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Terry Venables
Personal information
Full name: Terence Frederick Venables
Date of birth: 6 January 1943(1943-01-06)
Place of birth:    Dagenham, Essex, Flag of England England
Date of death:    25 November 2023(2023-11-25) (aged 80)
Place of death:    Flag of England England
Playing position: Midfielder
Youth clubs
1958-1960 Flag of England Chelsea
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
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National team
1964 Flag of England England 002 00(0)
Teams managed
1976–1980
1980–1984
1984–1987
1987–1993
1994–1996
1996–1997
1998–1999
2000–2001
2002–2003
2006–2007 		Flag of England Crystal Palace
Flag of England Queens Park Rangers
Flag of Spain Barcelona
Flag of England Tottenham Hotspur
Flag of England England
Flag of Australia Australia
Flag of England Crystal Palace
Flag of England Middlesbrough
Flag of England Leeds United
Flag of England England (assistant)

Terence Frederick "Terry" Venables (6 January 1943 – 25 November 2023), often referred to as "El Tel ", was an English former football player and manager. During the 1960s and 70s, he played for various clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers, and gained two caps for England.

He was the national team manager of England from 1994 to 1996 (leading the team to the semi-finals of the 1996 European Championships), and of Australia from 1997 to 1998. He has also managed several club sides including Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur, Leeds United and Barcelona.

Honours[]

Player[]

Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur
Queens Park Rangers

Manager[]

Individual
  • World Soccer Manager of the Year: 1985
  • Don Balón Award: 1985
  • English Football Hall of Fame: 1997 (inducted)
Crystal Palace
Queens Park Rangers
Barcelona
Tottenham Hotspur
Australia
Leeds United F.C. - Managers

Ray (1919–20) • Fairclough (1920–1927) • Ray (1927–35) • Hampson (1935–47) • Edwards (1947–48) • Buckley (1948–53) • Carter (1953–58) • Edwards (1958c) • Lambton (1958–59) • Taylor (1959–61) • Revie (1961–74) • Clough (1974) • Lindley (1974c) • Armfield (1974–78) • Lindley (1978c) • Stein (1978) • Lindley (1978c) • Adamson (1978–80) • Lindley (1980c) • Merrington (1980c) • Clarke (1980–82) • Gray (1982–85) • Gunby (1985c) • Bremner (1985–88) • Hunter (1988c) • Wilkinson (1988–96) • Graham (1996–98) • O'Leary (1998–2002) • Venables (2002–03) • Reid (2003) • Gray (2003–04c) • Blackwell (2004–06) • Carver (2006c) • Geddis (2006c) • Wise (2006–08) • Williams (2008c) • McAllister (2008) • Grayson (2008–12) • Redfearn (2012c) • Warnock (2012–13) • Redfearn (2013c) • McDermott (2013–14) • Hockaday (2014) • Redfearn (2014c) • Milanič (2014) • Redfearn (2014–15) • Rösler (2015) • Evans (2015–16) • Monk (2016–17) • Christiansen (2017–18) • Heckingbottom (2018) • Bielsa (2018–22) • Marsch (2022–23) • Gracia (2023) • Allardyce (2023) • Farke (2023–)

Crystal Palace Football Club - Managers

Robson (1905–07) • Goodman (1907–25) • Maley (1925–27) • Mavin (1927–30) • Tresadern (1930–35) • Bromilow (1935–36) • Moyes (1936) • Bromilow (1936–39) • Irwin (1939–47) • Butler (1947–49) • Rooke (1949–50) • Dawes & Slade (1950–51) • Scott (1951–54) • Spiers (1954–58) • G. Smith (1958–60) • Rowe (1960–62) • Graham (1963–66) • Rowe (1966c) • Head (1966–72) • Allison (1973–76) • Venables (1976–80) • Walley (1980c) • Allison (1980–81) • Gradi (1981) • Kember (1981–82) • Mullery (1982–84) • Bassett (1984) • Coppell (1984–93) • A. Smith (1993–95) • Coppell (1995–96) • Bassett (1996–97) • Coppell (1997–98) • Lombardo & Brolin (1998p) • Noades & Lewington (1998c) • Venables (1998–99) • Coppell (1999–2000) • A. Smith (2000–01) • Kember (2001c) • Bruce (2001) • Kember & Bullivant (2001c) • Francis (2001–03) • Kember (2003) • Symons (2003c) • Dowie (2003–06) • Taylor (2006–07) • Symons (2007c) • Warnock (2007–10) • Hart (2010) • Burley (2010–11) • Freedman (2011–12) • Lawrence & Fleming (2012c) • Holloway (2012–13) • Millen (2013c) • Pulis (2013–14) • Millen (2014c) • Warnock (2014) • Millen (2014–15c) • Pardew (2015–16) • Allardyce (2016–17) • de Boer (2017) • Hodgson (2017–21) • Vieira (2021–23) • Hodgson (2023–24) • Glasner (2024–)

Queens Park Rangers Football Club - Managers

Cowan (1913–20) • Howie (1913–20) • Liddell (1920–25) • Hewison (1925–31) • Mitchell (1931–33) • O'Brien (1933–35) • Birrell (1935–39) • Vizard (1939–44) • Mangnall (1944–52) • Taylor (1952–59) • Stock (1959–68) • Dodgin (1968) • Docherty (1968) • Allen (1968–71) • Jago (1971–74) • Anderson (1974c) • Sexton (1974–77) • Sibley (1977–78) • Stock (1978c) • Burtenshaw (1978–79) • Docherty (1979–80) • Venables (1980–84) • Jago (1984c) • Mullery (1984) • Sibley (1984–85c) • Smith (1985–88) • T. Francis (1988–89) • Howe (1989–91) • G. Francis (1991–1994) • Wilkins (1994–96) • Houston (1996–97) • Hollins (1997c) • R. Harford (1997–98) • Dowie (1998c) • G. Francis (1998–2001) • Holloway (2001–06) • Waddock (2006c) • Gregory (2006–07) • M. Harford (2007c) • De Canio (2007–08) • Dowie (2008) • Ainsworth (2008c) • Sousa (2008–09) • Ainsworth (2009c) • Magilton (2009) • Gallen & Bircham (2009c) • Hart (2009–10) • M. Harford (2010c) • Warnock (2010–12) • Hughes (2012) • Bowen & Niedzwiecki (2012c) • Redknapp (2012–15) • Ferdinand & Ramsey (2015c) • Ramsey & Bond (2015c) • Ramsey (2015) • Warnockc (2015) • Hasselbaink (2015–16) • Holloway (2016–18) • McClaren (2018–19) • Eustacec (2019) • Warburton (2019–2022) • Beale (2022) • Hallc (2022) • Critchley (2022–2023) • Ainsworth (2023) • Cifuentes (2023–2025) •

Futbol Club Barcelona - Managers

Barrow (1917) • Greenwell (1917–23) • Spouncer (1923–24) • Poszony (1924) • Kirby (1924–26) • Domby (1926–27) • Forns (1927–29) • Bellamy (1929–31) • Greenwell (1931–33) • Domby (1933–34) • Plattkó (1934–35) • O'Connell (1935–40) • Planas (1940–41) • Guzmán (1941–42) • Nogués (1942–44) • Samitier (1944–47) • Fernández (1947–50) • Daučík (1950–54) • Puppo (1954–55) • Plattkó (1955–56) • Balmanya (1956–58) • Herrera (1958–60) • Broćić (1960–61) • Orizaola (1961) • Miró (1961) • Kubala (1961–63) • Gonzalvo (1963) • C.Rodríguez (1963–64) • Sasot (1964–65) • Olsen (1965–67) • Artigas (1967–69) • Seguer (1969c) • Buckingham (1969–71) • Michels (1971–75) • Weisweiler (1975–76) • Ruiz (1976c) • Michels (1976–78) • Muller (1978–79) • Rifé (1979–80) • Herrera (1980) • Kubala (1980) • Herrera (1980–81) • Lattek (1981–83) • Menotti (1983–84) • Venables (1984–87) • Aragonés (1987–88) • Cruijff (1988–91) • Rexach (1991c) • Cruijff (1991–96) • Robson (1996–97) • Van Gaal (1997–2000) • Serra Ferrer (2000–01) • Rexach (2001–02) • Van Gaal (2002–03) • Antić (2003) • Rijkaard (2003–08) • Guardiola (2008–12) • Vilanova (2012–13) • Martino (2013–14) • Enrique (2014–17) • Valverde (2017–20) • Quique Setién (2020) • Koeman (2020–21) • Xavi (2021–24) • Flick (2024–)

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club - Managers

Brettell (1898–99) • Cameron (1899–1907) • Kirkham (1907–08) • Turner (1908–12s) • McWilliam (1913–27) • Minter (1927–30) • Smith (1930–35) • Hardinge (1935c) • Tresadern (1935–38) • McWilliam (1938–42) • Turner (1942–46) • Hulme (1946–49) • Rowe (1949–55) • Anderson (1955–58) • Nicholson (1958–74) • Neill (1974–76) • Burkinshaw (1976–84) • Shreeves (1984–86) • Pleat (1986–87) • Hartley & Livermore (1987c) • Venables (1987–91) • Shreeves (1991–92) • Livermore & Clemence (1992–93) • Ardiles (1993–94) • Perryman (1994c) • Francis (1994–97) • Hughton (1997c) • Gross (1997–98) • Pleat (1998c) • Graham (1998–2001) • Pleat (2001c) • Hoddle (2001–03) • Pleat (2003–04c) • Santini (2004) • Jol (2004–07) • Allen (2007c) • Ramos (2007–08) • Redknapp (2008–12) • Villas-Boas (2012–13) • Sherwood (2013–14) • Pochettino (2014–19) • Mourinho (2019–21) • Mason (2021c) • Espírito Santo (2021) • Conte (2021–23) • Stellini (2023c) • Mason (2023c) • Postecoglou (2023–25) • Frank (2025–)

Middlesbrough Football Club - Managers

J.Robson (1899–1905) • Mackie (1905–06) • Aitken (1906–09) • Gunter (1909–10) • Walker (1910–11) • McIntosh (1911–19) • Howie (1920–23) • Bamlett (1923–26) • McWilliam (1927–34) • Gillow (1934–44) • Jack (1944–52) • Rowley (1952–54) • Dennison (1954–63) • Carter (1963–66) • Anderson (1966–73) • Charlton (1973–77) • Neal (1977–81) • Murdoch (1981–82) • Allison (1982–84) • Maddren (1984–86) • Rioch (1986–90) • Todd (1990–91) • Lawrence (1991–94) • B.Robson (1994–2001) • Venables (2001) • McClaren (2001–06) • Southgate (2006–09) • Strachan (2009–10) • Mowbray (2010–13) • Karanka (2013–17) • Agnew (2017) • Monk (2017) • Pulis (2017–19) • Woodgate (2019–20) • Warnock (2020–21) • Wilder (2021–22) • Carrick (2022–25) • Rob Edwards (2025)

Flag of England England
England national football team - Managers

Winterbottom (1946–62) • Ramsey (1962–74) • Mercer (caretaker) (1974) • Revie (1974–77) • Greenwood (1977–82) • Robson (1982–90) • G. Taylor (1990–93) • Venables (1993–96) • Hoddle (1996–99) • Wilkinson (caretaker) (1999) • Keegan (1999–2000) • Wilkinson (caretaker) (2000) • P. Taylor (caretaker) (2000–01) • Eriksson (2001–06) • McClaren (2006–07) • Capello (2008–12) • Pearce (caretaker) (2012) • Hodgson (2012–16) • Allardyce (2016) • Southgate (2016–24) • Carsley (interim) (2024–)

England – UEFA Euro 1996

1. Seaman 2. G. Neville 3. Pearce 4. Ince 5. Adams 6. Southgate 7. Platt 8. Gascoigne 9. Shearer 10. Sheringham 11. Anderton 12. Howey 13. Flowers 14. Barmby 15. Redknapp 16. Campbell 17. McManaman 18. Ferdinand 19. P. Neville 20. Stone 21. Fowler 22. Walker Manager:  Flag of England Venables

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England national football team - Managers

Winterbottom (1946–62) • Ramsey (1962–74) • Mercer (caretaker) (1974) • Revie (1974–77) • Greenwood (1977–82) • Robson (1982–90) • G. Taylor (1990–93) • Venables (1993–96) • Hoddle (1996–99) • Wilkinson (caretaker) (1999) • Keegan (1999–2000) • Wilkinson (caretaker) (2000) • P. Taylor (caretaker) (2000–01) • Eriksson (2001–06) • McClaren (2006–07) • Capello (2008–12) • Pearce (caretaker) (2012) • Hodgson (2012–16) • Allardyce (2016) • Southgate (2016–24) • Carsley (interim) (2024–)

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