Ray Clarke
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 Clarke celebrates scoring a goal for Ajax | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 September 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | 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 | 30 | (8) |
| 1980–1981 | Newcastle United | 14 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ray Clarke (born 25 September 1952 in Hackney) 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, and in Belgium for Club Brugge.
Clarke was chief international scout for Scottish side Celtic.[1] Clarke left the position in June 2009.
Clarke was appointed chief scout of Portsmouth in September 2009.[2]
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.[3]
On the 7th of September 2012, he was appointed Head Scout at Blackburn Rovers [4]
References
- ↑ "Celtic scout Clarke is new Ray of hope". Irish News. 2005-10-06. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ↑ "Ray Clarke Named New Chief Scout". Portsmouth Football Club. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ↑ "Ray Praised For Tavares Find". Middlesbrough Football Club. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ↑ http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/rovers-appoint-new-head-scout-358227.aspx
External links
- Player profile at Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
- Club Brugge profile
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