Paul Clement (born 8 January 1972) is an English professional

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and

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, who is currently a first-team coach at Everton. He has been assistant manager to

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several times – at

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, and Bayern Munich. Clement has managed

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, Swansea City and

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and has previously held coaching roles at

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, and the England under-21 and Republic of Ireland under-21 teams. In his first season as assistant manager, he won the Premier League title with Ancelotti at Chelsea. They also won the

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title and

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in their first season at Real Madrid. Clement obtained his

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in 2009, and made his managerial debut with Derby County in 2015.

Career

Early coaching

Clement was born in

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, London. He is the son of former

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and

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player

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and the older brother of former

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. Paul Clement, however, did not progress as a player beyond non-league football with

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and Corinthian Casuals. He concentrated on coaching from the age of 23, as he worked in the

Centre of Excellence while holding down a job as a PE teacher at Glenthorne High School. Clement obtained his UEFA 'A' coaching licence in 1999 and became a full-time football coach in 2000, when

appointed him to a role in their academy having been their Head of Education and Welfare. Clement also helped coach the

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, working with

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Chelsea

Clement returned to Chelsea in 2007, initially working with their under-16 team. He progressed through the coaching ranks there, working under managers

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, and

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. He took charge of the Chelsea

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, replacing

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, before working with the Chelsea first team when

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was appointed manager in 2009. Clement then became assistant manager to

during his two seasons at Chelsea. They went on to win the

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title and

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in their first season in charge. Ancelotti was sacked in his second season and Clement left the club soon after. After Chelsea, Clement briefly worked as a coach at

for four months, assisting

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in the 2011–12 season.

Paris Saint-Germain

Clement was then hired by

after Ancelotti had been appointed their head coach mid-season in December 2011. The pair won the

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title in their only full season at the club; it was PSG's first league title since 1994. Whilst at the club, Clement coached such players as

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and

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Real Madrid

Clement was appointed assistant manager at

after Ancelotti became their head coach in June 2013. During his time at the club, Clement worked alongside

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and coached players including

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, and

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. He helped them win the

and tenth

title, along with the

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, at the end of his first season at the Bernabéu. They also went on to win the club's first FIFA Club World Cup in 2014. After the team failed to win

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in their second season, Ancelotti was sacked on 25 May 2015 and Clement walked out four days later.

Derby County

Soon after, on 1 June, he was appointed

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club

, who had sacked

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after finishing eighth the previous season. Despite only losing once in 19 games from September to December, Clement was sacked on 8 February 2016 after one win in seven. His final match was a 1–1 draw against

. They were in fifth place at the time he was sacked. He finished with a record of 14 wins, 12 draws, and seven losses. In a statement, club chairman

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said a lack of progress had been made under Clement, despite the club being only five points behind leaders

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. Clement's style of football was also cited as a contributing factor. After Derby, Clement briefly helped coach the England under-21 team, working under manager

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Bayern Munich

Clement was hired by Bayern Munich in June 2016 as their assistant manager, again working alongside Ancelotti. He helped Bayern to win the 2016 DFL-Supercup, beating

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2–0. Whilst at the club, Clement and Ancelotti changed their usual coaching method of

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to resemble the

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employed by former Bayern manager Pep Guardiola. As of December 2016, Clement and Ancelotti only lost one match during their time in the

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Swansea City

Clement was appointed as the new head coach of Premier League club Swansea City on 3 January 2017, with the club in the relegation zone having sacked their second manager of the season,

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joined him as his assistant; Clement and Makélélé had previously coached at Paris Saint-Germain. Clement recorded his first victory as Swansea boss with a 3–2 win over

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. Clement was named

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for January after a successful first month in charge, earning nine points in four games for Swansea. Under his guidance, Swansea won 26 points from 18 games, ultimately securing the club's Premier League status. Clement was nominated for Manager of the Season in recognition of this achievement. After a poor start to the 2017–18 season, Clement was criticised for playing "boring" and "negative" football, with some Swansea fans questioning his tactical decisions. Others, notably ''

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'' journalist Stuart James, criticised chairman

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and the club's American owners for a poor transfer window, in which the club sold key performers

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and Gylfi Sigurðsson from the previous season. Clement was sacked on 20 December 2017, leaving the club bottom of the league table and four points adrift of safety.

Reading

Jaap Stam left

club

by mutual consent on 21 March 2018; Clement was announced as his successor two days later on a three-year contract. He was sacked on 6 December 2018 after poor results left the club outside of the relegation zone only on

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Cercle Brugge

Clement was appointed as the new head coach of Cercle Brugge on 3 July 2020 on a three-year contract. He was sacked on 1 February 2021.

Everton

On 31 January 2022, Clement was appointed as a first team coach at Everton as part of

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's new backroom staff.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Individual *

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Senior First Team Coach of the Year: 2015 *

: January 2017

Assistant manager

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Chelsea *

: 2009–10 *

: 2009–10 * FA Community Shield:

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Paris Saint-Germain *

: 2012–13 Real Madrid *

: 2013–14 *

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* FIFA Club World Cup:

Bayern Munich * DFL-Supercup:

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Notes

References

External links

Paul Clement at the Premier League website
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