Henry James "Harry" Redknapp (born 2 March 1947) is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management and is the current manager of Portsmouth in the English Premier League. is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Soccer redirects here. ... In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ... Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast island city of Portsmouth. ... England national football team playing at Wembley Stadium Football is the national sport of England, and as such has an important place within English national life. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ...

His son, Jamie Redknapp, played under him at Bournemouth and at Southampton. He is also uncle to Chelsea player Frank Lampard, who played under him at West Ham United. Jamie Frank Redknapp (born 25 June 1973 in Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire) is a well-known former English footballer of the 1990s and early 2000s and current football pundit with Sky Sports. ... For the non League club, see Bournemouth F.C.. AFC Bournemouth are an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ... Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ... For Frank Lampard Jr. ... Current season West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,303 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ...

Playing career

Redknapp was born in Poplar, London and supported Arsenal as a boy, his father taking him to Highbury from an early age ^[1]. Redknapp's playing career began at West Ham United. After coming through the youth ranks as a winger at Upton Park, he signed professional terms as a 17-year-old in 1964 and went on to make 149 top flight appearances, scoring eight goals. Poplar is an area of the East End of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... For other uses, see Highbury (disambiguation). ... Current season West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,303 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ... For the football team see Upton Park FC The Boleyn Ground is the official name of Upton Park, the football stadium of West Ham United. ...

In 1972, he transferred to Bournemouth, where he spent four years, playing 101 games. He then moved back to London when he was bought by Brentford in 1976 and then later had a spell as the assistant manager of North American Soccer League side Seattle Sounders. For the non League club, see Bournemouth F.C.. AFC Bournemouth are an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ... Brentford Football Club are an English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. ... North American Soccer League or (NASL) was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. ... This article is about the original tean. ...

Management and coaching career

Bournemouth

At the beginning of the 1982–83 season Redknapp took up his first major coaching role as assistant manager to David Webb at AFC Bournemouth, six years after leaving the club as a player. Redknapp applied for the manager's job when Webb moved to Torquay United partway through that season, but was overlooked in favour of Don Megson. Megson didn't last long in the position and was sacked in late 1983 with the Cherries in trouble near the foot of the Third Division, and Redknapp was handed the manager's position. To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it more accessible to a general audience, this article may require cleanup. ... David James Webb (born 9 April 1946) is an English former professional footballer and football manager. ... AFC Bournemouth are an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ... Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, is an English association football club based in the seaside resort town of Torquay, Devon. ... Donald Harry Megson (born Sale 12 June 1936) was an English footballer and football manager. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest division in the overall English football league system. ...

In his first season at the helm, Redknapp helped Bournemouth escape the drop to the bottom rung of the Football League. Bournemouth also caused a shock in the FA Cup when they beat holders Manchester United in the third round. After a couple of seasons of consolidation in mid-table, everything clicked in the 1986–87 season. Bournemouth won the Third Division title in style, gaining a club record 97 points as they held off the challenge of Middlesbrough. The Football League is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales, and is the oldest such competition in world football. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... MUFC redirects here. ... // First Division The 1986-87 First Division championship went to Everton in their final season under the management of Howard Kendall before his departure to Atletico Bilbao. ... Middlesbrough Football Club (commonly known as Boro) are an English football club based in Middlesbrough. ...

After two years at this level, Bournemouth were relegated at the end of their third season. Bournemouth were in 13th position on 3 March, but injuries, which depleted the squad, combined with a catastrophic loss of form, meant that they won only won one more game for the rest of that season, and were relegated on 5 May after a 1–0 defeat at Dean Court against Leeds United. is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Fitness First Stadium, also known as Dean Court, is the home football ground of A.F.C. Bournemouth. ... Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. ...

In June 1990, whilst watching the World Cup in Italy, Redknapp was involved in a car crash with Bournemouth's managing director Brian Tiler, who died along with four other people. Though Redknapp made a full recovery (apart from being permanently without a sense of smell), he became disillusioned with the lack of funds and limited resources at his disposal and resigned at the end of the 1991–92 season.^[2] The 1990 Football World Cup was designated by FIFA in 1984 to be held in Italy, making it the second country to host the event two times. ... The 1991-92 season was the 112th season of competitive football in England. ...

West Ham United

For the next season he was appointed assistant manager to Billy Bonds at West Ham United, another of his former clubs. However, when in August 1994, Bonds left after a major disagreement with the board, Redknapp was appointed manager of his hometown club. Billy Bonds (b. ... Current season West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,303 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ...

Redknapp helped to stabilise the club and establish it in the Premier League, and also helped bring through a number of young players from the club's academy, including Rio Ferdinand, Joe Cole, Michael Carrick and his nephew Frank Lampard coming through the ranks. However, Redknapp also made mistakes in the foreign market with the signings of Marco Boogers and Florin Raducioiu proving to be expensive flops. Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born 7 November 1978 in Peckham, London) is an English footballer of mixed St Lucian,and Anglo-Irish descent. ... Joseph John Cole (born November 8, 1981 in Archway, London) is a professional footballer who plays for Chelsea of the Premiership and the England national team. ... Michael Adrian Carrick (born 28 July 1981 in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear) is an English footballer who currently plays for Manchester United as a midfielder. ... For Frank Lampard Jr. ... Marco Boogers (born February 18, 1967 in Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland) is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut in the 1986-1987 season for DS 79. ... Florin Răducioiu (born March, 17, 1970) is a former Romanian football player who played for, inter alia, A.C. Milan, West Ham United and Espanyol. ...

Nevertheless, West Ham finished eighth in 1998, and then enjoyed one of their best seasons when finishing in fifth place and qualifying for the Intertoto Cup. In the 1999–2000 season West Ham won the Intertoto Cup and qualified for the UEFA Cup but failed to match their performances in the league, which could be put down to the extra games played. Redknapp left West Ham on 9 May 2001, one game before the end of the 2000-01 season. For some time it was unconfirmed whether he was resigned or was sacked but Redknapp shed new light on the true circumstances in October 2007^[3]: The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup, is a summer football competition for European clubs that have not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. ... The 1999-2000 season was the 120th season of competitive football in England. ... For the current season, see UEFA Cup 2007-08. ... is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The 2000-2001 season was the 121st season of competitive football in England. ...

“The chairman Terry Brown had offered me a new four-year contract. What I did was talk to a fanzine, made some comments, and sometimes I should be a bit more careful. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

“I sat down with these guys from the fanzine and they started asking me questions and I spoke to them in the way I’d talk to someone in a pub.

“I said a few things I shouldn’t have said. He read it and got very upset. I walked into his office expecting to sign the contract and walked out without a job!”

West Ham finished that season 15th in the Premier League - their lowest finish since promotion in 1993. For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ...

Portsmouth

Redknapp soon re-emerged as Director of Football at Portsmouth in summer 2001. However, after the club's poor form he replaced manager Graham Rix in March 2002. Redknapp managed the club to the Division One title in the 2002–03 season, gaining promotion to the Premier League, ironically replacing his former club West Ham. Director of Football is a term describing a senior management figure at a football club, most commonly used in Europe. ... Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast island city of Portsmouth. ... Graham Rix (born October 23, 1957) is an English former football player and coach. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... The 2002-2003 season was the 123rd season of competitive football (soccer) in England, from August 2002 to July 2003: // England national team Key: ECQ = 2004 European Championship qualifiers, F = Friendly; scores are written England first European club competitions UEFA Champions League Manchester United - Quarter finals Arsenal - Second group phase...

Redknapp kept Portsmouth in the Premier League in the 2003–04 season, but had a dispute with Portsmouth's owner Milan Mandaric over his assistant Jim Smith. Redknapp had another disagreement with Mandaric over the appointment of Velimir Zajec as Director of Football and resigned as Portsmouth's manager in November 2004.^[4] The 2003-2004 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England. ... Milan Mandaric is a Serbian business tycoon who has owned a string of successful businesses and football (soccer) clubs who currently owns English club Portsmouth F.C.. He was born in the former Yugoslavia, in Lika (now in Croatia) in 19?? and grew up in the Serbian city of Novi... There are several famous people with the name Jim Smith, including: Jim Smith (manager), football (soccer) team Jim Smith (politician), former Attorney General of the United States Jim Smith (scientist), inventor of the Trace cache Jim Smith (animator), Texian animator and co-writer on The Ren and Stimpy Show Jim... Velimir Zajec (born February 12, 1956 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a former football player. ...

Southampton

A few weeks after his departure at Portsmouth, Redknapp became manager of Southampton, a move which infuriated Portsmouth's supporters as the two clubs are rivals. Redknapp was tasked with keeping Southampton in the Premier League but ultimately was unable to achieve this, ending Southampton's 27 year spell in the top flight. Redknapp remained in charge for the 2005–06 Championship season but was unable to establish consistency needed to make Southampton promotion contenders. Redknapp was also unhappy with chairman Rupert Lowe's appointment of Sir Clive Woodward to the club's coaching staff. After being repeatedly linked with a return to Portsmouth after they sacked Alain Perrin, Redknapp resigned as Southampton's manager in early December 2005. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ... The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England. ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ... Rupert Lowe is a British businessman, who was the Chairman of Southampton Football Club from 1996 to 2006. ... Sir Clive Ronald Woodward (born 6 January 1956 at Ely in Cambridgeshire) is a former English rugby union international who was the coach of the England rugby union team from 1997 to 2004. ... Alain Perrin, (born October 7, 1956 in Lure, Haute-Saône), is a French association football coach and the manager of Olympique Lyonnais since May 30 2007. ...

Return to Portsmouth

Redknapp returned to Portsmouth on 7 December 2005 with the club threatened by relegation, although not in the relegation zone. At first it looked like Redknapp would be heading for a second successive relegation, but a fine run of form at the end of the season, aided by the takeover of Portsmouth by Alexandre Gaydamak (which provided Redknapp with more money), ensured Portsmouth's survival. In the following season, Redknapp lead Portsmouth to a ninth placed finish which was the club's highest league finish since the 1950s. In October 2007, Redknapp signed a new contract at Portsmouth lasting until 2011.^[5]. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast island city of Portsmouth. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alexandre Gaydamak (Russian: Александр Гайдамак) (born May 1976 in France) is a Partner/Chairman of Portsmouth F.C., and a French businessman of Russian descent. ...

In January 2008 it emerged through the media that Redknapp was offered the vacant managers job at Newcastle United following the sacking of Sam Allardyce. Redknapp had apparently declined the job, stating "I have a job to do to take this club forward and to walk away would not have been the right thing to do." ^[6]. It was later stated by Newcastle chairman Christopher Mort that Redknapp "was interviewed for the job but he was only one of a number of people we were speaking to at that time", and at the time of Redknapp's interview the club had already been in secret talks with the eventual appointment Kevin Keegan for a week^[7]. For the Australian soccer club see Newcastle United (Australia). ... Samuel Allardyce (born October 19, 1954 in Dudley, West Midlands) is an English former professional football player and is the manager of Newcastle United. ... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 in Armthorpe, Doncaster, England)[1] is a former footballer, former England national team coach and the current manager of Newcastle United. ...

On March 8 he led Portsmouth to an FA Cup quarter final victory over Manchester Utd, completing a hattrick of FA Cup wins over Manchester United, and followed this with a semi-final victory over West Bromwich Albion at Wembley Stadium on Saturday April 5th, guiding the club to their first FA Cup Final in 69 years. MUFC redirects here. ... For other uses, see Hat Trick (disambiguation). ...

Corruption allegations and arrest

Main article: 2006 allegations of corruption in English football

On September 19 2006 Redknapp was shown on camera by BBC Panorama taking part in what appeared to be an interest in approaching a player illegally. Redknapp denies his conversation about then-Blackburn Rovers player Andy Todd with the soccer agent Peter Harrison amounted to "tapping up" or illegally approaching the player. Redknapp referred to Todd as a "tough bastard" during the conversation and suggested that he would be interested in signing the player on a full time basis if he was available. Redknapp told the BBC that he has never taken a bung and had given Kevin Bond no reason to think otherwise and that he considers himself to be "One million percent innocent".^[8] In 2006, several allegations were made of corruption in English football by sources inside and outside of the game. ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Panorama is a long-running current affairs documentary series on BBC television, launched on 11 November 1953 and focusing on investigative journalism. ... Blackburn Rovers is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... Andrew Todd (born September 21, 1974 in Derby, England) is an English football player who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers F.C. He is a central defender who can also play at full back or as a defensive midfielder. ... There are several famous people with this name, including: Kevin Bond, coach at Portsmouth F.C. Kevin Bond, the musician This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In the final report of the Stevens inquiry published in June 2007, the only criticism of Redknapp concerned his ownership of a racehorse named "Double Fantasy" thought to have been given to him by the agent Willie McKay, which has aroused some suspicion. Redknapp told the inquiry that it was possible that he did own the horse but insisted that he had not made any money out of it because the horse was a failure and never won a race.^[9] In 2006, several allegations were made of corruption in English football by sources inside and outside of the game. ... Willie McKay is a Scottish football agent based in Monaco. ...

On 28 November 2007 it was reported by BBC News Online that Harry Redknapp , Portsmouth Managing Director Peter Storrie, former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric, agent Willie McKay and footballer Amdy Faye had been arrested by City of London Police in relation to the ongoing inquiries into allegations of corruption in football.^[10]. As of 23 March 2008, no charges have been brought against Redknapp in this matter. On April 16, 2008 Redknapp announced his intention to take the police to court over his arrest.^[11] is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Peter Storrie is a Director and the Chief Executive Officer of English Premier League team Portsmouth F.C.. He had formerly worked for West Ham United F.C., Notts County F.C. and Southend United F.C. Whilst Managing Director at Southend United F.C. he achieved notoriety over his... Milan Mandaric is a Serbian business tycoon who has owned a string of successful businesses and football (soccer) clubs who currently owns English club Portsmouth F.C.. He was born in the former Yugoslavia, in Lika (now in Croatia) in 19?? and grew up in the Serbian city of Novi... Willie McKay is a Scottish football agent based in Monaco. ... Amdy Moustapha Faye (born March 12, 1977 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese football player. ... City Police Mounted Section officer The City of London Police is the Home Office police force responsible for the City of London, including the Middle and Inner Temple. ... is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

Managerial stats

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	L	D	Win %
Bournemouth		October 19, 1983	June 9, 1992	457	180	170	107	39.39
West Ham United		August 10, 1994	May 9, 2001	327	121	121	85	37.00
Portsmouth		March 25, 2002	November 24, 2004	116	54	36	26	46.55
Southampton		December 8, 2004	December 2, 2005	49	13	15	21	26.53
Portsmouth		December 7, 2005	Present	101	42	35	24	41.58
TOTAL				1050	402	377	263	38.28

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According to Portsmouth F.C., the official records have missed some of Redknapp's games as manager, and the match on 13 January 2007 against Sheffield United was not his 1000th, but his 1030th.[1] [2] Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast island city of Portsmouth. ... is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. ...

References

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External links

• Harry Redknapp management career stats at Soccerbase
• West Ham playing career statistics

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