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My Take
Sir Trevor Brooking is the sort of figure I admire without reservation. A West Ham one-club man with 647 appearances, he scored the only goal in the 1980 FA Cup final, then spent decades giving back as a coach, pundit, and director of football development before being knighted. What strikes me is the consistency of character: dignified on the pitch and off it, never chasing the limelight, always serving the game. I am drawn to people whose legacy is built on class rather than spectacle, and Brooking embodies that English gentleman ideal. His devotion to a single club is something I genuinely find worth honoring.
Overview
Sir Trevor David Brooking (born 2 October 1948) is a former England international footballer, manager, pundit and football administrator; he now works as director of football development in England. Brooking spent almost his entire career at West Ham United, making 647 appearances for the club. He won the 1975 FA Cup and the 1980 FA Cup in which he scored the only goal.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Trevor Brooking
- Name (Japanese)
- トレヴァー・ブルッキング
- Reading
- とれゔぁー・ぶるっきんぐ
- Born
- October 2, 1948 (age 77)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rat
- Origin
- Barking, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 184 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / autobiographer / association football coach / pundit / journalist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Ilford County High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Knight Bachelor
- Member of the Order of the British Empire
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.