Paul Clement (football coach)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Clement | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Wandsworth, England | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid (Assistant Coach) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1996–1999 | Chelsea (Academy Coach) | ||
| 1999–2000 | Fulham (Academy Coach) | ||
| 2000 | Republic Of Ireland U21 (Coach) | ||
| 2007–2011 | Chelsea (Coach) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Blackburn Rovers (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Paris Saint-Germain (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2013– | Real Madrid (Assistant Coach) | ||
Paul Clement (born 8 January 1972) is an English football coach. He is currently working at Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid, assisting head coach Carlo Ancelotti. Clement has also previously worked for Ancelotti at Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain. He has also previously held coaching roles at Fulham, Blackburn Rovers and the Ireland under-21 team.
Coaching career
Clement is the son of former Queen's Park Rangers and England player Dave Clement and the brother of former West Bromwich Albion player Neil Clement.[1] Clement, however, did not progress beyond non-league football as a player.[1] He concentrated on coaching from the age of 23, as he worked in the Chelsea centre of excellence while holding down a job as a PE teacher.[1] Clement obtained a UEFA 'A' coaching licence in 1999 and became a full-time football coach in 2000, when Fulham appointed Clement to a role in their academy.[1] Clement also did some coaching for the Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team, working with Don Givens.[1]
Clement returned to Chelsea in 2007, initially working with their under-16 team.[1] He progressed through the coaching ranks there and began working with the Chelsea first team when Guus Hiddink was appointed manager in 2009.[1] Clement was retained as a first team coach by Carlo Ancelotti during his two seasons in charge of Chelsea.[1] He then briefly worked as a coach at Blackburn Rovers, assisting Steve Kean.[1] He was then hired by Paris Saint-Germain, after Ancelotti had been appointed their head coach.[2]
Clement was appointed assistant coach at Real Madrid after Ancelotti became their head coach in June 2013.[3] He helped Real Madrid win the 2014 UEFA Champions League at the end of his first season with the club.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Spiro, Matt (16 May 2012). "England's French connection at Paris St-Germain". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ Fifield, Dominic (8 March 2013). "Paul Clement more than happy to be the 'other' Englishman at PSG". The Guardian (Guardian News and Media Limited). Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ "English coach joins Zidane on Ancelotti's Real staff". www.espn.co.uk. ESPN Sports Media. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ "Real Madrid 4-1 Atletico Madrid". BBC Sport. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.