Steve Claridge
Steve’s appearance for Bournemouth in December 2006 at the age of 40 for gave him the distinction of being one of a very select few players who have amassed 1000 career appearances. His career spanned over a period of 22 years, scoring more than 250 goals and he pulled on the shirt of over 20 clubs!
Steve’s appearance for Bournemouth in December 2006 at the age of 40 for gave him the distinction of being one of a very select few players who have amassed 1000 career appearances. His career spanned over a period of 22 years, scoring more than 250 goals and he pulled on the shirt of over 20 clubs!
Honours
Cambridge Utd – Division 3 Play Off Winners, Division 2 Champions
Birmingham City – Auto Glass Trophy Winners, Division 2 Champions
Leicester City – Coca Cola Cup Winners, First Division Play Off Winners
Wolves – FA Cup Semi Finalists
Millwall – Division 2 Champions, Division 1 Play Off Finalists
Steve has proudly been voted ‘Fans Player Of The Year’ at all the clubs in which he played for the whole season!
Management
Steve has stepped in to the dugout on a number of occasions and was infamously sacked as Manager of Millwall In July 2006 after less than four weeks in to the job! His appointment as Manager of Millwall, a club for whom he is regarded as a legend by their fans at The Den, came after previous successful Player Manager roles at Portsmouth in 2000/2001 and Weymouth in 2003/2004.
Media Pundit
Steve is now the leading face of The Football League Show, which follows Match of The Day every Saturday evening, and is a regular pundit for Football Focus, Live Championship matches on BBC1 &BBC2, Score and Radio 5 Live including the iconic Monday Night Club.
After Dinner Speaking
Steve is a fresh and very welcome high profile addition to the speaker circuit, with humorous stories about his on and off field trials and tribulations of a 20 year football career, his gambling addictions and the roller coaster ride that is his life.
