Terry Venables

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Club career

He went from representing his county to earning caps for England Schoolboys, and Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, and Manchester United all expressed an interest.

Venables left school in 1958 and joined Chelsea as an apprentice at the age of 15. He later said he joined Chelsea because he felt he had a great chance of joining the first team at Stamford Bridge, as well as because the club gave his father a part-time scout job, and denied West Ham's youth coach Malcolm Allison's claim that he was only joining Chelsea for financial reasons. He postponed his career to compete for a spot in the 1960 Summer Olympics, but after finding out that he would not be selected for the team, he turned professional. Chelsea defeated Preston North End and Everton in 1961 and 1961 respectively, winning the FA Youth Cup for the second season in a row. In a 4–2 loss to West Ham United on February 6, 1960, he made his much awaited senior debut, with newspapers referring him as "the new Duncan Edwards."

Tommy Docherty joined Chelsea as player-coach in September 1961 and went on to replace Ted Drake as the head coach the following month. Docherty was a good manager at the club, promoting younger players who became known as "Docherty's Diamonds" and being a highly respected coach in Venables' history. Nevertheless, the two had a turbulent relationship, and Venables believed Docherty to be tactically limited. Chelsea were relegated at the conclusion of the 1961–62 season, but they were able to win promotion out of the Second Division for the first time in 1962–63. In the 1963–64 season, the team finished fifth in the First Division. He earned his FA coaching badges at the age of 24, earning him distinction and a 95% pass rate.

He went on to lift the League Cup with Chelsea and scored a penalty against Leicester City in the two-legged final. Chelsea was also in the FA Cup semi-finals in 1964–65, where they were disqualified by Liverpool. Chelsea lost the first of these games 2–0 at Anfield with three games remaining, with the hopes of overtaking Manchester United and Leeds United to win the league crown. After the game, Docherty modified his decision to let the players sleep, but seven others (George Graham, Barry Bridges, John Hollins, Marvin Hinton, Eddie McCreadie, Joe Fascione, and Bert Murray) fought and died, causing a short night out. All eight players were suspended for the remainder of the season after returning to the team hotel Docherty. Chelsea then lost 6–2 to Burnley before Docherty restored the players for a final day defeat to Blackpool. Venables never excuse Docherty for the punishment, describing it as "crass, ignorant, and self-defeating." With Chelsea again heading for a fifth-place finish, Docherty appeared on the transfer list toward the end of the 1965–66 season.

Venables was sold by Tottenham Hotspur for £80,000 and made his club debut in a 1-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers on May 9, 1966. He made his presence felt as soon as he punched club legend Dave Mackay during practice, but there was no long-term rift resulting as a result of the incident. Spurs continued to have a good 1966-67 season, finishing third in the league and beating Millwall (after a replay), Portsmouth, Bristol City, Birmingham City, Birmingham City (after a replay), and Nottingham Forest advanced to the 1967 FA Cup Final to face his former club Chelsea at Wembley Stadium. Spurs won the cup with a 2–1 victory, Jimmy Robertson and Frank Saul scoring the goals before Bobby Tambling scored a late consolation goal for Chelsea. Venables bet £25 on Chelsea to win the cup at odds of 25/1, which would have paid out £500 per game if Spurs had lost the game; in fact, if Chelsea had won the league, they would have been better off financially if Chelsea had won the cup; in fact, after tax deductions, if Chelsea had won the trophy.

Venables did not have a positive working relationship with his manager, expecting Bill Nicholson to have a negative attitude that drained him of enthusiasm. He also felt that the Spurs were not appreciated by the Spurs fans, which was more significant. In 1967-1969, the club lost to seventh and sixth places, as well as 1968–69. Nicholson accepted a £70,000 reward from Queens Park Rangers on June 20.

Later, Venables said that his move to Second Division QPR changed his life, adding, "I cannot imagine a transfer blessed with so much wealth." Rangers could only achieve mid-table finishes in the 1969-70 and 1970-71 campaigns, with Venables scoring 18 goals in 83 games. Jim Gregory voted to fire Les Allen and appoint Gordon Jago as the boss of Rangers, who finished fourth in 1971-72, just two points behind promoted Birmingham City. When coach Bobby Campbell left Loftus Road for Arsenal, Jago allowed Venables to control the club's training sessions. Rangers continued to grow, winning promotion in 1972–73 after securing a runners-up spot with an 11-point deficit over third-place Aston Villa.

Venables joined Crystal Palace in 1974, and he and Ian Evans were traded to Palace in exchange for Don Rogers. He appeared in the Third Division from 1974 to 1975 in the 1974-75 season before retiring due to arthritis on New Year's Eve. Malcolm Allison, the campaign's boss, has given him a coaching role.

International career

Venables was the only footballer to play for England at schoolboy, youth, amateur, Under-23, and the complete international team; no player was ever to match his record, as the amateur team was disbanded in 1974. Alf Ramsey had been named on the 1966 FIFA World Cup's list of 33 "possibles" for the country, winning two caps with Belgium and a 1–1 draw with the Netherlands in 1964, but did not make it to the final squad of 22 players.

Managerial career

Venables served as Malcolm Allison's coach during the 1975–76 season; however, Palace failed to qualify for the semi-finals and their subsequent league form suffered as they fell back to fifth place. In June 1976, Venables succeeded Allison as the boss. Venables' month was jam packed as he turned down a surprise bid to walk out on Palace to replace Bertie Mee as Arsenal's manager, as well as a para-sailing crash in Majorca that needed 40 stitches.

Venables, the head of Crystal Palace, developed a youth team and free transfer signings, which the media referred to as the "Team of the Eighties." Peter Taylor, the club's star, was sold to Spurs for £200,000, but the majority of the money was spent on balancing the team's books. On the understanding that the player's transfer fee would be paid in full, Venables spent £11,500 to sign striker Rachid Harkouk of Feltham, pulling half of this sum out of his own funds. The board had enough funds for Venables to buy Jeff Bourne from Derby County for £30,000 by March 1977, and Bourne's 1976–77 campaign saw Palace win the third and final automatic promotion position.

His team was able to win promotion in 1978-1979, winning promotion as champions. With a final day victory over Burnley in a rearranged fixture only days after all their promotion rivals had finished; they leapfrogged Brighton & Hove Albion, Stoke City, and Sunderland; and they denied their M23 derby opponents from the south coast what would have been their club's highest accolade.

His first season as a manager in the First Division began with a bang, and Crystal Palace placed first in the English Football League on Monday. They ended in 13th place, which was at the time the club's highest ever league finish.

The following season was off to a rocky start for Venables; expensive high-profile signings failed to gel, and Palace, which was then in last place, was in financial trouble in October 1980. Venables left during October to join Second Division Queens Park Rangers, but the exact reasons for his sudden departure have never been established.

Venables left Palace in the top division for Queens Park Rangers, who were in the Second Division. Selhurst Park's departure coincided with a drop in form for the Palace, who were relegated at the end of the season and did not recover their top flight status for another eight years. Venables attracted a number of players over to Queens Park Rangers, which, as we said at the time, gave him an additional financial boost to his personal income.

In 1983, he helped QPR return to the First Division as the champions of the Second Division. In 1982, he led Rangers to the FA Cup final, but the team was disqualified in a replay against his former club Tottenham Hotspur.

His last season as QPR's boss, 1983–84, saw more success, finishing fifth in the league (their highest finish since they were runners-up in 1976), as well as qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Venables then migrated to Spain to take over Barcelona, while Alan Mullery took over from him at Loftus Road in an ill-fated deal that lasted only six months.

Venables gained a reputation as a manager with his victories at Crystal Palace and QPR, and the competition attracted interest from some of Europe's most prestigious clubs. Venables played the role of boss at Barcelona in 1984, earning the nascent name "El Tel." Bobby Robson, a good friend of the Barcelona Vice President and who later announced that he would take over the team years later, was recommended. Venables's system, a classic 4–4–2, exploited outstanding players like Gerardo, Migueli, and Julio Alberto, as well as a hard-working midfield led by West German Bernd Schuster, was a very English system. Venables led the team to the Spanish league championship in 1985, the first since 1974). He also won the 1986 Copa de la Liga, leading them to the Copa del Rey final in 1986, defeating Real Zaragoza.

Barcelona also qualified for the 1986 European Cup Final, but they lost to Steaua București in a penalty shootout after a 0–0 draw. It was Barcelona's first appearance in a European Cup final since 1961, and the match had been crowned after one of the most exciting European Cup semi-finals in history. After a 3–3 aggregate score, Venables's team defeated Swedish club IFK Göteborg by 3–0 in the second leg of the 1986 semi-finals at Camp Nou in a penalty shoot-out.

In 1986, Venables brought two British strikers to Barcelona – Gary Lineker of Everton and Mark Hughes from Manchester United. Lineker had a great time at the Camp Nou in his first season, scoring 21 goals, including a hat-trick in a 3–2 victory over Real Madrid. Lineker spent three years in Barcelona before Venables took him back to England with his new club, Tottenham Hotspur in 1989. Hughes, on the other hand, was less fruitful and spent just one season in Barcelona before being loaned to Bayern Munich.

Venables was fired by Barcelona in September 1987 after struggling to repeat his title triumph at the Camp Nou and losing home and away to eventual finalists Dundee United in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup six months before.

He returned to England on November 23, 1987, to lead Tottenham Hotspur. He had a varied career with the Spurs, with the team finishing in mid-table for the majority of his tenure, although they did win the FA Cup in 1991 and finished third in the league in 1990. Venables brought Gary Lineker and Paul Gascoigne to Spurs, making him the favorite to replace Bobby Robson as England's national football team boss when the job was open in 1990, but doubts regarding his probity led him to his dismissal in favour of Graham Taylor. The Football Association's shortlist did not even make it to the shortlist of three managers chosen by The Football Association.

Following a failed attempt to take over Spurs with Larry Gillick, Alan Sugar, who had defeated Robert Maxwell in June 1991, has been named as the head executive. The Spurs team was managed by Peter Shreeves and later by Ray Clemence and Doug Livermore's joint management team, with Venables being more involved with the first team in the upcoming two seasons. On May 14, 1993, a clash of personalities emerged, with Sugar dismissed Venables over his company dealings. He was reinstated after receiving a provisional injunction, but he missed a 3-day high court hearing and was ordered to pay the bill.

After being recommended by Jimmy Armfield to the England national team, Venables was named manager of the England national team on January 28, 1994. However, he came under intense scrutiny and censure in the media for his company dealings, which led to MP Kate Hoey's admission in Parliament that Venables was unsuitable for the position of national team manager. Don Howe and Mike Kelly as coaches, and Dave Sexton as the England under-21 team's manager. In June 1995, he led England to a second-place finish in the Umbro Cup, but Paul Ince was froze out of the international set-up after Ince declined to participate in the tournament.

As England's host, he organized friendlies to encourage him to experiment and select his best squad for the tournament, as well as find the correct tactical system to suit the players. After the FA's International Committee Chairman Noel White refused to offer Venables a contract extension in December 1995, the FA insisted on reviewing England's results in competitive fixtures before determining on his future. Glenn Hoddle was named as his replacement in May 1996, implying that Venables would have no choice but to stand down as boss no matter how well England did at the tournament.

Venables elected Tony Adams as captain of Euro 1996 after selecting David Platt as captain during the friendly matches. In the face of widespread media backlash against England players, Venables went so far as to accuse some journalists as "traitors" for what he called a "witch-hunt" against England players. During the tournament, England went undefeated, drawing with Switzerland in the first group game before beating Scotland 2–0 and the Netherlands 4–1. After his retirement, Venables referred to the victory over the Netherlands as "perfection – the most exciting football experience ever." Following a 1–1 draw, England advanced to the quarter-finals with a win on penalties before being defeated by Germany on penalties.

"Terry's experience and tactical expertise were spot-on," Alan Shearer, who played for Venables at Euro 96, was spot-on, and he knew how to bring the best out of us." We responded to him, trusted him, and played some outstanding football in the tournament." Gareth Southgate, Gareth Southgate, another player in the squad, said, "Terry opened my eyes to things that no one else has." He has a natural tactical awareness. Every senior player in the company took a lot from him, which is an achievement." Rob Smyth of The Guardian wrote, "Under Terry Venables' leadership, this was an enlightened, adaptable, and reformed England team, one for the modern age; they even played a genuine 3-5-2 against Scotland and Germany." However, they weren't really that good." England had "only two good showings" in the tournament against Holland and Germany, according to Smyth.

Following Eddie Thomson's departure, Venables became the head of Australia in November 1996. Venables led Australia to the final in the 1997 Confederations Cup before losing to Brazil. His team made it to the Oceania World Cup qualifiers but Iran defeated Iran on away goals in a play-off. Australia led the second leg 2–0 early in the second half after the team's drawn 1–1 draw in Tehran, but they forfeited two late goals to miss out on qualifying for the 1998 World Cup on away goals. Venables opted to leave the Socceroos after the Federation's National Governing Body had backed the Federation in the hopes of winning their first World Cup since 1974.

In summer 1998, he returned to Crystal Palace after being taken over by Mark Goldberg. When the south-London club went into administration, Venables left acrimoniously in January 1999. His appointment sparked a media blitz, with Goldberg predicting that within five years, Palace will be transformed into a European power. Venables skipped his first competitive game in charge, blaming his packed schedule for the summer's World Cup as the reason for his absence from football. In fact, his first game as boss was the away leg of an InterToto Cup match, with the club already 0-2 down from the home leg in his absence. Venables chose to field youth, but the adventure ended immediately. After a string of inconsistent results, the Goldberg's dream of building Palace as a force was over in January 1999, although the club did not fully recover from being out of money and barely escaped going out of business, although they did finish in a safe position in Division One.

Despite being linked to vacant managerial positions with Wales and Chelsea, Venables stayed out of football for almost two years before being appointed Head Coach to help Middlesbrough with the incumbent manager Bryan Robson in order to prevent relegation. The club made it to the playoffs and survived. However, Venables felt Teesside was too far from his media and company needs, and he left at the same time as Robson in June 2001.

Venables took over Leeds United as manager in July 2002. Although the full extent of Leeds' financial troubles were only starting to become apparent with club captain Rio Ferdinand' transfer to Manchester United only a fortnight into Venables, the team's manager still had a bigger squad than the one that had qualified for the UEFA Champions League two years ago (effectively, since Ferdinand was bought after qualification). Despite this, by December of that year, the team had crashed out of both the League Cup and the UEFA Cup, and was languishing in the bottom half of the table.

Leeds were even more reduced in January 2003, when Jonathan Woodgate was sold to Newcastle United without being informed, in an attempt to pay off rising debts. If Woodgate were sold, Venables could have been fired if Woodgate was sold, but Peter Ridsdale was compelled to stay. Venables was fired in March 2003 after the club spiralling towards relegation, as well as later confirmed allegations of new player sales by the board.

In 2005, Venables was linked to Newcastle Jets, but his commitments in the United Kingdom prevented him from playing a role in the club, and his agent confirmed that he did not sign any contract with the club. He was linked to a return to Middlesbrough in the 2005–06 season, but decided that due to his age, he would be unable to run a Premier League club full time. Venables returned to England as a support to new manager Steve McClaren later this year. Since England failed to qualify for Euro 2008, he was fired from his position in November 2007 and McClaren.

Since 2007, Venables has been associated with a number of managerial vacancies, including those in the Republic of Ireland, Bulgaria, Queen's Park Rangers, Hull City, and Wales. He was recruited as a technical advisor by Wembley, a non-League club.

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