Terence Frederick "Terry" Venables (born 6 January 1943 in
Dagenham), often referred to as "
El Tel", is a former
football player and manager, as well as being a media pundit. 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 and
Leeds United in England, and
Barcelona in
Spain.
Early life
Venables attended Lennards Secondary School (now The Ockendon Maths And Computing College) In South Ockendon, Essex.
Club career
Venables left school in the summer of 1957 and signed for as an apprentice. He became
professional for them in 1960, after being left out of
England's Olympic squad. He emerged as the captain and one of the key players in the Chelsea side which challenged for honours in the 1960s, narrowly missing out on
Football League and
FA Cup success, and winning the
League Cup in
1965, scoring in the final against Leicester City. But a fall-out with manager
Tommy Docherty culminated in him and seven other players being sent home for breaking a pre-match
curfew and ultimately led to his sale to for £80,000 in 1966. He had made 202 appearances for Chelsea and scored 26 goals.
He...
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