Nigel Clough

Nigel Clough as manager of Derby County ( 2009)

Nigel Howard Clough ( born March 19, 1966 in Sunderland ) is an English former international footballer and current coach of the English third division Sheffield United. He played mainly as a striker, but could also play other positions.

  • 2.1 player-coach at Burton Albion
  • 2.2 Derby County
  • 2.3 Sheffield United

Playing career

1984-1993: Nottingham Forest

Clough came in 1982 with 16 years to Forest, but then played mainly for Heanor Town, a division club club because he was not good enough for Nottingham's first team. This changed towards the end of the decade, where he became in Nottingham team regular and audience favorite. His breakthrough came in the 1985/86 season when he scored 15 league goals, and thus the top scorer of his team was. His best goal tally he celebrated in the 1987/88 season with 19 league goals in 34 games. 1989 saw Clough in the semifinals of the FA Cup against Liverpool the Hillsborough disaster and retired after the replay of the previous year in the last round before the finals from. In 1990 and 1991 he had trained by his father Brian Clough, with his gates large share of the double winning the League Cup, he scored in the 1989 final 2 goals in a 3-1 win against Luton Town. In 1991, he lost the FA Cup Final with Forest and 1992, the League Cup final.

1993-1996: Liverpool

In 1993 Nigel Clough for the equivalent of about four million euros to the other Reds, Liverpool. In the three years of his stay at the Mersey but he never managed to establish itself as a regular force, which was mainly due to the world-class strikers Ian Rush and Robbie Fowler, who were the undisputed choice strikers. So he came up with only 39 inserts ( seven goals). He had his only memorable appearance at a 3-3 draw against North West rivals Manchester United, with his second goal by Martin Taylor's comment "It's Nigel Clough again!" ( In German: Again Nigel Clough ) was known.

When, with Stan Collymore a storm competitor was still obliged Clough decided to leave the club.

1996-1998: Manchester City

Hoping for a regular place in January 1996, Clough went to Manchester City, but increased immediately with his new club from the second division in and was borrowed in 1996/97. In the following season, he completed some games, but got off again. Rather than continue to play in the third division, he moved free transfer to Burton Albion.

1996-1997: Return to Forest ( loan)

Since he did not belong to the permanent staff at City, he was loaned in 1996 to his old club Nottingham Forest, where he managed a hit in 13 games. At the end of the season Nottingham dismounted from the Premier League.

Overall Clough scored in 330 games for Nottingham 103 goals, making it the second highest scorer of all time the Reds.

England national team

Between 1986 and 1988 Clough graduated first in 15 games for England's Under-21 national team, where he scored three goals.

In addition, he competed in 1990 and 1991 three so-called B- internationals, which, although organized by the FA, however, were not regarded as full internationals.

Clough made ​​his debut for England in a friendly match May 23, 1989 against Chile (0-0 ). After Bobby Robson but not presented to him for the Three Lions, until his successor Graham Taylor introduced him after more than two years against Argentina back on. From then on, he came regularly used, but only played three competitive games, all in qualifying for the 1994 World Cup and played his last game on 19 June 1993 as compared Germany. He was part of the England squad at the European Championships in 1992, but remained without use. A gate in the A-team did not succeed.

Coaching career

Player-coach at Burton Albion

In October 1998, Nigel Clough as player-coach went to Burton Albion, a club that played in the Southern League Premier Division in the then sixth league. In his first season Burton was third, then 13, and twice in a row 2 Then the Brewers were transferred to the Northern Premier League (6th Division), they promptly ended the first, and thus in the Football Conference ( 5 league). ascended. There they had the first three seasons against relegation fight before until 9 then 6 and 2007/ 08 were 5, the best season ending placement in the club's history.

On January 8, 2006 Burton Albion played in the FA Cup against Manchester United 0-0, then lost the replay away but clearly with 0:5.

Although already 42 years old, Clough had a still valid player pass for the Football Conference and also still played regularly in midfield.

For a small club like Burton Clough had relatively many co-and Zuarbeiter. These include two assistant coaches, a goalie coach, a scout, two club doctors and a physiotherapist.

Derby County

On January 5, 2009, the second division Derby County officially announced his interest in signing of Nigel Clough as the successor of Paul Jewell. The following day, the club announced that even Father Brian had cared for the obligation of the new head coach.

After a false start in the Football League Championship 2013/14 Clough was released on 28 September 2013.

Sheffield United

Barely a month after his release in Derby was presented on 23 October 2013 as the new coach of third division Sheffield United Clough.

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