Terry Venables

Terry Venables, fondly known as "El Tel," reads to me as a true football lifer. He played for Chelsea, Tottenham, and QPR, earned two England caps, then built a managerial reputation crowned by leading England at Euro 96. There was flair in both his tactics and his patter, very much the product of working-class Dagenham. The fact that he also wrote autobiographies hints at a restless, multifaceted mind. His passing in 2023 closed a remarkable chapter, and his place in the English Football Hall of Fame feels like fitting recognition for a man who clearly lived and breathed the game.

Name (English)

Terry Venables

Name (Japanese)

テリー・ヴェナブルズ

Reading

てりー・ゔぇなぶるず

Born

January 6, 1943 – November 25, 2023

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Goat

Origin

Dagenham, United Kingdom

Height

173 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach / autobiographer / athlete

Awards & achievements

• English Football Hall of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry%20Venables
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%8A%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314039

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach
• autobiographer

Last updated

2026-06-19

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.