and Newcastle United, in the Netherlands for Sparta Rotterdam and Ajax Amsterdam, and in Belgium for Club Brugge.[1]
Personal information | |||
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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 Amsterdam | 31 | (26) |
1979 | Club Brugge | 8 | (3) |
1979–1980 | Brighton | 30 | (8) |
1980–1981 | Newcastle United | 14 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]
References
- "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
- Ray Clarke at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- Club Brugge profile
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