ray clemence wiki : Raymond Neal "Ray" Clemence, MBE (born 5 August 1948) is a former England international football goalkeeper and was part of the Liverpool team of the 1970s.He is one of only 25 players to have made over 1,000 career appearances.He currently acts as Head of the FA Development Team, overseeing the development made by players in the England Youth teams from under-16 to 21 level, having previously been part of the England Senior team back room staff.
Born in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England, Clemence made his debut for Scunthorpe United in 1966 and made 48 appearances in what was then called Division 3.
Clemence was appointed an MBE in the 1987 Birthday Honours for services to football.His son, Stephen, is a midfield player who came through the ranks at Spurs and Birmingham City and retired injured from Leicester City in 2010. He is now the Aston Villa first team coach under Steve Bruce. Ray's daughter Sarah also has footballing connections, being the wife of former Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest manager and Scotland striker Dougie Freedman.
On 2 February 2005 Clemence announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and that he would spend time away from the England squad whilst he receives treatment. He was the second member of Eriksson's staff to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, Brian Kidd was diagnosed with the disease prior to Euro 2004.
Clemence is still held in very high regard by both the Tottenham faithful and the Anfield faithful. He was voted in at No.11 on the Official Liverpool Football Club web site poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop; he was also the highest placed goalkeeper. He was also chosen as goalkeeper in the BBC's Merseyside team of the 20th century, and topped the magazine Total Football's poll of the best ever goalkeeper, beating the likes of Shilton, Lev Yashin, Gordon Banks and Pat Jennings.
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