Paul Clement

Paul Clement (born 8 January 1972) is an English professional football manager and coach.

He has been assistant manager to Carlo Ancelotti several times – at Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich.

Clement has managed Derby County, Swansea City and Reading and has previously held coaching roles at Fulham, Blackburn Rovers, 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 UEFA Champions League title and Copa del Rey in their first season at Real Madrid.

The pair won the Ligue 1 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 David Beckham and Zlatan Ibrahimović.

Clement obtained his UEFA 'A' coaching licence in 1999 and became a full-time football coach in 2000, when Fulham appointed him to a role in their academy having been their Head of Education and Welfare.

Clement also helped coach the Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team, working with Don Givens.

Clement returned to Chelsea in 2007, initially working with their under-16 team.

He progressed through the coaching ranks there, working under managers José Mourinho, Avram Grant, and Luiz Felipe Scolari.

Clement obtained his UEFA Pro Licence in 2009, and made his managerial debut with Derby County in 2015.

Clement was born in Wandsworth, London.

He is the son of former Queens Park Rangers and England player Dave Clement and the older brother of former West Bromwich Albion player Neil Clement.

Paul Clement, however, did not progress as a player beyond non-league football with Banstead Athletic and Corinthian Casuals.

He concentrated on coaching from the age of 23, as he worked in the Chelsea Centre of Excellence while holding down a job as a PE teacher at Glenthorne High School.

He took charge of the Chelsea reserve team, replacing Brendan Rodgers, before working with the Chelsea first team when Guus Hiddink was appointed manager in 2009.

Clement then became assistant manager to Carlo Ancelotti during his two seasons at Chelsea.

They went on to win the Premier League title and FA Cup 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 Blackburn Rovers for four months, assisting Steve Kean in the 2011–12 season.

Clement was then hired by Paris Saint-Germain after Ancelotti had been appointed their head coach mid-season in December 2011.

Clement was appointed assistant manager at Real Madrid after Ancelotti became their head coach in June 2013.

During his time at the club, Clement worked alongside Zinedine Zidane and coached players including Sergio Ramos, Xabi Alonso, and Cristiano Ronaldo.

He helped them win the Copa del Rey and tenth UEFA Champions League title, along with the UEFA Super Cup, 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 La Liga in their second season, Ancelotti was sacked on 25 May 2015 and Clement walked out four days later.

Soon after, on 1 June, he was appointed manager of Championship club Derby County, who had sacked Steve McClaren 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 Fulham.

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

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 Gareth Southgate.

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 Borussia Dortmund 2–0.

Whilst at the club, Clement and Ancelotti changed their usual coaching method of man marking to resemble the zonal marking employed by former Bayern manager Pep Guardiola.

As of December 2016, Clement and Ancelotti only lost one match during their time in the Bundesliga.

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, Bob Bradley.