Born May 3 1961, York, England Playing career * A workmanlike midfielder, he spent six years in the lower divisions with Hull City, and also played for Derby County, Bristol City and Oxford United. * Forced to retire in 1992 through injury, he began coaching at Oxford then returned to Derby as assistant manager to Jim Smith. Coaching career * Early in 1999 he became assistant to Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, who completed a treble of Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League. * After the 2000-01 season, he took over as manager of Middlesbrough, leading them to a League Cup success in 2004. England * Had two spells as Sven Goran Eriksson's assistant with the England team, then succeeded the Swede as manager after the 2006 World Cup. * His reign ended in disappointment and he was dismissed in December 2007 after failure to qualify for Euro 2008. Working abroad * In June 2008 he joined Dutch club Twente Enschede as head coach and revived his reputation by helping them to win the Dutch League in 2010. * McClaren moved on to VfL Wolfsburg, becoming the first Englishman to manage in the Bundesliga but lasted less than a season. * After a brief interlude at Nottingham Forest he returned in January 2012 to Twente but resigned after little more than a year. Back in England * Returning to England, he coached briefly at Queens Park Rangers before taking over at Derby, who lost the Championship (second tier) playoff final to QPR. * After failing to reach the playoffs in 2015, he is sacked but moved back into the Premier League with Newcastle. * After a poor start to the season without a win in any of their first eight league games, Newcastle finally won a match, beating Norwich City 6-2, but their poor form and results meant they were rarely out of the relegation zone and McClaren was sacked on Friday following a 3-1 home defeat by Bournemouth. (For more sports news andupdates, followAhramOnlineSportson Twitter at@AO_Sportsand onFacebookatAhramOnlineSports.) http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/190705.aspx
