Personal information | |||
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Full name | Trevor David Brooking | ||
Date of birth | 2 October 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Barking, Essex, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1965–1966 | West Ham United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1966–1984 | West Ham United | 528 | (88) |
1984 | Manurewa | 1 | (0) |
1985 | Newcastle Blue Star | 1 | (0) |
1985 | Kelmscott | 6 | (0) |
1985 | Cork City | 2 | (0) |
Total | 538 | (88) | |
International career | |||
1964 | England Schoolboys | 1 | (0) |
1967 | England Youth | 6 | (2) |
1971 | England U23 | 1 | (1) |
1974 | The Football League XI | 1 | (1) |
1974–1982 | England | 47 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
2003 | West Ham United (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sir Trevor David Brooking (born 2 October 1948) is a former England international footballer, manager, pundit and football administrator; he now works as director of football development in England.
Brooking spent almost his entire career at West Ham United, making 647 appearances for the club. He won the 1975 FA Cup and the 1980 FA Cup in which he scored the only goal. He was also the club's player of the season on four occasions and caretaker manager on two occasions in 2003. Brooking played 47 times for England, scoring five times. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1981, elevated to Commander of same order (CBE) in 1999, and knighted in 2004. In 2009, a stand at Upton Park was named after him. Since retiring from playing, he has taken up a number of positions in broadcasting as an on-air analyst and in football and sports administration.