Paul Parker (footballer)
English footballer, manager, and sports television pundit / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paul Andrew Parker (born 4 April 1964) is an English sports television pundit, former football manager, and former professional footballer.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Andrew Parker[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1964-04-04) 4 April 1964 (age 60)[1] | ||
Place of birth | West Ham, Essex,[1] England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right back, centre back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1987 | Fulham | 153 | (2) |
1987–1991 | Queens Park Rangers | 125 | (1) |
1991–1996 | Manchester United | 105 | (1) |
1996 | Derby County | 4 | (0) |
1996 | Sheffield United | 10 | (0) |
1997 | Fulham | 3 | (0) |
1997 | Chelsea | 4 | (0) |
1997 | Heybridge Swifts | 0 | (0) |
1997 | Farnborough Town | ||
Total | 404 | (4) | |
International career | |||
1984–1986 | England U21 | 8 | (1) |
1987–1989 | England B | 3 | (0) |
1989–1994 | England | 19 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2001–2003 | Chelmsford City | ||
2003–2005 | Welling United | ||
2005–2006 | Folkestone Invicta (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
As a player, he was a full back, most successfully with Manchester United with whom he won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup, a League Cup and the Charity Shield. Earlier He had established himself as a top flight Centre-half and England international at Queens Park Rangers where he spent 4 years and before that started his catrrt with a 5 year stretch at Fulham. Later he had short spells with Chelsea, Derby County and Sheffield United. He later played non-league football with Heybridge Swifts and Farnborough Town until retiring in 1997. Internationally, Parker earned 19 caps for England and played at the 1990 World Cup.
He had spells as a manager from 2001 to 2005 with Chelmsford City and Welling United, later taking up a role as assistant manager at Folkestone Invicta before becoming a television pundit with ESPN and Sky Sports.