Scott Parker (soccer player)

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Scott Parker
Scott Parker 2012-06-11.jpg
Scott Parker at the European Football Championship 2012
Personnel
Surname Scott Matthew Parker
birthday October 13, 1980
place of birth Lambeth ,  England
size 175 cm
position midfield
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1997-2004 Charlton Athletic 128 0(9)
2000 →  Norwich City  (loan) 6 0(1)
2004-2005 Chelsea FC 15 0(1)
2005-2007 Newcastle United 55 0(4)
2007-2011 West Ham United 113 (10)
2011-2013 Tottenham Hotspur 50 0(0)
2013-2017 Fulham FC 119 0(6)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1995-1996 England pupil 7 0(2)
1996-1997 England U16 5 0(0)
1998-1999 England U18 4 0(0)
1999-2001 England U21 9 0(0)
2003-2013 England 18 0(0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2017-2018 Tottenham Hotspur U18
2018-2019 Fulham FC (assistant coach)
2019– Fulham FC
1 Only league games are given.

Scott Matthew Parker (born October 13, 1980 in Lambeth ) is a former English football player and current coach . The midfielder has played with several London clubs throughout his career. He started out at Charlton Athletic and was recruited as a highly traded talent in January 2004 by Chelsea FC . There he could not assert himself, however, and via the detour Newcastle United he later hired on in the British capital at West Ham United , Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham FC . At a relatively advanced age, it reached its zenith when he was named England's Footballer of the Year in 2011 and a year later was part of the English squad for the Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine . Parker has been the interim coach of Fulham FC since February 28, 2019.

Career as a player

Club career

Parker was born in the London borough of Lambeth and attended Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College in New Cross Gate . As a 13-year-old, in the run-up to the 1994 World Cup , he took part in a commercial for the McDonald’s fast food chain and performed tricks with football. As one of the best talents of his year he was accepted at the football academy of the English Football Association in Lilleshall, after which he signed a training contract with Charlton Athletic and made his debut there on August 23, 1997 against FC Bury (0-0) as a substitute in the second division . Two months later he signed his first professional contract and although he was considered a great hope in English football, he initially only made sporadic short appearances with the "Addicks", which had meanwhile been promoted to the Premier League. In October 2000 he was loaned to the second division Norwich City for a month . Upon his return, he immediately found a place in Charlton's crew for the injured captain Mark Kinsella . He used his chance so that Kinsella couldn't find her way back to the team even after her recovery. Parker gradually developed into a key player in the midfield center and convinced with strengths in tackling, passing and generally the ability to "carry" the ball quickly through midfield. The sports press often speculated about an imminent move to a top club and at the end of January 2004 Parker finally joined Chelsea for a transfer fee of ten million pounds .

The contract term with the "Blues" was limited to four and a half years and Parker was primarily considered as a security for Claude Makélélé and Frank Lampard , but he often had to act in unfamiliar roles beyond midfield headquarters. He managed only one goal for Chelsea on February 11, 2004 in the 2-0 away win against Portsmouth FC and only in the victorious Champions League quarter-finals against Arsenal did he still have a formative influence for Chelsea. Nevertheless, he was honored as England's footballer of the year in the junior division at the end of the 2003/04 season. In a turbulent period of upheaval at Chelsea, which brought the club under the new owner Roman Abramowitsch numerous high-profile new signings ( including Arjen Robben and Tiago Mendes in the summer of 2004 ), Parker's sporting perspective deteriorated noticeably. Only in the league cup games he was initially relatively reliable in the starting line-up, but even there he was no longer represented in the semi-finals, as he had broken his metatarsus shortly before against Norwich. In the Premier League he played only four games in the 2004/05 season, which meant that he did not qualify for an official medal after winning the English championship - Chelsea only made his own duplicate for him.

For only 6.5 million pounds, Chelsea Parker pushed in July 2005 from the league rivals Newcastle United . There he found back to his old strength and was in a changeable season of the club despite a weak start under Graeme Souness an important factor that Newcastle still reached seventh place . The season had ended prematurely for him at the end of March 2006 after he fell ill with Pfeiffer's glandular fever , which also meant a possible nomination for the 2006 World Cup in Germany . He returned to the UI Cup final , which Newcastle won and qualified for the UEFA Cup . For the resigned Alan Shearer , Parker took over the captain's role under coach Glenn Roeder in the 2006/07 season, mostly played alongside Nicky Butt in midfield and despite the poor performance of the "Magpies" overall, Parker ran again in October 2006 after a two-year absence for the English national team against Croatia . In June 2007 he returned to London to West Ham United for a £ 7 million transfer , joining his old coach Alan Curbishley , under whom he had previously played at Charlton Athletic.

The start was bumpy for the "Hammers" and due to an injury he did not come into play regularly in the 2007/08 season until March 2008. He had previously given a taste of future performance in December 2007 when he was the best player in the 2-1 win against Middlesbrough FC and scored the winning goal. Although he continued to suffer from his injuries and missed the last eight games in the 2008/09 season, he rose to the lead player of West Ham United and showed in December 2008 against the ex-club from Chelsea (1: 1) another of performance rated very highly by experts. Nearly succeeded Parker in his third year with West Ham the league , including its 3: 2 winner against 24 April 2010 Wigan Athletic contributed. Although the descent in the fourth year could not be averted and West Ham ended up bottom of the table , Parker's achievements stood out clearly. He scored three goals in the first six competitive games and due to his performances in the English national team, he was considered the most consistent English midfielder of his time. He was named England's Player of the Month twice in 2011, and he was also named England's Footballer of the Year by journalists in 2011. Shortly after the start of the 2011/12 season, Parker then moved back to the Premier League at Tottenham Hotspur , having previously asked the management of West Ham United for clearance for a transfer.

With this move, Parker primarily ensured his ambitions in the English national team for the upcoming Euro 2012. The commitment in Tottenham was not long-term and formative for his career and when the now 32-year-old could no longer be guaranteed regular appearances in the first team after a series of new signings in the summer of 2013, he joined Fulham FC , where he got one Contract signed by June 30, 2016. With his already fifth London club, he was relegated from the Premier League in the first year , but remained with the club in the second division and extended his contract for another year in May 2016. After this contract expired, he ended his active career in June 2017.

English national team

Parker went through the English U-16 and U-18 youth team and also made nine international matches for the English U-21. For the first time in the senior national team he came on November 16, 2003 against Denmark (2: 3) as a substitute for Wayne Rooney in the 66th minute. It took almost three years before he made his starting line-up debut, and this game was also lost in the European Championship qualifier against Croatia (2-0). He was assigned a defensive role in the 3-5-2 system by Steve McClaren in midfield center behind Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard , where he served as additional protection for the attacking full-backs Gary Neville and Ashley Cole . Although Parker was still sporadically represented in the English squad after that and after the missed European Championship also in the provisional 30-man squad under Fabio Capello in 2010 , he only played his next (fourth) international match four and a half years after the Croatia bankruptcy on 9. February 2011 in the second half.

In another comparison with Denmark (2-1), Parker was in a victorious England team for the first time. Shortly afterwards he played an important role as defensive midfielder in the new 4-3-3 system under Capello in the 2-0 qualification against Wales . In the following years he was a regular for the "Three Lions" and on February 29, 2012, after the suspension of John Terry, he was the first English captain against the Netherlands (2-3). Under Capello's successor, Roy Hodgson , he was also part of the final England squad for Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine . He was in the starting line-up in all four English games, with Jordan Henderson coming off in extra time in the quarter-finals, which were ultimately lost to Italy on penalties . Parker completed his international career on March 22, 2013 with the 18th international game against San Marino (8-0).

Career as a coach

After his retirement, Parker became the head coach of the Tottenham Hotspur U18s for the 2017/18 season .

For the 2018/19 season , Parker was assistant coach at the newly promoted Premier League FC Fulham . He initially assisted Slaviša Jokanović and then his successor Claudio Ranieri . After Ranieri was relieved of his duties on February 28, 2019, Parker took over as interim coach of the team that was second to last in the table after 28 matchdays with 17 points - and ten points behind a non-relegation place. However, he could not prevent the direct relegation to the Football League Championship , which was already clear after the 33rd matchday in early April. On May 10, 2019, he was promoted to permanent head coach.

Title / Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gavin Willacy / English Schools Football Association: England Schoolboys, International Players records 1907-99 . Redwood Books Ltd., Trowbridge 1999, p. 59 .
  2. ^ "From McDonald's kid to England captain ... re-live Parker's 1993 advert" (Daily Mail)
  3. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1998-99 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1998, ISBN 1-85291-588-9 , pp. 228 .
  4. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 2001-2002 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2001, ISBN 0-946531-34-X , pp. 234 .
  5. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2004/2005 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2004, ISBN 1-85291-660-5 , pp. 314 .
  6. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2005, ISBN 1-85291-662-1 , pp. 315 f .
  7. ↑ "This would top my title medal says Scott Parker" (Sunday Express)
  8. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006-07 . Mainstream Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1-84596-111-0 , pp. 314 .
  9. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007-08 . Mainstream Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3 , pp. 314 .
  10. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008-09 . Mainstream Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8 , pp. 327 .
  11. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009-10 . Mainstream Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0 , pp. 324 f .
  12. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010-11 . Mainstream Publishing, 2010, ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0 , pp. 328 .
  13. ↑ "Scott Parker completes Tottenham move" (BBC Sport)
  14. ↑ "Scott Parker: Fulham sign Tottenham midfielder" (BBC Sport)
  15. ↑ "Scott Parker: Fulham captain signs one-year contract extension" (BBC Sport)
  16. ↑ England's ex-national player Parker announces the end of his career on transfermarkt.de, accessed on June 28, 2017.
  17. ^ "Croatia 2-0 England" (BBC Sport)
  18. ^ "Wales v England: Impressive Scott Parker showed in Cardiff he is central to Fabio Capello's fresh start" (The Telegraph)
  19. ↑ "England 2-3 Netherlands" (BBC Sport)
  20. ^ "England 0-0 Italy" (BBC Sport)
  21. ↑ "England Players: Scott Parker" (England Football Online)
  22. ↑ Scott Parker returns , tottenhamhotspur.com, June 30, 2017, accessed February 28, 2019.
  23. ↑ Parker Appointed , fulhamfc.com, July 4, 2018, accessed February 28, 2019.
  24. ↑ Parker Appointed Caretaker Manager , fulhamfc.com, February 28, 2019, accessed February 28, 2019.
  25. ↑ Fulham is relegated - Schürrle loan ends early , kicker.de, April 2, 2019, accessed on April 3, 2019.
  26. ↑ Fulham Appoints Scott Parker As Head Coach , fulhamfc.com, accessed May 10, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Parker, Scott
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Parker, Scott Matthew (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH London Borough of Lambeth , England