Nigel Clough
English association football player and manager (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nigel Howard Clough (born 19 March 1966) is an English professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Mansfield Town.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nigel Howard Clough[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1966-03-19) 19 March 1966 (age 58)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Mansfield Town (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1982–1984 | Nottingham Forest | ||
1983–1984 | → Heanor Town (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1993 | Nottingham Forest | 311 | (101) |
1993–1996 | Liverpool | 39 | (7) |
1996–1998 | Manchester City | 39 | (4) |
1996–1997 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 13 | (1) |
1997 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1998–2008 | Burton Albion | 227 | (16) |
Total | 630 | (131) | |
National team | |||
1986–1988 | England U21 | 15 | (3) |
1990–1991 | England B | 3 | (1) |
1989–1993 | England | 14 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1998–2009 | Burton Albion | ||
2009–2013 | Derby County | ||
2013–2015 | Sheffield United | ||
2015–2020 | Burton Albion | ||
2020– | Mansfield Town | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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Clough is most famous for his time at Nottingham Forest, where he scored 131 goals in over 400 games. He is the second highest scoring player in the history of the team.