English association football player and manager (born 1972)
Paul Clement
(born 8 January 1972) is an English professional
football
manager
and
coach
. He has been assistant manager to
Carlo Ancelotti
several times ? at
Chelsea
,
Paris Saint-Germain
,
Real Madrid
, and
Bayern Munich
. Clement has managed
Derby County
,
Swansea City
and
Reading
and has previously held coaching roles at
Fulham
,
Blackburn Rovers
, and the
England under-21
and
Republic of Ireland under-21
teams.
In his first season as assistant manager, he won the Premier League title with Ancelotti at Chelsea.
[3]
They also won the
UEFA Champions League
title and
Copa del Rey
in their first season at Real Madrid.
[4]
Clement obtained his
UEFA Pro Licence
in 2009, and made his managerial debut with Derby County in 2015.
[5]
Career
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Early coaching
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Clement was born in
Wandsworth
, London.
[6]
He is the elder son of former
Queens Park Rangers
and
England
player
Dave Clement
and brother of former
West Bromwich Albion
player
Neil Clement
.
[7]
Paul Clement, however, did not progress as a player beyond non-league football with
Banstead Athletic
and
Corinthian Casuals
.
[7]
[8]
He concentrated on coaching from the age of 23, as he worked in the
Chelsea
Centre of Excellence while holding down a job as a
PE
teacher at
Glenthorne High School
.
[6]
[7]
Clement obtained his
UEFA 'A' coaching licence
in 1999 and became a full-time football coach in 2000, when
Fulham
appointed him to a role in their academy having been their Head of Education and Welfare.
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[7]
Clement also helped coach the
Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team
, working with
Don Givens
.
[7]
Chelsea
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Clement returned to Chelsea in 2007, initially working with their under-16 team.
[7]
He progressed through the coaching ranks there, working under managers
Jose Mourinho
,
Avram Grant
, and
Luiz Felipe Scolari
.
[10]
He took charge of the Chelsea
reserve team
, replacing
Brendan Rodgers
, before working with the Chelsea first team when
Guus Hiddink
was appointed manager in 2009.
[7]
[11]
Clement then became assistant manager to
Carlo Ancelotti
during his two seasons at Chelsea.
[7]
They went on to win the
Premier League
title and
FA Cup
in their
first season
in charge.
[3]
[12]
Ancelotti was sacked in his second season and Clement left the club soon after.
[13]
After Chelsea, Clement briefly worked as a coach at
Blackburn Rovers
for four months, assisting
Steve Kean
in the 2011?12 season.
[7]
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Paris Saint-Germain
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Clement was then hired by
Paris Saint-Germain
after Ancelotti had been appointed their head coach mid-season in December 2011.
[15]
The pair won the
Ligue 1
title in their
only full season
at the club; it was PSG's first league title since 1994.
[16]
Whilst at the club, Clement coached such players as
David Beckham
and
Zlatan Ibrahimovi?
.
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Real Madrid
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Clement was appointed assistant manager at
Real Madrid
after Ancelotti became their head coach in June 2013.
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During his time at the club, Clement worked alongside
Zinedine Zidane
and coached players including
Sergio Ramos
,
Xabi Alonso
, and
Cristiano Ronaldo
.
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He helped them win the
Copa del Rey
and tenth
UEFA Champions League
title, along with the
UEFA Super Cup
, at the end of his first season at the
Bernabeu
.
[4]
[19]
They also went on to win the club's first
FIFA Club World Cup
in 2014.
[20]
After the team failed to win
La Liga
in their second season, Ancelotti was sacked on 25 May 2015 and Clement walked out four days later.
[21]
Derby County
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Soon after, on 1 June, he was appointed
manager
of
Championship
club
Derby County
, who had sacked
Steve McClaren
after finishing eighth
the previous season
.
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Despite only losing once in 19 games from September to December, Clement was sacked on 8 February 2016 after one win in seven.
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His final match was a 1?1 draw against
Fulham
.
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They were in fifth place at the time he was sacked.
[22]
He finished with a record of 14 wins, 12 draws, and seven losses.
[25]
In a statement, club chairman
Mel Morris
said a lack of progress had been made under Clement, despite the club being only five points behind leaders
Hull City
.
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Clement's style of football was also cited as a contributing factor.
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After Derby, Clement briefly helped coach the
England under-21 team
, working under manager
Gareth Southgate
.
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Bayern Munich
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Clement was hired by
Bayern Munich
in June 2016 as their assistant manager, again working alongside Ancelotti.
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He helped Bayern to win the
2016 DFL-Supercup
, beating
Borussia Dortmund
2?0.
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Whilst at the club, Clement and Ancelotti changed their usual coaching method of
man marking
to resemble the
zonal marking
employed by former Bayern manager
Pep Guardiola
.
[32]
As of December 2016, Clement and Ancelotti only lost one match during their time in the
Bundesliga
.
[33]
Swansea City
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Clement was appointed as the new head coach of Premier League club
Swansea City
on 3 January 2017, with the club in the
relegation zone
having sacked their second manager of the season,
Bob Bradley
.
[34]
Claude Makelele
joined him as his assistant; Clement and Makelele had previously coached at Paris Saint-Germain.
[35]
Clement recorded his first victory as Swansea boss with a 3?2 win over
Jurgen Klopp
's
Liverpool
.
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[note 1]
Clement was named
Premier League Manager of the Month
for January after a successful first month in charge, earning nine points in four games for Swansea.
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Under his guidance, Swansea won 26 points from 18 games, ultimately securing the club's Premier League status.
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Clement was nominated for
Manager of the Season
in recognition of this achievement.
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After a poor start to the 2017?18 season, Clement was criticised for playing "boring" and "negative" football, with some Swansea fans questioning his tactical decisions.
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Others, notably
The Guardian
journalist Stuart James, criticised chairman
Huw Jenkins
and the club's American owners for a poor transfer window, in which the club sold key performers
Fernando Llorente
and
Gylfi Sigurðsson
from the previous season.
[44]
Clement was sacked on 20 December 2017, leaving the club bottom of the league table and four points adrift of safety.
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Reading
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Jaap Stam
left
Championship
club
Reading
by mutual consent on 21 March 2018; Clement was announced as his successor two days later on a three-year contract.
[46]
He was sacked on 6 December 2018 after poor results left the club outside of the relegation zone only on
goal difference
.
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Cercle Brugge
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Clement was appointed as the new head coach of Cercle Brugge on 3 July 2020 on a three-year contract.
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He was sacked on 1 February 2021.
Everton
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On 31 January 2022, Clement was appointed as a first team coach at
Everton
as part of
Frank Lampard
's new backroom staff.
[48]
He left the club almost one year later on 23 January 2023, following Lampard's sacking as manager.
[49]
Managerial statistics
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- As of match played 31 January 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team
|
From
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To
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Record
|
Ref.
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
Win %
|
Derby County
|
1 June 2015
|
8 February 2016
|
33
|
14
|
12
|
7
|
0
42.4
|
[25]
|
Swansea City
|
3 January 2017
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20 December 2017
|
41
|
14
|
5
|
22
|
0
34.1
|
[25]
[34]
|
Reading
|
23 March 2018
|
6 December 2018
|
30
|
7
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8
|
15
|
0
23.3
|
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Cercle Brugge
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3 July 2020
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1 February 2021
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25
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7
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1
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17
|
0
28.0
|
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Total
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129
|
42
|
26
|
61
|
0
32.6
|
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Honours
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Manager
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Individual
Assistant manager
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Chelsea
[12]
Paris Saint-Germain
[16]
Real Madrid
Bayern Munich
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Notes
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- ^
Clement was appointed immediately prior to Swansea's win against
Crystal Palace
, but on the touchline, he aided caretaker
Alan Curtis
who took charge of the game.
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