Steve Claridge
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Edward Claridge | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
|
Salisbury (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Portsmouth | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1984 | Fareham Town | 13 | (2) |
| 1984–1985 | Bournemouth | 7 | (1) |
| 1985–1988 | Weymouth | 110 | (28) |
| 1988 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
| 1988–1990 | Aldershot | 62 | (19) |
| 1990–1992 | Cambridge United | 79 | (28) |
| 1992 | Luton Town | 16 | (2) |
| 1992–1994 | Cambridge United | 53 | (18) |
| 1994–1996 | Birmingham City | 88 | (35) |
| 1996–1998 | Leicester City | 63 | (17) |
| 1998 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 1998 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Portsmouth | 104 | (34) |
| 2001 | → Millwall (loan) | 6 | (3) |
| 2001–2003 | Millwall | 85 | (26) |
| 2003–2004 | Weymouth | 47 | (24) |
| 2004 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Brentford | 4 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2005 | Wycombe Wanderers | 15 | (4) |
| 2005 | Millwall | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | Gillingham | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Bradford City | 26 | (5) |
| 2006 | → Walsall (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Bournemouth | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Worthing | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Harrow Borough | 4 | (2) |
| 2009 | Weymouth | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Gosport Borough | 11 | (4) |
| Total | 828 | (255) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2001 | Portsmouth | ||
| 2003–2004 | Weymouth | ||
| 2005 | Millwall | ||
| 2015– | Salisbury | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:56 30/05/2015 (UTC). |
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Stephen Edward "Steve" Claridge (born 10 April 1966) is an English football pundit, coach and former player. He was a pundit for BBC Sport football shows including Football Focus and The Football League Show, until recently when he became both manager and a director at newly formed Salisbury.
Claridge's career was known for its longevity and diversity. Born in Portsmouth, he has spent a number of periods with teams from Hampshire and Dorset, having begun his career with non-league Fareham Town in 1983. After failing to gain a permanent contract at local league club A.F.C. Bournemouth, Claridge spent three years at Weymouth, in his longest single spell with any club. From 1988 till 1996 Claridge played for a number of Football League teams, before moving to Leicester City with whom he played in the Premier League and won the 1997 Football League Cup. In 1998 he moved to Portsmouth, where he was also player manager from 2000–2001. After a spell with Millwall, he dropped down to the Southern Premier League to work as player-manager for Weymouth. After this ended in 2004, Claridge played for ten different clubs in a variety of leagues, never spending more than a season with one team. He has played at all levels of English football and has also appeared in 1000 professional or semi-professional football matches.
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