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As a player, McClaren was a midfielder who played for Hull , Derby , Lincoln (on loan), Bristol City and Oxford before an injury forced him to retire in 1990. Shortly after hanging up his boots, he began his coaching career as reserve team coach at Oxford. In 1995, he became first-team coach, and later assistant manager at Derby, and in 1999, he accepted the opportunity to become assistant manager under Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United . In the summer of 2001, McClaren was offered the position of manager of Middlesbrough by club chairman Steve Gibson , and has been a success in the role. He achieved an FA Cup semi-final place in his first season, losing to Arsenal . He was then in charge as Middlesbrough won their first ever major honour, winning the League Cup in 2004 against Bolton Wanderers at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff , taking them into European football for the first time and overseeing the recruitment of many big-name international footballers to the club, including Ray Parlour of Arsenal fame. He also has pushed the team to reach their highest finish in the Premiership, 7th in the 2004/2005 season which gave them another run in Europe. In the 2005/06 season, Middlesbrough achieved a semi final place in the FA Cup and they will play Sevilla of Spain in the UEFA Cup final in May. McClaren is also assistant manager and chief coach to the England Football Team , and is one of the favourites to succeed Sven-Göran Eriksson as England coach. |
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