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
Ajax
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 Transfer Database
- Club Brugge profile
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