Ray Clarke (English footballer)

Ray Clarke
Clarke in 1979
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-09-25) 25 September 1952 (age 72)
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

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Ajax

References

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  1. ^ "Tottenham vs Ajax: 9 Players Who Have Played for Both Clubs".
  2. ^ "Celtic scout Clarke is new Ray of hope". Irish News. 6 October 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Ray Clarke Named New Chief Scout". Portsmouth Football Club. 3 September 2009. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Ray Praised For Tavares Find". Middlesbrough Football Club. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Rovers appoint new head scout - News - Blackburn Rovers". www.rovers.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Hall of Fame: Ray Clarke". Football Oranje. 20 March 2014.
  7. ^ "The prolific Spurs youngster who won the double with Ajax". Tottenham Hotspur.
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