Ray Wilkins
Raymond Colin Wilkins ( born 14 September 1956 in Hillingdon, Middlesex ) is an English football coach and former football player.
- 2.1 Fulham, Chelsea, Watford, Millwall
- 2.2 England U -21
- 2.3 Chelsea
Career as a player
Early years
The England midfielder Ray Wilkins is called since childhood Butch. His professional career began in 1973 at Chelsea. Already at the age of 19 he was 1975 team captain of Chelsea in 1976 and gave his debut in the English national team. He was also in the national team soon regulars, and remained so until 1986. Overall, he brought it to 84 matches, scored three goals and this was at ten internationals Team Captain.
In 1979, Butch Wilkins to Manchester United. During his time at Manchester also his best coincided with the national team. For the first time since the Soccer World Cup 1970 England took Wilkins re part in a major tournament. At the World Championship in Italy in 1980 England did not come through the group stage. In the first group game against Belgium he brought England a 1-0 lead through one of the goals of this EM. He lay with praise over the offside trap even before the Belgian team, defeating Jean -Marie Pfaff with another praise afterwards. The game ended 1-1, however.
At the World Championships in Spain in 1982 his team started promising and was ahead of France group winners. In the second final round after two 0-0 against Germany and Spain, but England was eliminated again.
Foreign Leagues
In 1984, Wilkins one of the few British players in the Italian Serie A for AC Milan. In Milan, the success did not come, but he was invited by England coach Bobby Robson for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. In the group match against Morocco Wilkins was the only red card of his career, after he did not agree with a decision by the referees and threw the ball towards the referee and these met. He was subsequently banned for two games and did not come in this World Cup to use. His national team career, he finished in November 1986.
In 1987, he briefly played for FC Paris Saint- Germain and then moved back to the British Isles to Glasgow Rangers.
Back at home
In 1989, he returned after ten years back to London to play for Queens Park Rangers. Here he finished in 1997 his 24 years lasting pro career.
Career as a coach
Fulham, Chelsea, Watford, Millwall
1997 Wilkins coach at FC Fulham in common with his former team-mate Kevin Keegan. However, Mohamed al -Fayed dismissed him in the first season before the reached the play-offs for promotion to the Premier League. Keegan led the team on alone. As assistant Vialli Gianluca he worked for Chelsea and Watford. In the next few years he worked as a television commentator of football games and came as an assistant player-manager Dennis Wise in 2003 back to the dugout. This time at FC Millwall and reached the second-rate club the FA Cup final in 2004.
England U -21
From 2004 to 2007, Butch Wilkins 's assistant Peter Taylor for the English U- 21 team. The new coach Stuart Pearce gave up the services Wilkins.
Chelsea
In September 2008, Chelsea Wilkins picked as assistant coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. On 9 February 2009 Wilkins took over the team of FC Chelsea for two days as interim coach until Guus Hiddink as a replacement for Luiz Felipe Scolari has been set.
In autumn 2010, Wilkins was released. The former Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti wrote in his biography: " Ray is One Of Those select few, always present, noble in spirit, a real blue -blood, Chelsea flows in his veins ... without him we would not have won a thing. "
Others
Wilkins is athlete ambassador of development organization Right to Play.