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Brian Clough was born on March 21, 1935 in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom. Public records list Brian Clough as an association football player, autobiographer and association football coach. Death is recorded on September 20, 2004, at the age of 69. Awards on record include Officer of the Order of the British Empire. The listed height was 178 cm.
My Take
Brian Clough is, to me, one of the most fascinating figures in football history, and the auto-tag calling him American made me laugh; he was English to his bones, a Middlesbrough man through and through. Winning the European Cup twice with Nottingham Forest, an unfashionable club, remains one of the sport's great miracles, and doing the league title with two different sides cements him among the all-time managers. What I love is the contradiction: brilliant, arrogant, funny, self-destructive, never given the England job he probably deserved. The OBE was earned. I genuinely wish I'd seen him work in his prime.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Brian Clough
- Name (Japanese)
- ブライアン・クラフ
- Reading
- ぶらいあん・くらふ
- Born
- March 21, 1935 – September 20, 2004
- Origin
- Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
- Height
- 178 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / autobiographer / association football coach
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Boar
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Brian Clough born?
Born March 21, 1935.
When did Brian Clough die?
Died September 20, 2004, aged 69.
Where was Brian Clough from?
Brian Clough was from Middlesbrough, United Kingdom.
What did Brian Clough do?
Brian Clough worked as association football player, autobiographer, association football coach.
How tall was Brian Clough?
Brian Clough was 178 cm.
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