playername	Gérard Houllier
fullname	Gérard Houllier
dateofbirth	September 03, 1947
cityofbirth	Thérouanne
countryofbirth	France
position	Midfielder
youthyears1	1959–1968
youthclubs1	Hucqueliers
years1	1968–1969
years2	1969–1971
years3	1971–1977
clubs1	Liverpool Alsop
clubs2	Hucqueliers
clubs3	Le Touquet Athletic Club
caps3	132
goals3	27
totalcaps	132
totalgoals	27
manageryears1	1973–1976
manageryears2	1976–1982
manageryears3	1982–1985
manageryears4	1985–1988
manageryears5	1988–1992
manageryears6	1992–1993
manageryears7	1994–1996
manageryears8	1996–1997
manageryears9	1998
manageryears10	1998–2004
manageryears11	2005–2007
manageryears12	2010–2011
managerclubs1	Le Touquet Athletic Club
managerclubs2	Nœux-les-Mines
managerclubs3	RC Lens
managerclubs4	Paris St-Germain
managerclubs5	France (assistant)
managerclubs6	France
managerclubs7	France U18
managerclubs8	France U20
managerclubs9	Liverpool (joint with Roy Evans)
managerclubs10	Liverpool
managerclubs11	Lyon
managerclubs12	Aston Villa
nationalteam-update	}}

Gérard Houllier, OBE (; born 3 September 1947, in Thérouanne, Pas-de-Calais, France), is a French football manager, who was last manager of Premier League club Aston Villa. He stepped down on 1 June 2011, following hospitalisation over heart problems towards the end of the 2010-2011 season.

His past clubs include Paris Saint-Germain, RC Lens and Liverpool, with whom he won the UEFA Cup in 2001. He then guided Olympique Lyonnais to two French titles, before announcing his resignation on 25 May 2007. He also coached the French national team between 1992 and 1993.

He assisted Aimé Jacquet in the 1998 World Cup, was part of UEFA's and FIFA's Technical Committee in the 2002 and 2006 World Cup finals, and Technical Director for the French Football Federation during the 2010 finals.

Playing career[link]

Houllier entered Lille University to pursue a degree in English, but in the first year his father's serious illness forced him to drop out of full-time study and start work, eventually as a school teacher, while he completed his degree part-time. As part of his degree, he elected to spend a year in 1969–1970 in Liverpool as an Assistant at Alsop Comprehensive School, and while there he attended his first Liverpool F.C. match on 16 September 1969 – a 10–4 thrashing of the Irish team, Dundalk. He also played for an amateur local side, Alsop.

He was a natural football player though at the time French football was a mixture of amateur and professional players. He was deputy headmaster of the École Normale d'Arras until at the age of 26 in 1973 he began his full-time managerial career as player-manager of Le Touquet.

Managerial career[link]

France[link]

Houllier later moved to Arras as youth coach, and Nœux-les-Mines as head coach where he won two consecutive promotions into the second division before moving to Lens in 1982. He took Lens to promotion and qualification for the UEFA Cup before moving to Paris Saint-Germain in 1985, and PSG won the French title the following year.

In 1988, Houllier was appointed technical director and assistant to the French national team, under manager Michel Platini. He became manager in 1992, but resigned in 1993 after France failed to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Houllier blamed the failure on winger David Ginola's failure to complete a pass to Eric Cantona to score. Ginola subsequently threatened legal action for Houllier's comments. He remained with the team as a technical director, however. In 1998 France won the World Cup, and Houllier was recognized for contributions to the game.

He was the technical director for the French football federation during France's South African World Cup fiasco – criticising coach Raymond Domenech for his isolated method of management. Houllier did not call for Escalette to resign, actually stating the head of the Federation should remain.

Liverpool[link]

In July 1998, Houllier was invited to become joint team manager of Liverpool Football Club, together with Roy Evans. The arrangement did not work out and Roy Evans resigned in November after losing to Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 at home in the League Cup. Prior to that defeat Liverpool were knocked out of the UEFA Cup by Spanish side Celta Vigo. The departure of Evans left Houllier in sole charge of the team.

Houllier began what he described as a five-year program to rebuild the team, starting in 1999. That summer, Paul Ince, David James, Jason McAteer, Rob Jones, Tony Warner and Steve Harkness were all sold, while Steve McManaman left on a free. At the same time eight new players, Sami Hyypiä, Dietmar Hamann, Stéphane Henchoz, Vladimír Šmicer, Sander Westerveld, Titi Camara, Eric Meijer and Djimi Traoré were all signed. Also, Liverpool's training facilities at Melwood were thoroughly overhauled.

The rebuilding continued in 2000, with the signings of Markus Babbel, Nicky Barmby, Pegguy Arphexad, Grégory Vignal, Emile Heskey, Gary McAllister, Igor Bišćan and Christian Ziege, as well as the departures of David Thompson, Phil Babb, Dominic Matteo, Steve Staunton, Brad Friedel and Stig Inge Bjørnebye

The efforts yielded a result in the successful 2000–01 season, when Liverpool won a cup treble of the League Cup, the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup and finished third in the Premier League. Liverpool went on to win the FA Community Shield against Manchester United and UEFA Super Cup against Bayern Munich.

In October 2001, after falling ill at half time in the Liverpool's Premier League match with Leeds United, Houllier was rushed to hospital for an emergency operation due to the discovery of a heart condition. With the help of caretaker manager Phil Thompson he guided Liverpool to the second-place finish in the league, their best record in the Premiership. Houllier returned to active management of the club after five months. An example of his fallibility came when Houllier substituted the defensive midfielder Dietmar Hamann with winger Vladimír Šmicer in an away match against Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final. The scoreline was 1–1 with Bayer needing two goals to win. With a gap in the defence, however, Liverpool was exposed to endless attacks, and Liverpool failed to advance to the semi-final.

In the 2002–2003 Liverpool finished in the fifth place in the Premiership, failing to qualify for the Champions League next season. Critics blamed Houllier's unsuccessful summer signings in 2002, namely El Hadji Diouf (Lens, £10 million), Salif Diao (Sedan, £5 million) and Bruno Cheyrou (Lille, £4 million), and his failure to make Nicolas Anelka's loan move permanent in favour of signing the ineffective Diouf. Houllier's failure to replace creative talents such as Gary McAllister and Jari Litmanen was also criticized.

A lack of success in the following seasons when Liverpool struggled to qualify for the Champions League despite substantial investment in players, with what was perceived as negative one-dimensional tactics and unattractive football, a poor youth policy, his constant mention of "turning corners" and a lack of support from fans led to Houllier's departure from Liverpool on 24 May 2004. During a press conference leading up to his departure Houllier said, 'If they want to go back to the '70s & '80s they can do that but not with me' shortly after Houllier left the press conference. He left by mutual consent with the club and was swiftly replaced by Valencia coach Rafael Benítez.

Youth policy[link]

Much of Houllier's youth policy was based on bringing in what he regarded as the best that France had to offer. Since he was head of technical development at the French football association, before he joined Liverpool, he was familiar with young football talents in France.

Houllier's last purchase was Djibril Cissé, who arrived, after Houllier departed, for £14 million. He was out for most of the first season with a broken leg. In the 2005–06 season, however, Cissé became the second highest goalscorer at Liverpool with 19 in all competitions, 6 in Champions League qualifiers, 2 in the European Super Cup, and 9 in the Premiership, and scored Liverpool's first goal in their FA Cup victory in May 2006. After an alleged bust-up with manager Rafael Benítez, Cissé was loaned to Olympique Marseille for the 2006–07 season. On 30 August 2006, Florent Sinama-Pongolle left Liverpool for a season loan with Recreativo de Huelva, the last of the French players signed by Houllier to leave Merseyside.

Olympique Lyonnais[link]

On 29 May 2005, it was announced that Houllier had signed a two-year contract as manager of the champions of Ligue 1, succeeding Paul Le Guen. Lyon had just won their previous fourth successive championship and Houllier was hired to convert this domestic dominance to the European stage. Despite continuing this dominance of the Ligue 1, Lyon lost to AC Milan in the quarter-finals of the 2005–06 competition while they crashed out to the inexperienced Roma in the first knockout round of the 2006–07 season . Houllier also suffered a cup final defeat (Coupe de la Ligue) to Bordeaux. In April 2007 however, Houllier won his 2nd successive (Lyon's sixth consecutive) Ligue 1 title after Toulouse's loss to Rennes.

The 2006/07 season proved to be his last with the club. On 25 May 2007, Houllier stepped down as boss of Olympique Lyonnais, due to a fractious relationship with outspoken chairman Jean-Michel Aulas, who was frustrated at the club's inability to convert domestic dominance into European success. An official statement on Lyon's website stated that Houllier asked to be released from the last season of his contract and that request was granted by the president. Houllier also said that he needed a break after experiencing two seasons with Lyon.

Aston Villa[link]

On 8 September 2010, it was announced that English club Aston Villa had appointed Houllier as their new full-time manager, following the resignation of previous boss Martin O'Neill the month before.

In his first press conference at the club it was revealed that he hadn't signed a contract yet and wouldn't be able to take charge until a later date, because of commitments with the French FA.

On 15 September, it was revealed that Houllier's first match in charge would be the League Cup match against Blackburn Rovers on 22 September. Villa won the match 3–1, coming back from a goal down to progress to the next round of the competition. It was announced on 18 September 2010 that Gary McAllister had agreed to become his assistant manager, with Gordon Cowans also taking a role in Houllier's backroom staff.. Two days after the Blackburn match of 22 September he signed a 3 year contract. However, Houllier's start at the club proved to be a difficult one. The side was hit with a number of injuries to key players such as Gabriel Agbonlahor, Stiliyan Petrov, Nigel Reo-Coker and Emile Heskey, and managed just one win in ten Premier League games. In November 2010, Houllier signed 37-year-old former Arsenal midfielder Robert Pirès on a free transfer in an attempt to aid the club during its injury crisis.

By January 2011, Villa had picked up just 21 points from 20 Premier League games. They had also been knocked out of the Football League Cup the previous month by local rivals Birmingham City. On 5 January, Villa were beaten 1–0 at home by Sunderland. This loss left Villa in 18th position in the league table, the first time they had been in the relegation zone since 2002. During the match, a selection of the home crowd targeted Houllier with chants of "you're getting sacked in the morning" to vent their frustration at the club's poor run of form. Despite this, Villa directors acted quickly to insist that Houllier's job as manager was safe.

In the January transfer Window, Houllier signed Kyle Walker on loan from Tottenham Hotspur in a bid to improve Villa's struggling defence. This signing was followed by the arrival of Jean Makoun from Houllier's former club Lyon, before Sunderland's Darren Bent was brought to Villa Park in a deal that broke the club's previous transfer record. Villa's January transfer window was rounded off with the loan signing of American international midfielder Michael Bradley from Borussia Mönchengladbach.

In February 2011, Houllier criticised the commitment of Villa defenders Habib Beye and Stephen Warnock. The pair were forced to train with the club's reserve side and were not selected by the Frenchman, even when the club faced even more injury concerns.

After the defeat to Sunderland, Villa underwent a revival, winning five and drawing three of their next nine games, including beating Manchester City 1-0 in a run which saw the team climb to twelfth.

However, Villa were knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester City via a 3–0 away loss in early March. Houllier chose to rest a number of key first-team players, a move that was criticised by fans and the media alike. The club's league form also failed to improve. During a team-bonding exercise at a health spa in Leicestershire, Villa defenders James Collins and Richard Dunne were involved in a confrontation with club staff. The players were each fined two weeks' wages; Houllier, however, claimed that the incident had not affected team morale.

On 19 March, Villa faced local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League at Villa Park. Prior to the game, a banner reading "Had enough, Houllier out" was unveiled by some supporters in the stadium's Holte End stand. However, this was quickly removed by the club's stewarding staff. The away side won 1–0 thanks to a goal from Matt Jarvis, claiming their first win against Aston Villa in 31 years. Towards the end of game the home fans once again verbally attacked Houllier with chants of "we want Houllier out" and "you don't know what you're doing", before giving a chorus of boos at the final whistle.

On 20 April, Houllier was admitted to hospital after falling ill in the night. His condition was said to be stable, but he was not able to be at Aston Villa's training session the following day, and was not able to attend their match against Stoke City on 23 April, or any subsequent matches of the 2010-2011 season. Gary McAllister took charge of all first team affairs in his stead.

On 1 June, Gerard Houllier stepped down as manager of Aston Villa by mutual consent.

Managerial stats[link]

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Awards[link]

Houllier has been awarded the Légion d'honneur for his services to French football, and an honorary OBE for services to British football, along with fellow manager, compatriot and friend Arsène Wenger.

Honours[link]

Managerial[link]

; Lyon

Ligue 1: 2005–06, 2006–07

Trophée des champions: 2005, 2006

; Liverpool

UEFA Cup: 2001

UEFA Super Cup: 2001

FA Cup: 2001

Football League Cup: 2001, 2003

FA Community Shield: 2001

; France U18

1996 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship

; PSG

Ligue 1: 1985–86

See also[link]

List of UEFA Cup winning managers

References[link]

External links[link]

Profile, stats and pictures of Gerard Houllier

LFC Online profile

Manager profile at LFChistory.net

Gérard Houllier – Nomination FFF Role

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playername	John Carew
fullname	John Alieu Carew
height
dateofbirth	September 05, 1979
cityofbirth	Lørenskog, Akershus
countryofbirth	Norway
currentclub	West Ham United
clubnumber	11
position	Striker
youthyears1	1995–1998 |youthclubs1 Lørenskog
years1	1998–1999 |clubs1 Vålerenga |caps1 33 |goals1 14
years2	1999–2000 |clubs2 Rosenborg |caps2 17 |goals2 18
years3	2000–2004 |clubs3 Valencia |caps3 84 |goals3 20
years4	2003–2004 |clubs4 → Roma (loan) |caps4 20 |goals4 6
years5	2004–2005 |clubs5 Beşiktaş |caps5 24 |goals5 13
years6	2005–2007 |clubs6 Lyon |caps6 35 |goals6 10
years7	2007–2011 |clubs7 Aston Villa |caps7 113 |goals7 37
years8	2011 |clubs8 → Stoke City (loan) |caps8 10 |goals8 1
years9	2011– |clubs9 West Ham United |caps9 19 |goals9 2
pcupdate	15:23, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
nationalyears1	1995 |nationalteam1 Norway U15 |nationalcaps1 7 |nationalgoals1 5
nationalyears2	1996 |nationalteam2 Norway U16 |nationalcaps2 2 |nationalgoals2 2
nationalyears3	1996–1997 |nationalteam3 Norway U17 |nationalcaps3 3 |nationalgoals3 1
nationalyears4	1997 |nationalteam4 Norway U18 |nationalcaps4 5 |nationalgoals4 5
nationalyears5	1997–2000 |nationalteam5 Norway U21 |nationalcaps5 24 |nationalgoals5 8
nationalyears6	1998– |nationalteam6 Norway |nationalcaps6 91 |nationalgoals6 24
ntupdate	21 August 2011 }}

John Alieu Carew (born 5 September 1979 in Lørenskog, Akershus), is a Norwegian professional association football player who plays for West Ham United and the Norwegian national team. His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway.

Club career[link]

Vålerenga[link]

John Alieu Carew began his career with his local club Lørenskog, a minor club within the Akershus region. He was considered to be a highly talented youngster and had gained some media attention before he was picked up by Vålerenga. During his two year period at the club he won the Norwegian Football Cup while his profile rose even more due to his skill and goal scoring ability.

Rosenborg[link]

Eventually Norwegian football's most successful club of the past decade and champions league mainstays Rosenborg, signed a deal with the then still only 20-year old. During his short spell at the club, Rosenborg proved to be a highly formidable team winning many of their UEFA Champions League group matches.

Transfer moves around Europe[link]

After a string of impressive displays in the Champions League, he moved to Spanish club Valencia in a €8.5 million transfer, where Carew managed to win the La Liga title twice. Carew was part of the Valencia side that lost on penalties in the 2001 UEFA Champions League Final, though scoring on his attempt. His goals in that campaign were crucial, including a 75th minute header in a 1–0 home win against Arsenal in the second leg of the quarter-final, which saw Valencia advance to the semi-final. In the 2002–03 Champions League campaign, Carew was once again responsible for the exit of Arsenal. With Valencia needing a win in their final game of the second group phase at home against Arsenal to progress to the quarter finals, Carew scored twice in a 2–1 victory. He then spent the 2003–04 season on loan at Italian side Roma where he scored 7 goals in 26 games. He then moved to Turkey with Beşiktaş in 2004. After the 2004–05 season, he was snapped up by Lyon for €7.6 million. While Carew was playing in Europe he was constantly linked with a move to the English Premiership and had several failed attempts. He failed a medical at Fulham in 2002 and West Bromwich Albion had a bid rejected by Valencia.

Aston Villa[link]

2006–07 season[link]

On 22 January 2007, Carew signed for Aston Villa in an exchange deal with Lyon for Milan Baroš. Carew penned a three-and-a-half year deal at the Birmingham-based club. Carew went on to receive the #10 jersey – left vacant by Baroš' departure.

Carew made his debut in the 3–1 loss to Newcastle United, but went onto score his first goal for the club in a 1–0 victory against West Ham United just three days later. Villa manager Martin O'Neill praised Carew's performance after the match.

2007–08 season[link]

Carew began the season as Villa's primary forward and was under high expectations from the Villa fans. However, despite some good performances, it took Carew nearly two months to score his opener for the season against Everton in a 2–0 victory. Unfortunately, he also injured himself in the same game and was out of action for six weeks with a hamstring problem. He scored on his second match back in the Villa side in a 3–0 away win against Middlesbrough in November. He then followed this up with a headed goal against Blackburn Rovers in a 4–0 victory as Aston Villa began to climb the Premiership table. December brought just one goal for Carew—a 30-yard run and shot against Manchester City—but he was instrumental in several of the goals Villa scored.

Carew scored two goals against Reading on 12 January and was unlucky not to be awarded Man of the Match which went to Martin Laursen. He scored his first hat-trick for seven years and his first ever for Aston Villa against Newcastle United on February 9 in a 4–1 win. Gareth Barry allowed him to do so by kindly relinquishing his usual penalty taking duties so Carew could score his third. On 12 April 2008, Carew scored for Aston Villa against Derby County at Pride Park in the Premier League, in the 26th minute and Villa went on to win the game 6–0. On 20 April 2008, Carew scored twice against Birmingham City in the Birmingham derby at Villa Park, which Villa went on to win 5–1. He continued his scoring run with a header the following week, in a crunch game at Everton's Goodison Park, which finished 2–2. It would be his 13th and final goal of the season, crowning him as Villa's top scorer for the 2007–08 season.

2008–09 season[link]

Carew scored his first goal of the 2008–09 campaign by scoring the first goal in Aston Villa's 2–2 draw over Odense in the Intertoto Cup. On 14 August 2008, Carew signed a 12-month extension to his contract, thus taking him through to 2011 with his current deal.

Carew scored the opening goal in Villa's 4–2 win over Manchester City at Villa Park. He then scored his second league goal against Stoke City as they went on to lose the match 3–2 when Mamady Sidibe scored a late winner. He quickly added his 3rd of the season in the 2–1 defeat of local rivals West Bromwich Albion; and with Gabriel Agbonlahor on the scoresheet again the pair began to form a formidable partnership. They both scored again and assisted each other's goals in a 4–0 victory in the Premier League at Wigan Athletic on 26 October 2008. Carew scored the winning goal in the UEFA Cup for Villa in a Group F match away to Slavia Prague on 6 November 2008, Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell struck the ball towards goal but it hit Carew and went in, therefore the goal was credited to Carew; it turned out to be the winning goal and continued Villa's 100% record in the competitions group stages and the 1–0 victory saw Villa go to the top of the group. Carew made the headlines in late October due to his personal behaviour. He was fined two weeks wages by Martin O'Neill for being in a pub near a Birmingham lap dancing club the night before Villa's UEFA cup group stage match with Ajax.

Soon after the controversy, Carew sustained a back injury that kept him out of the side for several months. During this time, Villa boss Martin O'Neill signed England international striker Emile Heskey to fill the gap left by Carew's absence. Heskey appeared to have taken Carew's place in the starting line-up for a number of weeks. However, his own injury woes and Carew's good form on return have meant that the Norwegian has regained his place in the side. Carew played his first game after his injury on 31 January 2009 in a goalless draw with Wigan Athletic. In the last 32 of the UEFA Cup, Carew earned Villa a first leg draw with CSKA Moscow, after going 1–0 down to Vágner Love's goal. On 1 March 2009, Carew came off the bench to score a lob-shot volley in the 2–2 draw against Stoke City in the Premier League, which was later voted the team's goal of the season. He scored an equalizing goal in the away fixture against Manchester United at Old Trafford before also netting the first goal in the home tie against Everton as Villa fought back from 2–0 and 3–1 down to draw 3–3. Further goals against Hull City and Middlesbrough took his league total to an impressive 11 goals from just 25 appearances.

2009–10 season[link]

Due to the persistence of fellow strikers Heskey and Agbonlahor, Carew initially struggled to hold down a regular spot in the starting eleven at the beginning of the 2009–10 campaign. Nevertheless, while being used as a substitute Carew still managed to score several important goals for Aston Villa. On March 7, 2010, manager Martin O'Neill chose to include Carew in the starting eleven in an FA Cup game against Reading. He took the opportunity characteristically and scored a hat-trick as Aston Villa came from two goals behind to defeat Reading 4–2 in the FA Cup quarter final. This made Carew the competitions top scoring striker, raising questions as to why the Norwegian was rarely included in Villa's starting eleven. Carew began to feature in the Villa team once more as the season progressed; goals against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sunderland and Chelsea helped the Norwegian go neck and neck with Gabriel Agbonlahor as the club's joint top scorers for 2009–10.

2010–11 season[link]

Due to an injury to Gabriel Agbonlahor, Carew started the new campaign upfront with support from Ashley Young. However due to both injury concerns of his own and a loss of form, his place in the team was taken by Emile Heskey limiting him to cameo appearances from the bench. As the season progressed, Carew's first team appearances became less frequent. Later that month, he allegedly missed a Villa game due to heavy snow disrupting his travel.

Carew spoke out about his limited chances under the new system under manager Gérard Houllier to a Norwegian TV station. Despite ongoing rumors in the press about a dispute between the former Lyon pair, Houllier revealed that Carew had been left out of the Aston Villa squad to work on his fitness. However when Villa signed Darren Bent for £18 million, Carew's first team opportunities were further reduced.

On 27 May 2011, Aston Villa announced that Carew was one of a number of players released by the club after their contracts expired.

Stoke City loan[link]

Carew joined Stoke City on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season on 21 January 2011. Following his move Carew stated that he was looking forward to a new challenge and also revealed that he rejected offers from other clubs. His arrival has been welcomed by the Stoke players including Andy Wilkinson.

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Carew made his debut for City the following day at Fulham where he came on as a substitute. He scored his first goal for Stoke in a 3–2 win against Sunderland on 5 February 2011. He followed this up by scoring in the FA Cup against Brighton & Hove Albion. However a back injury slowed his progress in a Stoke shirt. After his release from Villa, it is unlikely that Tony Pulis will offer Carew a contract with Stoke.

West Ham United[link]

On 6 August 2011 Football League Championship side West Ham United announced the signing of Carew as a free agent. He scored his first goal for West Ham in a 2–2 draw with Crystal Palace on 1 October 2011.

International career[link]

John Carew has played 91 times for Norway, scoring 24 goals (as of October 2011), and was part of their Euro 2000 squad. He made his full international debut on 18 November 1998, and was the first black player to play for Norway. During the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, Carew scored four goals and contributed two assists in ten games. Norway failed to qualify for Euro 2008, ending up third place, one point behind Turkey.

International goals[link]

|- | 1 || 22 January 1999 || Umm al-Fahm, Israel || || 3–3 || Draw || Friendly |- | 2 || 4 February 2000 || La Manga, Spain || || 1–1 || Draw || Friendly |- | 3 || 3 June 2000 || Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo || || 1–0 || Win || Friendly |- | 4 || 28 February 2001 || Windsor Park, Belfast || || 4–0 || Win || Friendly |- | 5 || 24 March 2001 || Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo || || 2–3 || Loss || World Cup 2002 Qualifier |- | 6 || 6 June 2001 || Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo || || 1–1 || Draw || World Cup 2002 Qualifier |- | 7 || 5 September 2001 || Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo || || 3–2 || Win || World Cup 2002 Qualifier |- | 8 || 6 October 2001 || Yerevan || || 4–1 || Win || World Cup 2002 Qualifier |- | 9 || 6 October 2001 || Yerevan || || 4–1 || Win || World Cup 2002 Qualifier |- | 10 || 7 September 2002 || Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo || || 2–2 || Draw || Euro 2004 Qualifier |- | 11 || 4 September 2004 || Palermo || || 1–2 || Loss || World Cup 2006 Qualifier |- | 12 || 13 October 2004 || Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo || || 3–0 || Win || World Cup 2006 Qualifier |- | 13 || 3 September 2005 || Celje || || 3–2 || Win || World Cup 2006 Qualifier |- | 14 || 15 November 2006 || Belgrade || || 1–1 || Draw || Friendly |- | 15 || 24 March 2007 || Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo || || 1–2 || Loss || Euro 2008 Qualifier |- | 16 || 6 June 2007 || Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo || || 4–0 || Win || Euro 2008 Qualifier |- | 17 || 6 June 2007 || Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo || || 4–0 || Win ||| Euro 2008 Qualifier |- | 18 || 22 August 2007 || Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo || || 2–1 || Win || Friendly |- | 19 || 22 August 2007 || Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo || || 2–1 || Win || Friendly |- | 20 || 12 September 2007 || Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo || || 2–2 || Draw || Euro 2008 Qualifier |- | 21 || 26 March 2008 || Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica || || 3–1 || Loss || Friendly |- | 22 || 14 November 2009 || Stade de Genève, Geneva || || 0–1 || Win || Friendly |- | 23 || 8 October 2010 || Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca || || 1–2 || Win || UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |- | 24 || 11 October 2011 || Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo || || 3–1 || Win || UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |}

International statistics[link]

|- |1998||1||0 |- |1999||5||1 |- |2000||11||2 |- |2001||9||6 |- |2002||5||1 |- |2003||5||0 |- |2004||7||2 |- |2005||9||1 |- |2006||6||1 |- |2007||10||6 |- |2008||6||1 |- |2009||8||1 |- |2010||4||1 |- |2011||5||1 |- !Total||91||24 |} Source:

Career statistics[link]

{|border=1 align=centre cellpadding=4 cellspacing=2 style="background: ivory; font-size: 100%; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; clear:center" |+ All-Time Club Performance |- style="background:beige" !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- style="background:beige" !App !Goals !App !Goals !App !Goals !App !Goals !App !Goals |- |rowspan="2" align=center valign=center|'''West Ham United |align="center"|2011–12 |align="center"|14 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|15 |align="center"|2 |- |- style="background:lemonchiffon" !| Total !! 14 !! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 15 !! 2 |- |rowspan="2" align=center valign=center|'''Stoke City (loan) |align="center"|2010–11 |align="center"|10 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|– |align="center"|– |align="center"|13 |align="center"|2 |- |- style="background:lemonchiffon" !| Total !! 10 !! 1 !! 3 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 13 !! 2 |- |rowspan="6" align=center valign=center|Aston Villa |align="center"|2010–11 |align="center"|10 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|13 |align="center"|0 |- |align="center"|2009–10 |align="center"|33 |align="center"|10 |align="center"|4 |align="center"|6 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|41 |align="center"|17 |- |align="center"|2008–09 |align="center"|27 |align="center"|11 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|4 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|34 |align="center"|15 |- |align="center"|2007–08 |align="center"|32 |align="center"|13 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|33 |align="center"|13 |- |align="center"|2006–07 |align="center"|11 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|11 |align="center"|3 |- style="background:lemonchiffon" !| Total !! 113 !! 37 !! 7 !! 7 !! 5 !! 0 !! 7 !! 4 !! 132 !! 48 |- |rowspan="3" align=center valign=center|Lyon |align="center"|2006–07 |align="center"|9 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|12 |align="center"|2 |- |align="center"|2005–06 |align="center"|26 |align="center"|8 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|10 |align="center"|4 |align="center"|36 |align="center"|12 |- style="background:lemonchiffon" !| Total !! 35 !! 9 !! 0 !! 0 !! 1 !! 0 !! 12 !! 5 !! 48 !! 14 |- |rowspan="2" align=center valign=center|Beşiktaş |align="center"|2004–05 |align="center"|24 |align="center"|13 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|27 |align="center"|14 |- style="background:lemonchiffon" !| Total !! 24 !! 13 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 3 !! 1 !! 27 !! 14 |- |rowspan="2" align=center valign=center|Roma (loan) |align="center"|2003–04 |align="center"|20 |align="center"|6 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|6 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|26 |align="center"|7 |- style="background:lemonchiffon" !| Total !! 20 !! 6 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 6 !! 1 !! 26 !! 7 |- |rowspan="4" align=center valign=center|Valencia |align="center"|2002–03 |align="center"|32 |align="center"|8 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|13 |align="center"|5 |align="center"|45 |align="center"|13 |- |align="center"|2001–02 |align="center"|15 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|6 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|21 |align="center"|1 |- |align="center"|2000–01 |align="center"|37 |align="center"|11 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|16 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|53 |align="center"|14 |- style="background:lemonchiffon" !| Total !! 84 !! 20 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 35 !! 8 !! 118 !! 28 |- |rowspan="3" align=center valign=center|Rosenborg |align="center"|2000 |align="center"|10 |align="center"|9 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|6 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|16 |align="center"|12 |- |align="center"|1999 |align="center"|7 |align="center"|9 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|6 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|13 |align="center"|11 |- style="background:lemonchiffon" !| Total !! 17 !! 18 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 12 !! 5 !! 28 !! 24 |- |rowspan="3" align=center valign=center|Vålerenga |align="center"|1999 |align="center"|15 |align="center"|7 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|15 |align="center"|7 |- |align="center"|1998 |align="center"|18 |align="center"|7 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|0 |align="center"|18 |align="center"|7 |- style="background:lemonchiffon" !| Total !! 33 !! 14 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 33 !! 14 |- ! style="background:beige" colspan="2" align="left" |Career Total ! align=center style="background:beige"| 337 ! align=center style="background:beige"| 118 ! align=center style="background:beige"| 10 ! align=center style="background:beige"| 8 ! align=center style="background:beige"| 7 ! align=center style="background:beige"| 0 ! align=center style="background:beige"| 75 ! align=center style="background:beige"| 24 ! align=center style="background:beige"| 429 ! align=center style="background:beige"| 150 |- |}

Honours[link]

Club[link]

;Vålerenga:

Norwegian Football Cup: 1997

;Rosenborg

Norwegian Premier League: 1999

;Valencia

La Liga: 2001–02

Champions League: runner-up 2001

Supercopa de Espana: runner-up 2002

;Lyon

Ligue 1: 2005–06

Trophée des Champions: 2006

;Aston Villa

League Cup: runner-up 2009–10

; Stoke City:

FA Cup runner-up: 2010–11

Individual[link]

Kniksen of the Year (3): 2005, 2007, 2008

FA Cup Top Goalscorer : 2009- 10

Personal life[link]

Carew is noted for being a practicing Christian and often makes donations to charity. He also contributes to organizations like Soccer Against Crime, MOT and Ungdom mot Vold (Youth Against Violence) and was awarded the Kniksen award as Kniksen of the year in both 2005 and 2007. Since joining Aston Villa, Carew is noted for visiting children in hospitals around Birmingham and supporting Villa's initiative to donate from the payroll towards hospital running costs.

Carew's sister, Elisabeth, is an R&B; singer. She released her debut album, Destructive, in 2008.

In December 2010 Carew was a victim of fraud after he paid £100,000 for a Porsche Cayenne Gemballa which never arrived.

References[link]

External links[link]

BBC News – Carew sent home

Aftenposten – Carew's career keeps rolling

Aftenposten – Riise looking forward to seeing Carew

Premier League profile

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name	Kenny Dalglish MBE
fullname	Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish
birth date	March 04, 1951
birth place	Glasgow, Scotland
height
position	Second striker
currentclub	Liverpool (Manager)
youthyears1	1967–1968
youthclubs1	Cumbernauld United
youthyears2	1968–1969
youthclubs2	Celtic
years1	1969–1977
years2	1977–1990
clubs1	Celtic
clubs2	Liverpool
caps1	204
goals1	112
caps2	355
goals2	118
totalcaps	559 |totalgoals 230
nationalyears1	1971–1986
nationalteam1	Scotland
nationalcaps1	102
nationalgoals1	30
manageryears1	1985–1991
manageryears2	1991–1995
manageryears3	1997–1998
manageryears4	2000
manageryears5	2011–
managerclubs1	Liverpool
managerclubs2	Blackburn Rovers
managerclubs3	Newcastle United
managerclubs4	Celtic
managerclubs5	Liverpool }}

Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish () MBE (born 4 March 1951) is a Scottish former footballer and the current manager of Liverpool. In a 22-year playing career, he played for two clubs, Celtic and Liverpool, winning numerous honours with both. He is Scotland's most capped player, with 102 appearances, and joint leading goal scorer, with 30 international goals. Dalglish was voted PFA Player of the Year for the 1982–83 season, and Football Writers' Footballer of the Year in 1979 and 1983. In 2009 ''FourFourTwo'' magazine named Dalglish as the greatest striker in post-war British football, and in 2006 he topped a Liverpool fans' poll of "100 Players Who Shook the Kop". He has been inducted into both the Scottish and English football Halls of Fame.

Dalglish began his career with Celtic and between 1971 and 1977 he won four Scottish First Division titles, four Scottish Cups and one Scottish League Cup with the club. In 1977, Bob Paisley paid a British transfer record of £440,000 to bring Dalglish to Liverpool. His years at Liverpool marked one of the club's most successful periods: he won seven league titles, three European Cups and five domestic trophies. For these achievements and his style of play he was given the name King Kenny by Liverpool supporters. Dalglish became player-manager of Liverpool in 1985 and in a six-year tenure won three league titles and two FA Cups. He resigned as Liverpool manager in 1991.

Eight months later Dalglish made a return to football management with Blackburn Rovers, whom he led from the Second Division to the Premier League title in 1995. Soon afterwards he stepped down as Blackburn manager to become Director of Football at the club, before leaving altogether in 1996. In January 1997 Dalglish took over at Newcastle United. Newcastle were Premier League and FA Cup runners-up during his tenure, but could only finish 13th in 1997–98. He was dismissed two games into the following season. Dalglish was appointed Director of Football at Celtic in 1999 but a stint as caretaker manager ended in an acrimonious departure the following year.

Between 2000 and 2010 Dalglish focused on charitable concerns, founding The Marina Dalglish Appeal with his wife to raise money for cancer care. In January 2011 Dalglish was appointed Liverpool's caretaker manager, and he signed a three-year permanent deal with the club in May 2011, winning the Football League Cup in his first full season in charge.

Playing career[link]

Early career[link]

Dalglish, the son of an engineer, was born in Dalmarnock in the East End of Glasgow, and was brought up in Milton in the north of Glasgow. He moved to the docklands of Govan, near Ibrox, home of Rangers football club, when he was 15, and he grew up supporting Rangers. Dalglish attended Milton Bank Primary School in Milton and started out as a goalkeeper. He then attended High Possil Senior Secondary School, where he won the inter-schools five-a-side and the inter-year five-a-side competitions. He won the Scottish Cup playing for Glasgow Schoolboys and Glasgow Schools, and was then selected for the Scottish schoolboys team that went undefeated in a home nations Victory Shield tournament. In 1966 Dalglish had unsuccessful trials at West Ham and Liverpool.

Celtic[link]

Dalglish signed a provisional contract with Celtic in May 1967. Celtic manager Jock Stein sent Sean Fallon to see Dalglish and his parents at their home; on hearing that Fallon was at the door, Dalglish rushed upstairs to remove the Rangers posters from his bedroom walls. In his first season Dalglish was loaned out to Cumbernauld United, for whom he scored 37 goals. During this time he also worked as an apprentice joiner. By the following year Dalglish was a full professional and a regular member of the highly-rated Celtic reserve team that became known as the Quality Street Gang, due to its having a large number of future Scottish internationals, including Danny McGrain, George Connelly, Lou Macari, and David Hay. Dalglish made his first-team competitive debut for Celtic as a substitute in the 1968 Scottish League Cup quarter-final tie against Hamilton Academical. Dalglish was in the stands when the Ibrox disaster occurred at an Old Firm match in January 1971, when 66 Rangers fans were killed.

By the 1971–72 season, Dalglish had become established in the Celtic first team. He scored his first competitive goal for the club, a penalty, in a 2–0 Scottish League Cup tie win over Rangers at Ibrox in August 1971, and that season went on to score 23 league and cup goals in 49 appearances. The following season Dalglish was Celtic's leading scorer, with 41 goals in all competitions. He was made Celtic captain in the 1975–76 season, during which Celtic failed to win a trophy for the first time in 12 years, after Stein was badly injured in a car crash and missed most of the season. On 10 August 1977, after making 320 appearances and scoring 167 goals for Celtic, Dalglish was signed by Liverpool manager Bob Paisley for a British transfer fee record of £440,000. Dalglish's departure was unpopular with the Celtic fans, and when he returned in August 1978 to play in Stein's testimonial, he was booed by a large contingent of Celtic supporters.

Liverpool[link]

Dalglish was signed to replace Kevin Keegan, and Liverpool supporters were initially sceptical that he could perform this task. However, Dalglish quickly settled into his new club. He made his debut, wearing Keegan's number seven shirt, on 13 August 1977 in the season opener at Wembley, in the Charity Shield against Manchester United. He scored his first goal for Liverpool in his league debut a week later on 20 August, against Middlesbrough. Dalglish also scored three days later on his Anfield debut in a 2–0 victory over Newcastle United, and he scored Liverpool's sixth goal when they beat Keegan's Hamburg 6–0 in the second leg of the 1977 UEFA Super Cup final. By the end of his first season with Liverpool, Dalglish had played 62 times and scored 31 goals, including the winning goal in the 1978 European Cup Final final at Wembley against Bruges.

In his second season Dalglish recorded a personal best of 21 league goals for the club, and he was also named Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year. He did not miss a league game for Liverpool until the 1980–81 season, when he appeared in 34 out of 42 league games and scored only eight goals as Liverpool finished fifth in the league, but still won the European Cup and Football League Cup. He recovered his goal-scoring form the following season, and was an ever-present player in the league once again, scoring 13 goals as Liverpool became league champions for the 13th time, and the third time since Dalglish's arrival. It was also around this time that he began to form a potent strike partnership with Ian Rush; Dalglish began to play just off Rush, "running riot in the extra space afforded to him in the hole". Dalglish was voted PFA Player of the Year for the 1982–83 season, during which he scored 18 league goals as Liverpool retained their title. From 1983 Dalglish became less prolific as a goalscorer, though he remained a regular player.

After becoming player-manager on the retirement of Joe Fagan in the 1985 close season, Dalglish selected himself for just 21 First Division games in 1985–86 as Liverpool won the double, but he started the FA Cup final win over Everton. On the last day of the league season, his goal in a 1–0 away win over Chelsea gave Liverpool their 16th league title. Dalglish had a personally better campaign in the 1986–87 season, scoring six goals in 18 league appearances, but by then he was committed to giving younger players priority for a first team place.

With the sale of Ian Rush to Juventus in 1987, Dalglish formed a new striker partnership of new signings John Aldridge and Peter Beardsley for the 1987–88 season, and he played only twice in a league campaign which saw Liverpool gain their 17th title. Dalglish did not play in Liverpool's 1988–89 campaign, and he made his final league appearance on 5 May 1990 as a substitute against Derby. At 39, he was one of the oldest players ever to play for Liverpool. His final goal had come three years earlier, in a 3–0 home league win over Nottingham Forest on 18 April 1987.

Scotland[link]

Tommy Docherty gave Dalglish his debut for the Scottish national side as a substitute in the 1–0 Euro 1972 qualifier victory over Belgium on 10 November 1971 at Pittorie. Dalglish scored his first goal for Scotland a year later on 15 November 1972 in the 2–0 World Cup qualifier win over Denmark at Hampden Park. Scotland eventually qualified and he went to the 1974 World Cup in West Germany, where they were eliminated during the group stages.

In 1976, Dalglish scored the winning goal for Scotland at Hampden Park against England, by nutmegging Ray Clemence. A year later Dalglish scored against the same opponents and goalkeeper at Wembley, in another 2–1 win.

Dalglish went on to play in both the 1978 World Cup in Argentina – scoring against eventual runners-up the Netherlands in a famous 3–2 win – and the 1982 World Cup in Spain, scoring against New Zealand. On both occasions Scotland failed to get past the group stage. In total, Dalglish played 102 times for Scotland (a national record) and he scored 30 goals, (also a national record, which he shares with Denis Law.) Dalglish's final appearance for Scotland, after 15 years as a full international, was on 12 November 1986 at Hampden Park in a Euro 1988 qualifying game against Luxembourg, which Scotland won 3–0. His 30th and final international goal had been two years earlier, on 14 November 1984, in a 3–1 win over Spain in a World Cup qualifier, also at Hampden Park.

Managerial career[link]

Liverpool[link]

After the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985 and Joe Fagan's subsequent resignation as manager, Dalglish became player-manager of Liverpool. In his first season in charge in 1985–86, he guided the club to its first "double". Liverpool achieved this by winning the League Championship by two points over Everton (Dalglish himself scored the winner in a 1–0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to secure the title on the final day of the season), and the FA Cup by beating Everton in the final. The following season was trophyless for Liverpool. Before the 1987–88 season, Dalglish signed a number of new players: Peter Beardsley from Newcastle, John Aldridge from Oxford United (who replaced Ian Rush); winger John Barnes from Watford; and Oxford United midfielder Ray Houghton. The new-look Liverpool side shaped by Dalglish topped the league for almost the entire season, and had a run of 37 matches unbeaten in all competitions (including 29 in the league; 22 wins and 7 draws) from the beginning of the season to 21 February 1988, when they lost to Everton in the league. Liverpool were crowned champions with four games left to play, having suffered just two defeats from 40 games. However, Dalglish's side lost the 1988 FA Cup Final to underdogs Wimbledon. Dalglish guided Liverpool to victory over Everton in the second all-Merseyside F.A. Cup final in 1989, but was deprived of a second double in the last minute of the final game of the season. In the 1989–90 season Liverpool won their third league title under Dalglish. At the end of the season Dalglish also received his third Manager of the Year award. Dalglish resigned as manager of Liverpool (on health grounds) on 22 February 1991, two days after a 4–4 draw with rivals Everton in which Liverpool surrendered the lead four times. At the time of his resignation, the club were three points ahead in the league and still in contention for the FA Cup.

Hillsborough disaster[link]

Dalglish was the manager of Liverpool at the time of the Hillsborough disaster on 15 April 1989. The disaster claimed 94 lives on the day, with the final death toll reaching 96. Dalglish attended many funerals of the victims – including four in one day – and was greatly praised for the dignity and compassion he showed in the aftermath of the tragedy. Dalglish broke a twenty-year silence about the disaster in March 2009. He expressed regret that the police and the FA did not consider delaying the kick-off of the match, a move which might have averted the 96 deaths. During the Hillsborough Memorial Service on 15 April 2011, Liverpool MP Steve Rotherham announced that he would submit an Early Day Motion to have Dalglish knighted, "not only for his outstanding playing and managerial career, but also the charity work he has done with his wife, Marina, for breast cancer support and what he did after Hillsborough. It is common knowledge it affected him deeply".

Blackburn Rovers[link]

Dalglish returned to management in October 1991, at Second Division Blackburn Rovers. By the turn of 1992 they were top of the Second Division, and then suffered a dip in form before recovering to qualify for the playoffs, during which Dalglish led Blackburn into the new Premier League by beating Leicester City 1–0 in the Second Division Play-off final at Wembley. The resulting promotion meant that Blackburn were back in the top flight of English football for the first time since 1966. In 1992, Dalglish signed Southampton's Alan Shearer for a British record fee of £3.5 million. Despite a serious injury which ruled Shearer out for half the season, Dalglish achieved fourth position with the team in the first year of the new Premier League. The following year, Dalglish failed in an attempt to sign Roy Keane. Blackburn finished two positions higher the following season, as runners-up to Manchester United. By this time, Dalglish had added England internationals Tim Flowers and David Batty to his squad. At the start of the 1994–95 season Dalglish paid a record £5 million for Chris Sutton, with whom Shearer formed an effective strike partnership. By the last game of the season, both Blackburn and Manchester were in contention for the title. Blackburn had to travel to Liverpool, and Manchester United faced West Ham United in London. Blackburn lost 2–1, but still won the title since Manchester United failed to get a result in London. The title meant that Dalglish was only the third football manager in history to lead two different clubs to top-flight league championships, after Herbert Chapman and Brian Clough. Dalglish became Director of Football at Blackburn in June 1995. He left the club at the end of the season after a disappointing campaign under his replacement, Ray Harford.

Newcastle United[link]

In January 1997 Dalglish was appointed manager of Premier League side Newcastle United on a three-and-a-half-year contract, taking over from Kevin Keegan. Dalglish guided the club from fourth position to a runner-up spot in May and a place in the new format of the following season's UEFA Champions League. However, the 1997–98 campaign saw Newcastle finish in only 13th place and, despite Dalglish achieving some notable successes during the season (including a 3–2 UEFA Champions League win over Barcelona and an FA Cup final appearance against Arsenal), he was sacked by Freddie Shepherd after two draws in the opening two games of the subsequent 1998–1999 season, and replaced by former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit. One commentator has since written, "His 20 months at Newcastle United are the only part of Kenny Dalglish's career that came anywhere near failure".

Celtic[link]

In June 1999 he was appointed Director of Football at Celtic, with his former Liverpool signing John Barnes appointed as head coach. Barnes was sacked in February 2000 and Dalglish was appointed manager, and he guided them to the Scottish League Cup final where they beat Aberdeen 2–0 at Hampden Park, and he left the club shortly thereafter. Dalglish was unhappy with the departure and Celtic's termination of his contract. He had recommended previous manager Barnes to the club and offered himself as a replacement manager should the young Barnes not succeed in the role. In spite of the termination of his contract, Dalglish vowed to stay on as Director of football. After a brief legal battle, Dalglish accepted Celtic's settlement offer of £600,000.

Return to Liverpool[link]

In April 2009 Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez invited Dalglish to take up a role at the club's youth academy. The appointment was confirmed in July 2009, and Dalglish was also made the club's ambassador.

Following Benítez's departure from Liverpool in June 2010, Dalglish was asked to help find a replacement, and in July Fulham's Roy Hodgson was appointed manager. However, a poor series of results at the start of the 2010–11 season led to Liverpool fans calling for Dalglish's return as manager as early as October 2010, and with no subsequent improvement in Liverpool's results up to the end of the year (during which time the club was bought by New England Sports Ventures), Hodgson left Liverpool and Dalglish was appointed caretaker manager on 8 January 2011. Dalglish's first game in charge was on 9 January 2011 at Old Trafford against Manchester United in the 3rd round of the FA Cup, which Liverpool lost 1–0. Dalglish's first league game in charge was against Blackpool on 12 January 2011; Liverpool lost 2–1. After the game, Dalglish admitted that Liverpool faced "a big challenge".

Shortly after his appointment, Dalglish indicated he would like the job on a permanent basis if it was offered to him, and on 19 January the Liverpool chairman Tom Werner stated that the club's owners would favour this option. On 22 January 2011, Dalglish led Liverpool to their first win since his return, against Wolves at Molineux. After signing Andy Carroll from Newcastle for a British record transfer fee of £35 million and Luis Suárez from Ajax for £22.8 million at the end of January (in the wake of Fernando Torres's sale to Chelsea for £50 million), some journalists noted that Dalglish had begun to assert his authority at the club. Following a 1–0 victory against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in February 2011, described by Alan Smith as "a quite brilliant display in terms of discipline and spirit" and a "defensive masterplan" by David Pleat, Henry Winter wrote, "it can only be a matter of time before he [Dalglish] is confirmed as long-term manager". On 12 May 2011, the club announced that Dalglish had been given a three-year contract. In February 2012, Dalglish led Liverpool to their first trophy in six years, with victory in the 2011–12 Football League Cup.

Personal life[link]

Dalglish has been married to Marina since 26 November 1974. His best man at his wedding was another ex-professional footballer, Jim Donald of Queen of the South. The couple have four children, including Kelly, born 1975 and Paul, born 1977. Kelly is now a correspondent for ESPN UK; Paul followed in his father's footsteps as a footballer, and is the current manager of the Austin Aztex. His other daughters are Lynsey, born 1982 and Lauren, born 1988. Dalglish's wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2003, but she made a good recovery from the disease. She was awarded an MBE in the 2009 New Year Honours list for services to charity.

Charity work[link]

In 2004, Dalglish and his wife founded the charity The Marina Dalglish Appeal to raise money to help treat cancer. Dalglish has participated in a number of events to raise money for the charity, including a replay of the 1986 FA Cup Final. In June 2007 a Centre for Oncology at University Hospital Aintree was opened, after the charity had raised £1.5 million. Dalglish often competes in the annual Gary Player Invitational Tournament, a charity golfing event which raises money for children's causes around the world. On 1 July 2011, Dalglish was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Ulster, for services to football and charity.

Career statistics[link]

Club[link]

|- |1968–69||rowspan="9"|Celtic||rowspan="7"|Division One||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||1||0 |- |1969–70||2||0||0||0||2||0||0||0||4||0 |- |1970–71||3||0||1||0||0||0||1||0||5||0 |- |1971–72||31||17||4||1||8||5||7||0||50||23 |- |1972–73||32||23||6||5||11||10||4||3||53||41 |- |1973–74||33||18||6||1||10||3||7||2||56||24 |- |1974–75||33||16||5||2||8||3||2||0||48||21 |- |1975–76||rowspan="2"|Premier Division||35||24||1||1||10||4||5||3||51||32 |- |1976–77||35||14||7||1||10||10||2||1||54||26 |- |1977–78||rowspan="13"|Liverpool||rowspan="13"|First Division||42||20||1||1||9||6||9||4||61||31 |- |1978–79||42||21||7||4||1||0||4||0||54||25 |- |1979–80||42||16||8||2||7||4||2||0||59||22 |- |1980–81||34||8||2||2||8||7||9||1||53||18 |- |1981–82||42||13||2||2||10||5||6||2||60||22 |- |1982–83||42||18||3||1||7||0||5||1||57||20 |- |1983–84||33||7||0||0||8||2||9||3||50||12 |- |1984–85||36||6||7||0||1||0||7||0||51||6 |- |1985–86||21||3||6||1||2||1||colspan="2"|–||29||5 |- |1986–87||18||6||0||0||5||2||colspan="2"|–||23||8 |- |1987–88||2||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||2||0 |- |1988–89||0||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- |1989–90||1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0 204||112||30||11||60||35||28||9||322||167 355||118||36||13||59||27||51||11||501||169 559||230||66||24||119||62||79||20||823||336

National team statistics[link]

|- |1971||2||0 |- |1972||2||1 |- |1973||9||1 |- |1974||11||4 |- |1975||10||2 |- |1976||6||3 |- |1977||10||7 |- |1978||10||3 |- |1979||9||1 |- |1980||8||1 |- |1981||4||1 |- |1982||8||4 |- |1983||4||0 |- |1984||3||2 |- |1985||3||0 |- |1986||3||0 |- !Total||102||30 |}

International goals[link]

:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.'' Hampden Park, Glasgow 16 May 1973 27 March 1974 14 May 1974 6 June 1974 30 October 1974 20 May 1975 29 October 1975 8 May 1976 15 May 1976 8 September 1976 27 April 1977 1 June 1977 1 June 1977 4 June 1977 15 June 1977 21 September 1977 12 October 1977 11 June 1978 25 October 1978 25 October 1978 7 June 1979 26 March 1980 25 February 1981 23 March 1982 15 June 1982 15 December 1982 15 December 1982 12 September 1984 14 November 1984

Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1	15 November 1972	|		1–0	2–0	1974 FIFA World Cup qualification#UEFA Group 8>WCQG8
2	|	Hampden Park, Glasgow		1–2	1–2	1973 British Home Championship>BHC
3	|	Commerzbank-Arena>Waldstadion, Frankfurt		1–2	1–2	Exhibition game>Friendly
4	|	Hampden Park, Glasgow		1–0	2–0	1974 British Home Championship>BHC
5	|	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo		2–1	2–1	Friendly
6	|	Hampden Park, Glasgow		3–0	3–0	Friendly
7	|	Hampden Park, Glasgow		2–0	3–0	1975 British Home Championship>BHC
8	|	Hampden Park, Glasgow		1–1	3–1	1976 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying#Group 4>ECQG4
9	|	Hampden Park, Glasgow		3–0	3–0	1976 British Home Championship>BHC
10	|	Hampden Park, Glasgow		2–1	2–1	1976 British Home Championship>BHC
11	|	Hampden Park, Glasgow		3–0	6–0	Friendly
12	|	Hampden Park, Glasgow		2–1	3–1	Friendly
13	|	Hampden Park, Glasgow		1–0	3–0	1977 British Home Championship>BHC
14	|	Hampden Park, Glasgow		3–0	3–0	BHC
15	|	Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London		2–0	2–1	BHC
16	| Estadio Nacional, Santiago ||		1–0	4–2	Friendly
17	|	Hampden Park, Glasgow		3–0	3–1	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#UEFA Group 7>WCQG7
18	|	Anfield, Liverpool		2–0	2–0	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#UEFA Group 7>WCQG7
19	|	Estadio San Martin, Mendoza, Argentina>Mendoza		1–1	3–2	1978 FIFA World Cup#Group 4>WCG4
20	|	Hampden Park, Glasgow		1–1	3–2	1980 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying#Group 2>ECQG2
21	|	Hampden Park, Glasgow		2–2	3–2	1980 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying#Group 2>ECQG2
22	|	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo		2–0	4–0	1980 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying#Group 2>ECQG2
23	|	Hampden Park, Glasgow		1–0	4–1	1980 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying#Group 2>ECQG2
24	|	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan		1–0	1–0	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#UEFA Group 6>WCQG8
25	|	Hampden Park, Glasgow		2–0	2–1	Friendly
26	|	Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga		1–0	5–2	1982 FIFA World Cup#Group 6>WCG6
27	|	Heysel Stadion, Brussels		1–0	2–3	1984 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying#Group 1>ECQG1
28	|	Heysel Stadion, Brussels		2–1	2–3	1984 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying#Group 1>ECQG1
29	|	Hampden Park, Glasgow		3–1	6–1	Friendly
30	|	Hampden Park, Glasgow		3–1	3–1	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#UEFA Group 7>WCQG7

Playing honours[link]

;Celtic (1969–1977)

Scottish First Division (4): 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77

Scottish Cup (4): 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77

Scottish League Cup (1): 1974–75

;Liverpool (1977–1990)

Football League First Division (6): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86

FA Cup (1): 1985–86

Football League Cup (4): 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84

Charity Shield (7): 1977 (Shared), 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986 (Shared), 1988, 1989

European Cup (3): 1977–78, 1980–81, 1983–84

European Super Cup (1): 1977

Managerial honours[link]

;Liverpool (1985–1991, 2011– )

Football League First Division (3): 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90

FA Cup (2): 1985–86, 1988–89

Football League Cup (1): 2011–12

Charity Shield (4): 1986 (Shared) 1988, 1989, 1990 (Shared)

;Blackburn Rovers (1991–1995)

FA Premier League (1): 1994–95

Football League Second Division Play Off Winners (1): 1991–92

;Celtic (2000)

Scottish League Cup (1): 1999–2000

Awards and achievements[link]

PFA Player of the Year: 1982/83

FWA Footballer of the Year: 1979/79, 1982/83

Scottish Premier Division top goalscorer: 1975/76

Manager of the Year award: 1985/86, 1987/88, 1989/90, 1994/95

Inaugural Inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame: 2002

Member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame

Member of the FIFA 100

Freedom of the City of Glasgow: 1986

1st in the Liverpool Football Club poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop: 2006

Scotland: 30 goals in 102 international caps (both national records)

Managerial statistics[link]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
G	W	D	L	Win %
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Total

Bibliography [link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Official past players at Liverpool fc.tv

English Football Hall of Fame Profile

LFCHistory.net Player profile

LFCHistory.net Manager profile

ESPN Profile

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playername	Ian Holloway
fullname	Ian Scott Holloway
dateofbirth	March 12, 1963
cityofbirth	Kingswood, Bristol
countryofbirth	England
position	Midfielder
currentclub	Blackpool (manager)
years1	1980–1985 |clubs1 Bristol Rovers |caps1 111 |goals1 14
years2	1985–1986 |clubs2 Wimbledon |caps2 19 |goals2 2
years3	1986–1987 |clubs3 Brentford |caps3 30 |goals3 2
years4	1987 |clubs4 → Torquay United (loan) |caps4 5 |goals4 0
years5	1987–1991 |clubs5 Bristol Rovers |caps5 179 |goals5 26
years6	1991–1996 |clubs6 Queens Park Rangers |caps6 147 |goals6 4
years7	1996–1999 |clubs7 Bristol Rovers |caps7 107 |goals7 1
totalcaps	598 |totalgoals 49
manageryears1	1996–2001 |managerclubs1 Bristol Rovers
manageryears2	2001–2006 |managerclubs2 Queens Park Rangers
manageryears3	2006–2007 |managerclubs3 Plymouth Argyle
manageryears4	2007–2008 |managerclubs4 Leicester City
manageryears5	2009– |managerclubs5 Blackpool }}

Ian Scott Holloway (born 12 March 1963) is an English football manager and former player. He became the manager of Blackpool in May 2009, and has guided the club to The Championship play-offs in both of their seasons in the division during his tenure. Holloway is well-known amongst football fans for his off-the-wall interviews, with a wide selection of quotes and soundbites being printed. Holloway's playing career spanned 18 years from 1981 to 1999. A midfielder, he began his career at hometown club Bristol Rovers in 1981, going on to play for Wimbledon, Brentford, Torquay United (on loan), back to Bristol Rovers for a second spell, Queens Park Rangers and, finally, a third spell back at Bristol Rovers, where he became player-manager before ending his playing career in 1999. Before his current job as Blackpool manager, he had also previously managed QPR, Plymouth Argyle and Leicester City. He is known by the nickname "Ollie", which is also the title of his autobiography.

As of 28 April 2012, Holloway's win-percentage from his 143 matches as Blackpool manager is 39. His career win-percentage is 38.

Playing career[link]

A native of Kingswood, Bristol, Holloway grew up in Cadbury Heath, where his mother, Jean, still lives in the same council house. Holloway went to Sir Bernard Lovell School in Oldland Common at the same time that Gary Penrice was at Chase School for Boys in Mangotsfield. They still remain close friends today. His father Bill – an amateur footballer – worked as a seaman and a factory worker. Holloway began his playing career as an apprentice with his hometown team Bristol Rovers, turning professional in March 1981 and making his league debut the same year. He usually played on the right side of midfield, and made his name as one of the more promising players in the Third Division (now League One). After four seasons at Rovers, he was transferred to Wimbledon in July 1985 for £35,000.

His stay at Wimbledon was a short one. In March 1986, after less than one year at the club, he was sold to Brentford for £25,000, where he also spent just a little over a year. In January 1987 he joined Torquay United on loan, playing five times. In August 1987, after two years in London, Holloway returned to Bristol Rovers for a fee of £10,000.

Back at Rovers, who were now playing "home" games at Twerton Park in Bath, and under the wing of new Rovers manager Gerry Francis, Holloway flourished. In four seasons, he missed only five games. When Francis was appointed manager of First Division side QPR in 1991, one of his first signings was Holloway, for a fee of £230,000 in August 1991. Holloway spent five seasons at QPR, playing more than 150 games for the club, before returning to Bristol Rovers for the third time in August 1996, this time as player-manager.

Career statistics[link]

|- |1980–81||Bristol Rovers||Second Division||1||0||||||||||1||0 |- |1981–82||Bristol Rovers||Third Division||1||0||||||||||1||0 |- |1982–83||Bristol Rovers||Third Division||31||7||||||||||31||7 |- |1983–84||Bristol Rovers||Third Division||36||1||||||||||36||1 |- |1984–85||Bristol Rovers||Third Division||42||6||8||2||10||1||42||6 |- |1985–86||Wimbledon||Second Division||19||2||1||0||3||0||23||2 |- |1986–87||Brentford||Third Division||30||2||3||0||2||0||36||2 |- |1986–87||Torquay United (loan)||Fourth Division||5||0||0||0||0||0||5||0 |- |1987–88||Bristol Rovers||Third Division||43||5||||||||||43||5 |- |1988–89||Bristol Rovers||Third Division||44||6||||||||||44||6 |- |1989–90||Bristol Rovers||Third Division||46||8||||||||||46||8 |- |1990–91||Bristol Rovers||Second Division||46||7||10||1||5||0||46||7 |- |1991–92||Queens Park Rangers||First Division ||40||0||1||0||4||0||45||0 |- |1992–93||Queens Park Rangers||Premier League ||24|||2||2||1||4||0||30||3 |- |1993–94||Queens Park Rangers||Premier League ||25|||0||0||0||1||0||26||0 |- |1994–95||Queens Park Rangers||Premier League ||31||1||4||0||3||0||38||1 |- |1995–96||Queens Park Rangers||Premier League ||27||1||1||0||2||0||30||1 |- |1996–97||Bristol Rovers||Second Division||31||1||1||0||2||0||34||1 |- |1997–98||Bristol Rovers||Second Division||39||0||4||1||2||0||46||1 |- |1998–99||Bristol Rovers||Second Division||37||0||4||0||2||0||43||0 |- 598||49||38||5||39||1||705||58

;Notes: a. ''Exact details for his Bristol Rovers appearances not known, so all included in one season for each stint at the club (1984–85 and 1990–91) until specific season details known b. ''All Football League Trophy results are included in totals''

Managerial career[link]

Bristol Rovers[link]

Holloway took over a club that was struggling both on and off the pitch. In his first season in charge of Rovers, he led the club to 17th place in Division Two (now League One). The next season, however, Bristol Rovers gained fifth place and made the playoffs. Despite taking a first-leg advantage of 3–1 against Northampton Town, Rovers subsequently lost 3–0 in the second leg and went out 4–3 on aggregate in the semi-finals. The 1998–99 season ended with a somewhat disappointing 13th place. Holloway retired as a player following that season, having played more than 400 matches for Bristol Rovers, to concentrate fully on management. In 1999–2000, his last full season at the club, Rovers finished 7th, narrowly missing the playoffs.

Queens Park Rangers[link]

In February 2001, midway through the 2000–01 season, Holloway was appointed manager of QPR, where he was given the task of keeping the team in Division One. He failed to do so, as QPR finished second from bottom and were relegated to the third level for the first time in 34 years. Despite the relegation, Holloway stayed on and rebuilt the side. After steadying the ship in 2001–02, and a near miss in 2002–03, Holloway and QPR were promoted back to the second level in 2004, finishing second behind Plymouth Argyle.

Holloway's first full season in The Championship ended with a respectable 11th place, and during the following season 2005–06, the club continued to hover around mid-table.

Holloway was suspended (sent on gardening leave) as manager by Queens Park Rangers on 6 February 2006. The reason given by the Q.P.R board was that the constant rumours linking Holloway to the vacant managerial position at Leicester City were causing too many problems for the club. As it turned out, the Leicester job went to Rob Kelly, and QPR went on to finish 21st, just one place above the relegation positions.

Plymouth Argyle[link]

On 28 June Holloway became the manager of Plymouth Argyle, and promised to take the club to the Premier League. On 12 August, after Plymouth beat Sunderland away 2–3, in celebration of his first away win as manager, Holloway offered to buy every one of the 700 fans who made the round trip a drink: ''"Anyone who travelled up there please send me a letter. I would love to buy you a drink."''

Following press speculation, on 21 November 2007, Holloway submitted his resignation to the Plymouth Argyle board, with speculation that he was about to be offered the vacant managerial position at Leicester City. The Plymouth board issued a statement saying he was still employed by Plymouth and tied legally to his contract, and the board's decision on whether or not to accept his resignation would be made on Friday, 23 November. Having agreed a compensation package for his services, he was announced in a press conference by Milan Mandarić as Leicester manager on 22 November, signing a three and a half year contract. His departure, however, was met with negativity from Argyle fans.

After an open top bus tour in Blackpool, after his Blackpool side won promotion to the Premier League some three years later, Holloway said:

Leicester City[link]

Holloway made history when he became the first Leicester manager in over 50 years to win his first league game in charge, beating Bristol City 2–0.

On 7 February 2008, in a build up to a match against Plymouth at the Walkers Stadium, Argyle chairman Paul Stapleton spoke negatively of Holloway for allowing several high-profile players to leave the club before joining Leicester. A total of five players left Plymouth in the January transfer window, which he claimed was all Holloway's fault. Holloway, stunned by the claims, had his lawyers look at the statements, while Mandarić accused Stapleton of "sour grapes" over Holloway's move to Leicester, saying Plymouth Argyle should be thankful for what he had achieved during his time there. Plymouth won the match 1–0 as Holloway's former charges came back to haunt him. Winning just nine out of 32 games, Leicester were relegated from the Championship on 4 May 2008.

On 23 May 2008, following the club's relegation, Holloway and Leicester City parted company by mutual consent. Reflecting on his time at Leicester, he said ''"Leicester City is a marvellous club and I am as devastated as anybody that this great club suffered relegation. I gave 100% to the cause but unfortunately we ran out of time. The fans here are a different class and deserve a lot, lot better. I'd like to wish everyone connected with Leicester City well for the future – the club will always remain close to my heart."''

Blackpool[link]

On 21 May 2009 it was reported that Holloway, after 363 days out of football, was set to be announced as the new manager of Blackpool following the departure of their caretaker manager Tony Parkes. The appointment was confirmed later the same day with Holloway signing a one-year contract with the club. His first league game in charge of ''the Seasiders'' was a 1–1 draw with his former club Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on 8 August 2009, the opening day of the 2009–10 season.

Nine months later, he guided the club to the Premier League after winning the play-offs following a sixth-placed finish in The Championship, becoming only the second Blackpool manager (after Les Shannon in 1970) to win promotion in his first full season. Holloway described the achievement as the best moment of his life, aside from seeing his children born.

Holloway followed this up in late July by leading Blackpool to victory in the South West Challenge Cup annual pre-season tournament. It was the first time a Premier League club had taken part.

Before the start of Blackpool's first top flight season in 40 years, media reports suggested that Holloway was set to resign as manager following an alleged dispute with club chairman Karl Oyston. However, at a Press Conference held at Bloomfield Road on 11 August to announce the arrival of four new players, Holloway swiftly denied the rumours, describing his relationship with Oyston as "absolutely fantastic". And adding: }}

The following day it was reported that Holloway had signed a new two-year contract.

On 27 January 2011, the Premier League fined Blackpool £25,000 for fielding what they believed to be a weakened team against Aston Villa on 10 November 2010. Holloway, who initially threatened to resign if punishment was dealt, made ten changes to the team for the fixture. Holloway was made aware of the fine over the phone while playing golf with his wife at Shoreditch Golf Club in Chorley. He offered his resignation to Karl Oyston, but it was rejected.

On 22 May 2011, Blackpool lost their Premier League status after losing to Manchester United at Old Trafford, coupled with results elsewhere, and returned to The Championship after one season.

Holloway marked his century of games in charge of Blackpool with a victory, the 37th of his reign, over Ipswich Town at Bloomfield Road on 10 September 2011.

In April 2012, Holloway guided Blackpool into The Championship play-offs for the second time in as many seasons in the division.

Managerial statistics[link]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
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Total

Honours[link]

Player[link]

;Bristol Rovers

Third Division champions: 1989–90

Manager[link]

;Queens Park Rangers

Second Division runners-up: 2003–04

;Blackpool

Championship play-off winners: 2009–10

South West Challenge Cup winners: 2010

Stress test[link]

In June 2004, Holloway took part in the BBC series ''Stress Test''. The documentary addressed the fits of rage which were disrupting Holloway's home life, with the help of psychologists and an anger management expert. Holloway said afterwards: ''"If I hadn't done that programme, I wouldn't be sitting here now. Before I did it, I believed that I was a person who was kind, considerate, and believed in free speech. The anger management expert showed me I was a jumped-up, obnoxious little git who wouldn't listen at home because of what happened at work. If I'd carried on the way I was, I would have destructed everything I had."'' As a result he changed his attitude, and painted ''Promotion'', an abstract canvas in the style of Jackson Pollock which hangs in the lounge of the family home.

Personal life[link]

Holloway met fellow Bristolian Kim when she was aged 14, and after marrying, he nursed her through lymphatic cancer. The couple have four children: William, twins Eve and Chloe, and Harriet. The twins were born profoundly deaf, as both Ian and Kim had a gene which means that they were more likely to have deaf children. The doctors told them that there was only a remote possibility of any other children being deaf, but Harriet was also born deaf. Talking about his children, Holloway said: "it's been a fight all the way along to get proper provision for the girls, especially a good education. There's been rows, tribunals, appeals and endless phone calls. We have been labelled as bolshie parents. My view is that every child in the world has the right to be educated properly and whether your eyes or ears don't work is irrelevant. But the system at the moment makes if difficult."

For the last three years of his QPR career, Holloway commuted daily from Bristol to London, a 250 mile round trip, so the children could attend a deaf school in Bristol. As a result he developed severe sciatica. They then moved to St Albans when the children were of secondary school age, for the same reason. Holloway has learned sign language, and his quirky media-loving quotes have made him a high-profile campaigner on deaf issues and concerns.

Holloway on his children:

During the gap between leaving Leicester and his appointment as Blackpool manager, Holloway became involved with the self-sufficiency movement, acquiring a brood of chickens and learning sufficient carpentry to build what he described as "Orpington Manor". When he moved north after taking over at Blackpool, the family brought with them their 33 chickens, three horses, two dogs and two ducks. After they settled in to their home near Pendle Hill, Blackpool's groundsman, Stan Raby, gifted them seven turkeys.

Holloway is well known for his comments in post-match interviews, which are often quoted in the national media. His creative use of metaphors has made him one of the most popular interviewees and one of the cult personalities in English football. In June 2005 a book of his quotes, ''"Let's Have Coffee: The Tao of Ian Holloway"'', was published; and in June 2006 he came 15th in a ''Time Out'' poll of funniest Londoners.

His autobiography, ''Ollie: The Autobiography of Ian Holloway'', co-written with David Clayton, was first published in 2007, with an update in 2009. In August 2008 the ''Little Book of Ollie'isms'' was published, also co-written with David Clayton. Holloway also wrote the foreword for ''The Official Bristol Rovers Quiz Book'', published in November 2008.

Holloway is an Honorary Patron of the anti-racist organisation Show Racism the Red Card. He attended an educational event at Bloomfield Road in 2009 along with then Blackpool club captain Jason Euell, who had just recently been the victim of racist abuse. The pair attended the event and sat on a panel to share their opinions and experiences of racism with the audience of young people.

For the 2010–11 Premier League season, Holloway agreed to write a weekly column for ''The Independent on Sunday''.

Bibliography[link]

''Little Book of Ollie'isms'' (2008)

''Ollie: The Autobiography of Ian Holloway'' (2009)

Further reading[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Ian Holloway playing stats at Neil Brown's statistical site

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Ashley Simon Young (born 9 July 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Manchester United and the English national team. Born and raised in Hertfordshire, Young started his career at Watford, making his first senior appearances in 2003 under the management of Ray Lewington. He became a first-team regular in 2004–05, and was one of Watford's key players in their promotion winning 2005–06 season. Young continued to play well for Watford in the Premier League, and in January 2007 he transferred to Aston Villa for a fee of £8 million, rising to £9.65 million with add-ons. He established himself in the first team at Villa Park, and has since earned 19 caps for England, scoring five goals. On 23 June 2011, Young signed for Manchester United for an undisclosed fee.

Club career[link]

Watford[link]

Despite having been turned away by Watford's Academy after an unsuccessful spell, Young endeavoured to improve himself as a player and was eventually offered a professional deal by the club. The 18-year-old was handed his first team début under Ray Lewington in September 2003, scoring as a substitute against Millwall. He achieved five substitute appearances that season, scoring three goals, and made his first start for the club in the League Cup. Young came to prominence in the 2004–05 season, playing a part in 34 of Watford's league matches as they struggled to survive in the Championship. Although he failed to find the net, his performance during this season earned him the club's ''Young Player of the Season'' award.

Under Aidy Boothroyd in the 2005–06 season, Young was given a new lease of life as a striker and right winger. Young started 41 League matches, finding the net 15 times, including a playoff semi-final goal against Crystal Palace, as Watford qualified for the playoffs and eventually beat Leeds United 3–0 to gain promotion to the Premier League. During that season, Young scored a number of spectacular goals, including free-kicks against Plymouth and Leeds, a shot into the top corner from 30 yards out against Coventry City, and an exquisite curler against Queens Park Rangers. It was during this season, though, that Young was sent off for the first time in his career, in the local derby away at Luton Town.

Young began Watford's 2006–07 Premier League season well, scoring three times in the league, including a last minute strike in a 3-3 draw with Fulham (he had also scored Watford's second goal in the match), and a goal against Middlesbrough, in Watford's first win of the season in October. He also scored a free-kick in the Carling Cup. In the January 2007 transfer window, three clubs made £5 million offers for the Under-21 International. Watford rejected these approaches, as well as (as of 12 January 2007) an offer of £7 million, again from an unnamed club

An improved offer of nearly £10 million from West Ham United was accepted. However, Young rejected the move, opting to wait for offers from clubs for whom relegation was not an issue.

Aston Villa[link]

On 18 January 2007, Aston Villa had an £8 million offer (rising to £9.75 million with add-ons), accepted—the club's record transfer fee. This allowed manager Martin O'Neill and the Aston Villa board to discuss personal terms with the player. Two days later O'Neill confirmed the player had agreed to join the club. Young underwent a medical on 21 January and the signing was confirmed on 23 January 2007. On 31 January, he scored in his debut for Villa at St James' Park against Newcastle United, but Villa went on to lose 3–1. Ashley Young started the 2007–08 season well, receiving several Man of the Match awards. The good start was highlighted by his call-up to the England Squad.

In the 2007–08 Premier League season, Young finished second to Cesc Fàbregas in assists with 17. Young was included in the Premier League Team of the Year, and apart from Portsmouth's David James, he was the only other player who did not come from any of the 'Big Four' (Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United) to make it into the best XI of the season. He is known for his pace, set pieces and ability to pass and shoot. He is also well known for cutting back onto his right foot and 'whipping' the ball into the penalty area.

On 20 April 2008, Young scored 2 goals and assisted two goals for Aston Villa against Birmingham City at Villa Park and Villa went on to win the game 5–1. He also scored the winner against Danish side Odense Boldklub in Villa's home leg of the Intertoto Cup 3rd round. On 10 October 2008 Young won the Player of the Month award. This was due to his performances in the 2008–2009 Premier League season. Having also won the award in April 2008, Young joins the list of players who have won the award more than once including Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard. On 7 December 2008 in the 3–2 win over Everton, Young scored two goals, one being an injury time winner after Everton's Joleon Lescott had equalised seconds earlier putting his tally for the season up to five. Manager Martin O'Neill later described the player as being 'world-class' in the post-match press conference. Ashley Young signed a new four-year contract until 2012 on the 4 November 2008. On 10 January 2009 Young was again awarded Player of the Month for December along with O'Neill, who won the Manager of the Month award. He became the first ever player to win three FA Premiership Player of the Month awards in the same year. During a match against Sunderland on 18 January 2009, Young was sent off for a two-footed foul on Sunderland's Dean Whitehead.

Young appeared for Villa at the 2009 Peace Cup in Andalusia. He scored a header that was to be the third and final goal in a Group C match against Atlante as Villa triumphed 3–1. This was also the goal that sent Villa through to the knockout stages due to their superior goal difference in comparison to fellow group members Atlante and Málaga. After helping Villa defeat Portuguese side Porto in the semi-final, Ashley Young scored a penalty in the final as Villa overcame Italian club Juventus. Villa won 4–3 on penalties, after the game had finished 0–0 in normal time. Young's performances in Spain earned him praise in the media.

On 24 August 2009 Young scored a penalty as Aston Villa won 3–1 against Liverpool at Anfield. He did, however, go on to miss a penalty on 27 August in a home tie in the UEFA Europa League against Rapid Vienna. Young won two penalties in the first half of the game (one that he missed, the other that was converted by James Milner) as Aston Villa were eliminated from the tournament on the away goals rule.

During the 2010–11 season, Young became vice-captain of the club and played in a new free role behind the striker, allowing him to move from wing to wing and through the centre. Young scored his first goal of the 2010–11 season with a direct free-kick in the Premier League game at home to Bolton Wanderers on 18 September 2010. He ended the season with nine goals and fourteen assists in 39 appearances for Villa in all competitions. With one year left to run on his current contract, Young stated that he would not make a decision on his future until the end of the season. On 20 June 2011 new Villa manager Alex McLeish admitted that he was resigned to losing Young, stating "It's not confirmed yet but it does seem likely."

Manchester United[link]

On 23 June 2011, Young completed a move to Manchester United for a reported fee ranging between £15 million and £20 million, having passed a medical the day before, beating Liverpool to the signing who were also interested in Young. He signed a five-year deal with the club for an undisclosed fee. He was handed the #18 shirt previously worn by Paul Scholes. He made his debut on 13 July in a 4–1 friendly win against American club New England Revolution, playing 67 minutes on the right wing before being substituted. Young made his competitive debut for United in a 3–2 derby win over Manchester City in the 2011 Community Shield, playing the full 90 minutes and making an assist.

He made his league debut for United against West Bromwich Albion on 14 August 2011, setting up the first goal for Wayne Rooney and forcing an own goal after a run down the left flank and cross, in a 2–1 away win. He was named Man of The Match. He scored his first two goals for United on 28 August in an 8–2 victory against Arsenal at Old Trafford. Both occurring after cutting inside from the left flank and bending two right foot shots into the far corner. Young made his debut in the UEFA Champions League on the 27 September 2011, scoring a headed goal in the 90th minute to help Manchester United to a 3–3 draw against Basel. After a long term injury, Ashley returned on the field at Stamford Bridge in a 3–3 Premier League draw against Chelsea on 5 February 2012. On 16 February, he scored a goal for the lead in a Europa League 2–0 away win against Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena. On 4 March 2012, Young scored two goals and made an assist against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane in a 3–1 Premier League win. On 2 April, he scored in a 2–0 win against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. Young came under severe criticism for alleged diving in games against QPR and former club Aston Villa, which resulted in penalties and subsequent goals.

International career[link]

As a result of his form for Watford during the 2005–06 season, in February 2006 Young earned a call-up to Peter Taylor's England U21 League squad to face an Italian Serie B squad alongside team-mate Chris Eagles. Young started alongside Eagles in the 1–0 win, playing the first half. His continued form into the 2006–07 season earned him a first England U21 call-up to face Switzerland U21s in September 2006. Young played the last 15 minutes of the match as England scored a late goal to win 3–2, topping their group, and reaching a playoff for a place in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. At the finals Young played three times. He took part in the epic semi-final shootout against hosts Netherlands, scoring twice in the shootout as England lost 13–12.

On 31 August 2007, Steve McClaren called Young up to the full England squad for the first time to face Russia and Israel in the Euro 2008 qualifiers. He was again called up for the Euro 2008 qualifiers to face Estonia and Russia. On 16 November 2007 Young finally made his international debut and came on as a half-time substitute for England in a friendly against Austria. He has since appeared in the England friendly against Germany in November 2008, coming on as a second half substitute. He was also part of the starting XI in Capello's England squad in the friendly against Holland at the Amsterdam Arena on 12 August 2009. Young did not make the cut in Capello's 30-man squad for the World Cup in South Africa.

On 12 October 2010, Young made his first start for England in a Euro 2012 qualifying match against Montenegro. He scored his first international goal in a friendly away to Denmark on 9 February 2011 in Copenhagen, which was the winning goal. Young also scored again against Switzerland on 4 June 2011, as, this time coming off the bench for Frank Lampard at half time, he got the equaliser with a volley from the edge of the area. On 6 September 2011, Young scored the only goal for England in a Euro 2012 qualifying 1–0 win against Wales. On 7 October, he scored England's first goal away against Montenegro, and set up Darren Bent for the second. England went on to draw the match 2–2 and securing a qualification to Euro 2012. On 29 February 2012. Young scored his fifth international goal in a 2–3 home loss to Netherlands in a friendly match played at Wembley Stadium.

Personal life[link]

Young was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire to a Jamaican-born father and English mother. He has one older brother and two football-playing younger brothers, Lewis, who made his debut for Watford in 2008, and Kyle, who in April 2009 was training at the Arsenal Academy. Young attended the John Henry Newman School in Stevenage, and played school football alongside Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, who was in the same year.

Young's father supports Tottenham Hotspur, while Young himself, like his older brother, favoured Arsenal. His hero and "role model on and off the pitch" was Ian Wright.

Playing style[link]

Ashley Young is a right footed attacking winger who primarily plays on the left side of the pitch. This enables him to cut inside and deliver crosses and shots with his stronger right foot. Young can also play as a right winger, attacking midfielder or striker. He is known for his great pace, agility and acceleration, accurate delivery from crossing and his curling shots.

Career statistics[link]

Club[link]

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Club	Season	League	Cup	League Cup	!colspan="2"	Other	Total
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
rowspan="5"	Watford		5	|	0	0	1	0	–		–		6	3
2004–05 in English football	2004–05	34	|	0	0	4	0	–		–		38	0
2005–06 in English football	2005–06	39	|	1	1	0	0	–		3	1	43	15
2006–07 in English football	2006–07	20	|	1	0	2	1	–		–		23	4
!Total	–!!3!!1!!110!!22
rowspan="6"	Aston Villa		13	|	0	0	0	0	–		–		13	2
2007–08 Premier League	2007–08	37	|	1	0	1	0	–		–		39	8
2008–09 Premier League	2008–09	36	|	3	0	1	0	8	2	–		48	10
2009–10 Premier League	2009–10	37	|	6	2	5	2	2	0	–		49	9
2010–11 Premier League	2010–11	34	|	2	0	3	2	1	0	–		39	9
!Total	–!!190!!38
rowspan="2"	Manchester United		22	|	0	0	0	0	7	2	1	0	30	7
!Total	!22!!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!7!!2!!1!!0!!30!!7
Career total	!277!!54!!14!!3!!17!!5!!18!!4!!4!!1!!330!!67

''Statistics accurate as of match played 15 April 2012''

International[link]

|- |2007||1||0 |- |2008||3||0 |- |2009||3||0 |- |2010||4||0 |- |2011||7||4 |- |2012||1||1 |- !Total||19||5 |}

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 8 June 2011 6 September 2011 7 October 2011 29 February 2012

International goals
# !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result1 !! Competition
1	9 February 2011	|		2–1	2–1	Exhibition game>Friendly
2	|	Wembley Stadium, London, England		2–2	2–2	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3	|	Wembley Stadium, London, England		1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
4	|	Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro		1–0	2–2	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
5	|	Wembley Stadium, London, England		2–2	2–3	Friendly

¹ England's goal tally always listed first in results.

Honours[link]

Club[link]

;Watford

Football League Championship play-offs (1): 2006

;Manchester United

FA Community Shield (1): 2011

Individual[link]

Watford Young Player of the Season (1): 2004–05

PFA Championship Team of the Year (1): 2005–06

PFA Premier League Team of the Year (2): 2007–08, 2008–09

PFA Young Player of the Year (1): 2008–09

Premier League Player of the Month (3): April 2008, September 2008, December 2008

Notes[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Manchester United profile

Ashley Young profile at The Football Association website

Interview at the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) (part one)

Interview at the PFA (part two)

Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:People from Stevenage Category:English footballers Category:England under-21 international footballers Category:England international footballers Category:Association football wingers Category:Association football forwards Category:Association football utility players Category:Watford F.C. players Category:Aston Villa F.C. players Category:Manchester United F.C. players Category:Premier League players Category:The Football League players Category:English people of Jamaican descent Category:Black English sportspeople

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