What is Steve Clarke net worth?
Stephen Clarke is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Scotland national team.
Clarke played for St Mirren, Chelsea and the Scotland national team, winning three major trophies with Chelsea towards the end of his career.
Steve Clarke net worth
Net worth | £1million |
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Date of birth | 29 August 1963 |
Full name | Stephen Clarke |
Occupation | Professional Football Manager |
Nationality | Scottish |
Steve Clarke net worth
As of 2024, Steve Clarke net worth is valued at around £1million. According to sources, Clarke receives an annual salary of £480,000 as the head coach of the Scottish national team.
Steve Clarke Profile
Clarke was born in Saltcoats in Ayrshire. His older brother Paul was a footballer, who played in more than 350 games for Kilmarnock.
Spotted while playing for Beith Juniors, Steve began his professional career with St Mirren.
Clarke was initially on a part-time contract with St Mirren, while he completed an apprenticeship as an instrument engineer.
Chelsea
Clarke was transferred to Chelsea for £422,000 in January 1987. He stayed at Chelsea until 1998, making 421 appearances. He was a part of the Chelsea sides which won the 1997 FA Cup Final, 1998 Football League Cup Final and 1998 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup Final.
The latter match, against VfB Stuttgart in Stockholm, was Clarke’s final appearance for the club. In 2005, he was voted into Chelsea’s centenary XI, occupying the right-back berth.
International Career
Clarke made six appearances for the Scotland national team. His debut was a 2–0 friendly win over Hungary at Hampden Park on 9 September 1987, and his final game was a 3–1 friendly loss away to the Netherlands in Utrecht six years later on 27 May 1994; he was not selected in the squad for any of the four major tournaments for which Scotland qualified in that era.
In 1998, Clarke joined Newcastle United as assistant manager to Ruud Gullit, his former manager at Chelsea. Clarke was part of the coaching team with Gullit, which helped Newcastle reach the 1999 FA Cup Final on 22 May 1999, where Newcastle finished runners up to Manchester United.
On 12 September 2008, Clarke handed in his resignation to Chelsea, hoping to move to West Ham United to be assistant to former Chelsea teammate Gianfranco Zola.
Chelsea initially rejected his resignation, demanding compensation worth two years of Clarke’s salary.
After a deal was agreed between the clubs, Clarke became West Ham’s first-team coach on 15 September.
Who is the current Scotland manager?
In May 2019, Clarke was appointed manager of the Scotland national team on a contract due to run until the end of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.
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On his debut on 8 June, the Scots won 2–1 at home to Cyprus in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.
Ahead of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, Clarke signed a new contract with the SFA that is due to run until 2026.
Scotland won their first five matches in Euro 2024 qualifying, against Cyprus (twice), Spain, Norway and Georgia. They achieved qualification for the tournament on 15 October 2023, with two matches to spare
How much does the Scotland football manager get paid?
According to sources, Steve Clarke takes an annual salary of £472,000.
Steve Clarke net worth
Steve Clarke net worth is valued at around £1million.
Sources: Glusea