Sir Trevor David Brooking CBE (born 2 October 1948) in Barking, Essex is a former footballer, manager, pundit and current director of football development in England. Brooking played most of his career for 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 as 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 Brooking. 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.
Manager, Official, Sports commentator, Soccer Player
Education
Ilford County High School
Nationality
English
Spouse
Hilkka Brooking (m. 1970)
Children
Warren Brooking, Collette Brooking
Star Sign
Libra
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Fact
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He is the Director of Football Development for the England Football Association. [June 2004]
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Currently employed as the Directer of Football for the English FA. [February 2006]
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Shenfield, Essex, England [May 2009]
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He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Sport. He is Director of Football Development, English Football Association.
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He was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to sports.
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Took over as Caretaker manager of West Ham United at the end of the 2002/03 season, winning 2 out of 3 games and drawing the other, unfortunately, it wasn't enough to keep West Ham in the Premiership and they were relegated after a 2-2 draw with Birmingham on the last day of the season. He took over again as Caretaker Manager after the club sacked their regular manager, Glenn Roeder, at the start of 2003/04 season in the Championship. He won 3 out of 5 games under this spell but lost his last game in charge of the club before Alan Pardew took over.
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He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1999 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to sports.
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Former England international footballer and TV pundit.