Trevor Brooking
Sir Trevor Brooking David ( born October 2, 1948 in Barking ) is an English former football player and coach. He graduated 1974-1982 47 caps for the English national football team and was 1967-1984 long-standing active for West Ham United.
Sports career
Brooking was born as the son of a police officer in Barking, a district in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham London Borough of. Unusually for an aspiring player of his talent, Brooking put early emphasis on the continuous development of their training and received this academic awards in the form of eleven O- Levels and two A-levels.
As Brooking was incorporated in 1965 as a junior player at West Ham United, he pursued his education then continue in parallel. Two years later debuted with both feet equally strong Brooking in the 3-3 draw against Burnley and established himself henceforth as a midfielder. His playing was distinguished by a high degree of fairness and was expressed in only a small number of challenge games. Its very technically and strategically oriented style ( as was evident even with Günter Netzer ) with a relatively low willingness to run was accompanied, it informed the public perception in criticism of his alleged lack of combat readiness and recognition of football skills.
After against Portugal, he had his first appearance for the England football team on April 3, 1974 he won with West Ham a year later with the FA Cup his first title as could be defeated in the final of FC Fulham 2-0. In the following years, however, the positive association trend could not be confirmed, and Brooking played with West Ham always to avoid relegation.
When West Ham relegated from the English Premier League in 1978, Brooking held the club continue their loyalty and after the surprising 1-0 final victory in the FA Cup against Arsenal, in the Brooking scored the decisive goal, the team In 1981 also in the major league back. Previously Brooking came during the European Championship in Italy in 1980 his first appearance at a major tournament.
In the remaining years of active career Brookings to West Ham established in the Premier League again. After he then arrived at the 1982 World Cup in Spain due to an injury only to a further, and final, tournament use, two years later he ended his active career as a football player.
Brooking had two professional pillars in the port. For one, he was by the BBC as an expert on radio and television programs ( including: Match of the day) committed. In addition, Brooking started a career as a sports official. In the years between 1987 and 1997 he was chairman of the Eastern Region Council for Sport and Recreation and from 1999 to 2002 he headed the organization Sport England.
When in April 2003 the then ill active at West Ham manager Glenn Roeder from a brain tumor, Brooking took over the sporting management as interim coach. He could despite a high number of points in the league in the first division not sure, but returned to the first three games the following season back as a temporary coach after Roeder had to leave the club permanently. After a successful month he was replaced by Alan Pardew. Brooking then took over from December 2003, the Head of football development at the FA.
Brooking was awarded the CBE with the Order of the British Empire and in 2004 defeated a Knight. He lives today, as well as during his time as an active soccer player, in Essex.
Achievements
- FA Cup Winners: 1975, 1980