Paul Clement

Early coaching

Clement was born in Wandsworth, London. He is the elder son of former Queens Park Rangers and England player Dave Clement and 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. 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.

Chelsea

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. 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 dismissed in his second season and Clement left the club soon after. After Chelsea, Clement briefly worked…

Manager

Individual

Football Association Senior First Team Coach of the Year: 2015 Premier League Manager of the Month: January 2017

Assistant manager

Chelsea

Premier League: 2009–10 FA Cup: 2009–10 FA Community Shield: 2009 Paris Saint-Germain

Ligue 1: 2012–13 Real Madrid

Copa del Rey: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League: 2013–14 UEFA Super Cup: 2014 FIFA Club World Cup: 2014 Bayern Munich

DFL-Supercup: 2016