Brian Clough

Description: (English Football Player Who Played as a Striker)

Brian Clough was an English football player and manager who played as a striker for the Middlesbrough and Sunderland football clubs of the English Football League before sustaining a career-ending injury. He scored 251 goals from 274 starts, boasting of the highest goals-per-game ratio of 0.916 among players with over 200 goals in the English leagues. As a manager, he had a long and successful partnership with Peter Taylor, his friend and assistant manager, and the two particularly took Derby County and Nottingham Forest to new heights. With Taylor, he helped Derby win Second Division Championship and First Division Championship once each, and led Forest to First Division Championship once, and twice each of League Cup and European Cup. He also won two more League Cups with Forest after Taylor's retirement, and took them to the FA Cup final once. Despite his outspoken and often controversial attitude, he is regarded as one of the greatest English football managers even though he never managed the national team.

Overview

Birthday March 21, 1935 (Aries)
Born In England
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Alternative names Brian Howard Clough
Height 178 cm
City Middlesbrough, England
Died on September 20, 2004
Spouse/Ex- Barbara Clough (m. 1959)
Parents Joe Clough
Sally Clough
Children Elizabeth Clough, Nigel Clough, Simon Clough
Relatives Joe Clough

Did you know

What were some of Brian Clough's most memorable achievements as a football manager? Brian Clough achieved great success as a football manager, most notably leading Derby County to their first-ever English league title in 1972, and guiding Nottingham Forest to back-to-back European Cup victories in 1979 and 1980.
How did Brian Clough handle player transfers during his managerial career? Brian Clough was known for his shrewdness in the transfer market, often signing talented players for relatively low fees and getting the best out of them. He also had a reputation for standing by his players and supporting them through thick and thin.
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