Ray Wilkins
Ray Wilkins is a former midfielder for
Ray made his name in the 1970s with boyhood club Chelsea, whom he
joined as an apprentice, progressing to his first team debut against
In 1975, following the club's
relegation and the departure of many established players, an 18-year old
Wilkins was handed the captaincy of
Chelsea by new manager Eddie McCreadie
leading a team of mainly young players to promotion again in 1976–77 and, in the next season, consolidation of their place
in the First Division.
The sudden departure of manager Eddie
McCreadie proved to be a blow to
A year though Ray moved to Italian
giants
Ray then spent four
years with QPR before spells with
During his footballing career Ray
won 84 caps for
Ray retired from playing at the
end of the 1996-97 season.
In 1997, Wilkins became the
manager of Fulham, taking the club to the
second division play-offs, before moving to work as a coach under Gianluca Vialli,
at both
Ray also worked with Denise Wise at Millwall and was assistant to Peter Taylor
with the England Under 21s. Most recently Ray worked as assistant manager under
Carlo Ancelotti at
Ray appears as a commentator for Sky Sports, particularly on their Champions League coverage and has also been given the role of co-commentator on a number of high profile Premier League and
Champions League matches.
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