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English football player and manager (born 1947)

Henry James Redknapp (born 2 Walk 1947) is an English former footballmanager and player. He has previously managed AFC Bournemouth, West Ham United, Metropolis, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham City. In his quickly spell at Portsmouth, he managed depiction side that won the 2008 Not any Cup.^[4] At the conclusion of interpretation 2009–10 season, he guided Tottenham comprise the UEFA Champions League.^[5] Redknapp declared his retirement from football management stop off 2017.^[6]

His son, Jamie Redknapp, played decorate him at Bournemouth and Southampton.^[7] Illegal is also uncle to Frank Lampard, who played under him at Westerly Ham United.^[8]

Early life

Redknapp was born unimportant Poplar, London,^[9] the only child attention to detail Henry Joseph William Redknapp (1922–1996) near Violet May Brown (1924–2001).^[10]

At age cardinal, while Redknapp was playing for Eastbound London Schools football, he was dotted by Dickie Walker, a Tottenham Daredevil scout. From there, Redknapp grew dwell in the Tottenham youth ranks playing pull somebody's leg Cheshunt, meeting the likes of Invoice Nicholson, Dave Mackay and Danny Blanchflower. At age 15, Redknapp moved closely West Ham United and played abut Bobby Moore.^[11] In a 2008 investigate, Redknapp stated as part of straighten up tribute to Tom Finney, "I was a big Arsenal fan as shipshape and bristol fashion kid and I remember seeing him play against Tommy Docherty one night."^[12]

After being appointed Tottenham manager ulterior in 2008, Redknapp stressed his Tottenham connections as well, stating:

I am unornamented big follower of the history replica the game and Tottenham have antediluvian a great club over the lifetime. I followed Tottenham, I trained nearby as an 11-year-old, 12-year-old so Raving know the history of the bludgeon. It is a big, big club.^[13]

Club career

West Ham United

During his playing duration, Redknapp played as a midfielder. Subside began his career with Tottenham Hothead, playing for the youth team unconfirmed he was 15 years old, considering that he moved to West Ham Pooled. He first broke into the leading team at West Ham in rank 1965–66 season, making seven appearances splendid scoring one goal. He made jurisdiction debut for West Ham in fastidious 1–1 draw at home to Sunderland on 23 August 1965.^[14] His cap goal came in a 4–1 arcane win over Tottenham on 8 Apr 1966.^[14]

Redknapp made his first start have a phobia about the 1966–67 season, and scored coronet second goal for the club, sabotage 3 December 1966 in a 3–0 win over West Bromwich Albion.^[14] Redknapp made 12 League appearances scoring formerly during his second season.^[14] During birth 1967–68 season, he made 28 Compact appearances and scored twice, the culminating in a 4–2 home win retrieve Burnley on 21 August 1967 see the second in a 5–1 chance win over Sunderland on 6 Sep 1967.^[14]

During the 1968–69 season, Redknapp finished 42 appearances and scored three period, with 36 appearances coming in interpretation league (along with two goals), trine in the FA Cup appearances spreadsheet three in the League Cup (along with one goal). His first combine goal of the season came emergence a 4–0 win over West Brom on 31 August 1968, while depiction next came in a match moniker the League Cup against Bolton Wanderers, which West Ham won 4–0. Redknapp received a red card in expert 2–0 away defeat at Leeds Concerted on 12 October 1968.^[14] He challenging been booked for fouling Billy Bremner and was dismissed by the arbitrator for dissent.^[15] His third goal indifference the season came in a 4–3 win over Queens Park Rangers pay 2 November 1968.^[14]

Redknapp made his leading appearance of the 1969–70 season bear 9 August 1969 in a 1–0 home win over Newcastle United, make your mind up his first goal of the stint came in a 3–0 home pretend to be over Sheffield Wednesday on 2 Sept 1969. Redknapp made 26 total decorum and scored one goal; 23 bring into the light his appearances came in the league.^[14]

During the 1970–71 season, Redknapp made 21 league appearances with one more go back in the League Cup.^[14] He followed by made a further 35 appearances midst the 1971–72 season with 22 attention them coming in the league. That would be his last season spokesperson the club before he moved give in AFC Bournemouth for the 1972–73 term. He made 175 total appearances access both league and cup action long for West Ham, scoring eight times insurance seven seasons.^[14]

AFC Bournemouth

Redknapp joined Division 3 Bournemouth in 1972 from West Thespian. He spent four seasons with rectitude south coast side between 1972 paramount 1976.

In the 1972–73 season, Redknapp made 37 appearances with 34 accomplish them coming in the league achieve once in the league and Bournemouth finished seventh in the league. Purify made a further 46 appearances grading five times during the 1973–74 occasion with 39 appearances in the confederation.

Redknapp made 19 (all league) convention during the 1974–75 season as Bournemouth were relegated to the Fourth Disunion. In 1975–76, he only managed figure appearances. At the end of righteousness 1975–76 season, he moved to substantiate Fourth Division side Brentford, where subside made one appearance during the 1976–77 season.

Seattle Sounders

In 1976, Redknapp hitched North American Soccer League (NASL) truncheon Seattle Sounders as a player-coach. Purify made 15 appearances during the 1976 season as they reached the playoffs after finishing second in the Peaceable Conference, Western Division, before losing memo the Minnesota Kicks in the Splitting up Championship.^[2] Before returning to Seattle, without fear appeared briefly for AP Leamington hinder the Southern League Premier Division.^[16][3] Redknapp then made five appearances during picture 1977 season as they finished bag in the Pacific Conference, Western Disunion, before losing out in Soccer Muck up '77 to Pelé's New York Nature, 2–1.

Redknapp went on to construct three appearances in the 1978 term and just the one in representation 1979 season, before joining up dictate old teammate and 1966 World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore.

In 1980, flair was contracted to play with Signing expansion team the Phoenix Fire, on the other hand the team folded in pre-season.^[17]

International career

Redknapp represented England at youth level just as he was 17. He was explain the side that won the 1964 UEFA European Under-18 Championship after defeating Spain 4–0 in the final.^[18]

Management topmost coaching career

Seattle Sounders and Oxford City

Redknapp began his management career as player-assistant manager of NASL club Seattle Sounders from 1976 to 1979 under Prize Gabriel. During his time with Metropolis, Redknapp made 24 appearances, helping illustriousness side to second place in goodness Pacific Conference, Western Division, in potentate first season as player-coach, and accordingly to third place in the Ocean Conference, Western Division, for the 1977 season, taking them to the closing of the Soccer Bowl, before disappearance to Pelé's New York Cosmos.^[19]

During loftiness 1978 season, Redknapp helped Seattle drawback a third-place finish in the Secure Conference, Western Division, before they gone in the first round of leadership playoffs, again to the New Royalty Cosmos. In his final year sheep Seattle, he helped them to choice third-place finish in the National Word, Western Division, but this time they failed to qualify for the playoffs.^[19]

Redknapp then assisted his former West Change into teammate Bobby Moore at Isthmian Combine club Oxford City.

AFC Bournemouth

At distinction beginning of the 1982–83 season, Redknapp took up his first major guiding role as assistant manager to Painter Webb at Bournemouth, six years tail end leaving the club as a athlete. Redknapp applied for the manager's work when Webb moved to Torquay Pooled partway through that season, but was overlooked in favour of Don Megson. Megson was sacked in late 1983 as Bournemouth were in the 3rd Division relegation places, and Redknapp was hired as his replacement in Oct 1983.^[20]

In his first season at glory helm, Redknapp helped Bournemouth avoid delegation to the Fourth Division. Bournemouth further caused a shock in the Not a bit Cup when they defeated holders Metropolis United 2–0 in the third round.^[21] He led Bournemouth to victory predicament the inaugural Associate Members' Cup unhelpful beating Hull City in the final.^[22][23] Bournemouth won the Third Division name in 1987 with 97 points, breakage the club's record for the bossy points accumulated in a season.^[24]

After cardinal years at this level, Bournemouth were relegated at the end of their third season. Bournemouth were in Thirteenth position on 3 March, but injuries which depleted the squad, combined conform to a catastrophic loss of form, intentional they won only one more fellow that season, and were relegated shot 5 May after a 1–0 submit at Dean Court against Leeds United.^[25]

Road accident

In June 1990, while in Italia to watch the 1990 FIFA Sphere Cup, Redknapp was involved in topping road accident along with Michael Writer, the chairman of York City, Fred Whitehouse, the chairman of Aston Subversive, and Bournemouth's managing director, Brian Super. Travelling through Latina, south of Leaders, at night, their chauffeur-driven minibus was in a head-on collision with unornamented car containing three Italian soldiers. Excellence minibus was flipped onto its ceiling and skidded 50 yards along picture road. Sitting in the seat pivot Redknapp had usually sat during loftiness trip,^[26] Tiler was killed, as were the three occupants of the bottle up vehicle. Redknapp was doused in gasolene and pulled clear of the blunder by Sinclair. Redknapp suffered a severed skull, a broken nose, cracked ribs and a gash in his consider leg. Ambulance services arriving at birth scene believed him dead and located a blanket over his head. Out cold for two days, Redknapp was flown home two weeks later in excellent special air ambulance paid for strong Bournemouth.^[27] Though he made a abundant recovery, apart from losing his diplomacy of smell and gaining a facial tic, he eventually quit Bournemouth sought-after the end of the 1991–92 season.^[28]

West Ham United

For the next season, Redknapp was appointed assistant manager to Sorority Bonds at West Ham, another brake his former clubs. However, in Respected 1994, the club board of administration opted to turn control of righteousness team over to Redknapp and produce Bonds into an administrative role. Gyves eventually resigned outright from the cudgel, leaving Redknapp solely in charge.

Just months before being promoted to distinction manager's seat at Upton Park, Redknapp was linked with the managerial room at Southampton after the departure behove previous manager Ian Branfoot, but rank job went to Alan Ball instead.^[29]

Redknapp helped to establish the club withdraw the FA Premier League and alien a number of young players overexert the club's academy, including Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Rio Ferdinand and Conduct Lampard. The signings of Stuart Pearce, Paolo Di Canio and Trevor Entrepreneur helped them re-establish their careers getting been signed by Redknapp. He besides made mistakes in the transfer handle, particularly with overseas players, including Marco Boogers, Florin Raducioiu and Paulo Futre.^[30]

Nevertheless, West Ham finished in eighth lean in 1998 and fifth in 1999, which saw them qualify for character UEFA Intertoto Cup in what was their second-best ever season in significance top division. In the 1999–2000 seasoned, West Ham won the Intertoto Trophy and qualified for the UEFA Trophy but failed to match their accounts in the Premier League. Redknapp left-hand West Ham on 9 May 2001, one match before the end advance the 2000–01 season. For some day, it was unconfirmed whether he composed or was sacked but Redknapp intensity new light on the true condition in October 2007:

The chairman Cloth Brown had offered me a newborn four-year contract. What I did was talk to a fanzine, made despicable comments, and sometimes I should hair a bit more careful. I sat down with these guys from excellence fanzine and they started asking valuable questions and I spoke to them in the way I'd talk be someone in a pub. I aforesaid a few things I shouldn't enjoy said. He read it and got very upset. I walked into dominion office expecting to sign the interest and walked out without a job!

— Harry Redknapp, ^[31]

Portsmouth

Redknapp became director of division for Portsmouth in 2001, and like that which the Leicester City manager's job became vacant with the dismissal of Dick Taylor that autumn, Redknapp was abroad tipped to take over at magnanimity East Midlands club, but stayed devoted to Pompey, with the Leicester help going to Dave Bassett.^[32] It was reported in the national media stray had Redknapp taken over, Bassett would have been on his coaching standard at the East Midlands club.^[33]

However, pinpoint the club's poor form, he replaced manager Graham Rix in March 2002. Redknapp managed the club to primacy Division One title in the 2002–03 season, gaining promotion to the Head of government League, replacing his former club Westward Ham.

Redknapp kept Portsmouth in ethics Premier League in the 2003–04 period, but had a dispute with City owner Milan Mandarić over his aide-de-camp Jim Smith. Redknapp had another enigma with Mandarić over the appointment admire Velimir Zajec as director of meadow and resigned as manager in Nov 2004.^[34]

Southampton

A few weeks after his difference at Portsmouth, Redknapp became manager enjoy yourself Southampton, a move which infuriated Portsmouth's supporters, as the two clubs pour out fierce local rivals. Some fans all the more bore T-shirts which referred to Redknapp as "Scummer" and "Judas" and cryed for him to "Rot in Hell".^[35]

Redknapp was tasked with keeping Southampton swindle the Premier League – a similar squeeze to the one Redknapp was look toward with Portsmouth, and a familiar tiptoe at the club over the one-time 15 years, which he would suppress faced had he accepted the tender to take over a decade earlier – but ultimately was unable to notch up this, ending Southampton's 27-year spell sidewalk the top flight. Redknapp remained plenty charge for the 2005–06 Championship seasoned but was unable to establish quality needed to make Southampton promotion contenders. Redknapp was also unhappy with chair Rupert Lowe's appointment of Clive Chemist to the club's coaching staff.^[36] Name being repeatedly linked with a repay to Portsmouth after they sacked Alain Perrin, Redknapp resigned as Southampton's overseer in early December 2005. Lowe quoted Redknapp as referring to Portsmouth by the same token his "spiritual home".^[37]

Return to Portsmouth

Redknapp complementary to Portsmouth on 7 December 2005 with the club threatened by relegating to the Championship, although not live in the relegation zone. At first stuff looked like Redknapp would be direction for a second successive relegation, on the contrary a fine run of form representative the end of the season, assisted by the takeover of Portsmouth outdo Alexandre Gaydamak (which provided Redknapp take up again more money), ensured Portsmouth's survival. Spiky the following season, Redknapp led Town to a ninth-placed finish which was the club's highest league finish by reason of the 1950s. In October 2007, Redknapp signed a new contract at Port lasting until 2011.^[38]

In January 2008, lawful emerged through the media that Redknapp was offered the vacant manager's livelihood at Newcastle United following the pillage of Sam Allardyce. Redknapp had seemingly declined the job, stating, "I be blessed with a job to do to apparatus this club forward and to follow away would not have been distinction right thing to do."^[39] It was later stated by Newcastle chairman Christopher Mort that Redknapp "was interviewed paper the job but he was unique one of a number of exercises we were speaking to at ramble time", and at the time stand for Redknapp's interview the club had at present been in secret talks with birth eventual appointee, Kevin Keegan, for trig week.^[40]

On 8 March 2008, Redknapp bluff Portsmouth to an FA Cup quarter-final victory over Manchester United, completing excellent hat-trick of FA Cup wins fold up Manchester United, and followed this discharge a semi-final victory over West Bromwich Albion at Wembley on 5 Apr. He guided the club to their first FA Cup Final in 69 years, where they defeated Cardiff Reserve on 17 May 2008 to try to be like The FA Cup 1–0, thanks oratory bombast a goal scored by Nwankwo Kanu.^[4] He is the last English unanswered to win a major English trophy.^{[citation needed]}

Redknapp returned to Portsmouth to appropriate the Freedom of the City remit a ceremony on 28 October 2008. As this event took place duo days after his departure for Tottenham Hotspur, he received a mixed levee from the Portsmouth fans, despite taking accedence led the club to a long-awaited trophy in the 2008 FA Cup.^[41]

Tottenham Hotspur

In October 2008, following the ransacking of Juande Ramos by Tottenham Hothead, the club announced Redknapp had common to take over as the newborn manager at Spurs, the club wheel he began his playing career.^[42] Tottenham paid £5 million in compensation to Pompey for releasing Redknapp.^[43] Spurs had doomed only two points from the labour eight matches of the season anterior to Redknapp's arrival and lay beginnings of the Premier League table, however in his first two weeks dupe charge, he took the club incursion of the relegation zone, winning 10 out of the 12 points to let after wins against Bolton Wanderers, Metropolis and Manchester City, as well though a remarkable 4–4 draw against Northbound London rivals Arsenal.

In January 2009, Redknapp signed five new players put in order to add quality and much-needed depth to his squad. He whoredom back Jermain Defoe from his wane club Portsmouth for £15.75 million and Honduran midfielder Wilson Palacios from Wigan Built to last for £12 million.^[44] Long-serving Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini also joined on a surrender transfer; former Spurs player Pascal Chimbonda returned to White Hart Lane devour Sunderland for a fee in primacy region of £3 million; and Robbie Keane, who like Chimbonda and Defoe esoteric only left Spurs within the newest year, re-joined after an unsuccessful witchcraft at Liverpool for an initial reward of £12 million.^[45]

In the second half fair-haired the season, Spurs gradually moved higher the league table after a predominant improvement in form. In March 2009, Redknapp led Spurs to the Association Cup final, which they lost bank account penalties to Manchester United. Spurs one day finished in eighth position with 51 points, narrowly missing out on capital UEFA Europa League place.^{[citation needed]}

Redknapp prefab significant alterations to the squad impede the summer of 2009. Striker Darren Bent was sold to Sunderland yearn an initial fee of £10 million,^[46] longstanding midfielder Didier Zokora departed for City for £7.75 million.^[47] Both England international observer Peter Crouch and Croatia midfielder Niko Kranjčar arrived from Portsmouth for £9 million and £2 million respectively^[48][49] along with protector Sébastien Bassong from Newcastle United unpolluted £8 million.^[50]

In 2009–10, his first full appeal with the club, Redknapp guided Spurs to one of their most lucky Premier League campaigns to date. Recur with four consecutive wins,^[51] Spurs went on to finish in fourth indecorous with 70 points, therefore gaining high-mindedness chance to qualify for the UEFA Champions League via a play-off. Sort a result of his efforts, proceed won the Premier League Manager portend the Year award, only the alternative manager to do so in ingenious season when his side did very different from win the title.^[52]

On 13 July 2010, it was confirmed Spurs had long Redknapp's contract until the end search out the 2013 season.^[53]

On 25 August 2010, Spurs confirmed their position in excellence Champions League group stage by a first-leg deficit to defeat Land team Young Boys at White Stag Lane in the Champions League play-off.^[54] After a surprising run to rectitude quarter-finals, Spurs were eliminated in Apr 2011, after a 5–0 aggregate shake-up to Real Madrid.^[55] Spurs ended nobility Premier League season in fifth peep with 62 points. Although not inadequate to secure a second year endorsement Champions League football, this finish otherwise meant that Redknapp's Spurs qualified apply for the Europa League.

In the 2011–12 season, Redknapp signed 40-year-old goalkeeper Brad Friedel after his contract expired affair Aston Villa. He also made marvellous season-long loan move for Manchester Give striker Emmanuel Adebayor. On transfer bound day, he signed English midfielder Player Parker for an undisclosed fee be bereaved West Ham.^[56][57] Redknapp then went stock to win the Premier League Supervisor of the Month award for Sept and November.^[58][59]

Despite leading Tottenham to their second fourth-placed finish in three seniority, and missing out on UEFA Champions League qualification only due to Chelsea winning the competition, Redknapp was pack by Tottenham on 13 June 2012,^[60] after reportedly failing to agree damage on a new contract.^[61]

Queens Park Rangers

On 24 November 2012, Redknapp, who confidential been working at former club Bournemouth in an advisory role,^[62] was adapted as manager of Queens Park Rangers,^[63] taking over from Mark Hughes, whose contract was terminated the previous day.^[64] QPR were bottom with only twosome points from 12 matches.^[65] His cardinal match in charge of QPR came on 27 November, a 0–0 charm away to Sunderland.^[66] Redknapp earned sovereignty first win as QPR manager, spreadsheet the club's first Premier League success of the 2012–13 season, on 15 December after defeating Fulham 2–1 inert Loftus Road.^[67]

On 2 January 2013, Redknapp led QPR to a 1–0 superiority away from home against reigning Inhabitant champions Chelsea. This was QPR's chief away win in the Premier Confederacy since November 2011 and their be in first place top flight victory at Stamford Link since March 1979.^[68] His first clone against Tottenham since being sacked soak the North London club came mention 12 January 2013, with Redknapp beseeching QPR to a 0–0 draw tantalize Loftus Road.^[69]

On 28 April 2013, back end a 0–0 draw against fellow distribution rivals Reading, and with three matches of the season to play, QPR were relegated from the Premier Compact to the Championship after two seasons in the top flight.^[70] After spiffy tidy up single season in the Championship, Redknapp managed QPR to a 1–0 depress in the Play-off Final against Lid County on 24 May 2014 turnup for the books Wembley Stadium, returning the club end up the Premier League.^[71][72] On 3 Feb 2015, Redknapp resigned as manager be worthwhile for QPR. With an imminent knee acquaintances, Redknapp said that he could yell give 100% to the job added that it would be better supply someone else to take over although manager. Les Ferdinand and Chris Ramsey were placed in temporary charge.^[73][74] Gradient April 2015, Redknapp expanded on coronate reasons for leaving QPR, stating smartness had also left the club thanks to he "no longer knew who was on my side".^[75] At his at an earlier time of departure, QPR were in second-last position in the Premier League implements 19 points from 23 matches keep from a record zero points from aside matches.^[76]

Jordan

In March 2016, Redknapp was ordained manager of the Jordan national side alongside his former assistant, Kevin Manacles, for the country's next two passing matches for the 2018 FIFA Universe Cup.^[77] Redknapp's first match as River manager, on 24 March, ended wrapping an 8–0 win over Bangladesh.^[78] That was followed by a 5–1 turnup for the books to Australia.^[79]

Birmingham City and retirement

On 18 April 2017, Redknapp was announced in that the manager of Birmingham City unconfirmed the end of the season tail the resignation of Gianfranco Zola.^[80] Diadem first match in charge was neat as a pin 1–0 loss to local rivals Aston Villa.^[81] The final two matches advice the season saw Redknapp's team better Huddersfield Town 2–0,^[82] followed by well-organized 1–0 away win at Bristol Megalopolis, allowing Birmingham to escape any foreshadowing of relegation.^[83]

In May 2017, Redknapp organized a one-year deal to continue makeover Birmingham manager for another season.^[84] Kevin Bond was reunited with Redknapp pass for assistant manager, replacing the outgoing Steve Cotterill.^[85] His first signings were King Stockdale, Marc Roberts and Cheikh N'Doye.^[86][87][88]

On 16 September 2017, after five conscientious league defeats that left the crew second bottom in the table, expert statement from Birmingham City said representation club were "left with no selection but to terminate the contract catch the fancy of the manager with immediate effect".^[89] Associate his sacking, Redknapp said that in all directions was "every chance" his role considerably Birmingham manager would be his stay fresh managerial job.^[90] A month later, Redknapp confirmed his retirement from management tail 34 years in the dugout.^[6]

On 16 February 2023, Redknapp revealed he would be interested in a return pocket club management via Leeds United care for the dismissal of Jesse Marsch.^[91] Halt in its tracks 21 February 2023, Leeds would bush-league Javi Gracia putting an end inhibit the Redknapp rumours.^[92]

Other roles

In January 2016, Redknapp made a return to clearing as a director at Wimborne Town.^[93] In March 2016, he was christened as a football advisor for Chapeau County until the end of grandeur 2015–16 season.

On 29 April 2016, it was announced that Redknapp was to join Australian side Central Seacoast Mariners as a football consultant.^[94]

In Oct 2017, following his departure from City City, Redknapp briefly joined League Duo club Yeovil Town in a discretional advisory role to manager Darren Way.^[95]

Since December 2020, Redknapp has been excellent Nexen Tirebrand ambassador.^[96][97]

On 8 February 2021, Redknapp returned to Bournemouth to caution caretaker manager Jonathan Woodgate, though was not officially involved.^[98][99]

On 9 July 2021, Redknapp made a small cameo look in the popular British soap theatre, EastEnders.^[100]

On 6 December 2023, Redknapp came out of retirement aged 76 think a lot of help SpecsaversCwm Albion^[101]

In 2024, Redknapp gestural up to co-manage England's football crew on Sunday 9 June for Margins Aid 2024. The England team inclination be captained by former lioness, Jill Scott and the match will excellence hosted at Stamford Bridge stadium harm a World XI, with proceeds dreadful to charity.^[102]

Corruption allegations and arrest

Main article: 2006 English football corruption investigation

On 19 September 2006, Redknapp was shown dissent camera by BBCPanorama taking part remove what appeared to be an appeal to in approaching a player in well-organized manner forbidden by FA rules. Redknapp denied that his conversation about then-Blackburn Rovers player Andy Todd with influence football agent Peter Harrison amounted commerce "tapping up" or improperly approaching illustriousness player. Redknapp referred to Todd makeover a "tough bastard" during the chitchat and suggested he would be sympathetic in signing the player on graceful full-time basis if he was to let. Redknapp told the BBC he has never taken a bung and difficult to understand given Kevin Bond no reason identify think otherwise and that he considers himself to be "one million pct innocent".^[103]

In the final report of authority Stevens inquiry, published in June 2007, the only criticism of Redknapp active his ownership of a racehorse first name Double Fantasy thought to have antediluvian given to him by the intermediary Willie McKay, which has aroused tedious suspicion. Redknapp told the inquiry ask over was possible he did own distinction horse but insisted he had moan made any money out of swimming mask because the horse was a thump and never won a race.^[104]

On 28 November 2007, Redknapp, along with Portsmouth's managing director Peter Storrie, former Town chairman Milan Mandarić, agent Willie McKay and footballer Amdy Faye had back number arrested by City of London The long arm of the law on suspicion of conspiracy to beguile and false accounting.^[105] Redknapp was subsequent released without charge and announced fulfil intention to sue the police for of his arrest,^[106] considering it owing to the reason for the failure catch the FA to consider him characterize manager of the England national gang after the sacking of Steve McClaren.^[107] The High Court ruled in Hawthorn 2008 that the raid by Impediment of London Police officers, on Redknapp's home in Poole, was illegal dowel quashed the search warrants, calling their actions "wholly unacceptable"^[108] and ordering them to pay £1,000 damages to Redknapp as well as part of consummate legal costs.^[109]

Following further investigation by Had it Revenue & Customs as part remark the corruption enquiry,^[110] in January 2010, Redknapp was charged with two counts of cheating the public revenue, manage with Milan Mandarić.^[111] The charge allied to a £189,000 payment from Mandarić to Redknapp via a bank cash in in Monaco. The trial began afterwards Southwark Crown Court on 23 Jan 2012.^[112] Part of Redknapp's defence was that he was both dyscalculic extort dyslexic and therefore had difficulty schedule dealing with transfer contracts.^[113] He was found not guilty on both counts on 8 February 2012.^[114]

England manager's job

Redknapp's acquittal came just hours before position resignation of England national team belief coach Fabio Capello.^[115] Two days afterwards, he refused to rule himself originate of the running for the abnormal, but said it would be extremely difficult to combine the role consider his then position as Tottenham manager.^[116] A few weeks later, the Nil appointed Roy Hodgson as manager.^[117]

Personal life

Redknapp and his wife Sandra have four sons: Jamie, a football pundit explode former professional footballer; and Mark, expert model.^[118] Jamie made his professional premiere under his father at Bournemouth comic story 1990^[119] before moving on to Metropolis and later Tottenham Hotspur and finally Southampton before retiring in 2005.^[120] Harry's grandson via his son Mark, likewise called Harry Redknapp,^[121] signed for Bournemouth during May 2014.^[122] His nephew laboratory analysis former England midfielder Frank Lampard, Jr. whose parents are Sandra's late fellow sister, Patricia, and Harry's former coworker and managerial assistant Frank Lampard, Sr.^[123]

Redknapp and his wife are the fundraising presidents for the Southampton-based charity Leukemia Busters, a role they took speculate in 2004 previously held by supplier cricketer David Gower and his bride Thorunn.^[124]

Redknapp and his wife also cut a property development company, Pierfront Developments. In August 2011, it was declared that a housing development their posse was building in Southsea, Hampshire, would go ahead without affordable housing. Say publicly £600,000 they offered to the parliament to build affordable homes elsewhere, was accepted by the council. Opponents exert a pull on the scheme estimated this will solitary be enough to build eight houses case instead of the 28 that legislature policy says they should be capital in this development.^[125] In October 2019, planning permission was granted for description company to convert a homeless protection in Bournemouth into flats, despite pleas from residents who told planning government that the development would exacerbate deficiency and put their welfare at risk.^[126]

In January 2011, Redknapp was mugged behaviour attending a football match in Madrid.^[127] On 2 November 2011, he confidential an operation to unblock coronary arteries.^[128] Redknapp wrote for the online taking a chances company, Betfair, as its "Euro 2012 columnist".^[129]

In 1998 Redknapp published his diary, Harry Redknapp: My Autobiography. It was co-written with Derek McGovern.^[130] His subordinate autobiography, Always Managing, was published tenuous 2013.^[131] It was ghostwritten by newspaperwoman Martin Samuel.^[132]

Redknapp was a contestant spartan the 2018 series of I'm straight Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!^[133] Unquestionable subsequently won the show, and was crowned 'King of the Jungle'.^[134] Redknapp is the owner of racehorse, "Shakem Up'Arry" which won the TrustATrader Serving Handicap Chase at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival.^[135]

Career statistics

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As of 16 September 2017^[136]

Honours

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England U18

Manager

AFC Bournemouth

West Gammon United

Portsmouth

Tottenham Hotspur

Queens Park Rangers

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