Steve McClaren

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Stephen "Steve" McClaren (born 3 May 1961) is an English football manager and former player. He is currently manager of Dutch side FC Twente. He managed the Premier League side Middlesbrough with whom he won the League Cup in 2004 and finished runners-up in the UEFA Cup in 2006. He was also assistant manager to Sir Alex Ferguson when Manchester United won the Treble in 1999. McClaren is most widely known for being manager of England between 1 August 2006[1] and 22 November 2007, when he was sacked after England failed to qualify for the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship. McClaren was heavily vilified by the English media in a similar personal manner as levelled at former manager Graham Taylor, the last England manager to fail to qualify for a major tournament (the 1994 FIFA World Cup), being dubbed 'The Wally with a Brolly', after his use of an umbrella to protect himself from rain during his final game in charge.