Terry butcher biography
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Terry Butcher
English football player and manager
Terry Ian Butcher (born 28 December ) is an English football manager and former player.
During his playing career as a defender, Butcher captained the England national team, winning 77 caps in a ten-year international career that featured three FIFA World Cups. Butcher also enjoyed success in his club career, particularly with Ipswich Town and Rangers. He has subsequently managed clubs in England, Scotland, Australia and Wales and also had a brief spell in charge of the Philippines national team.
Early life
[edit]Born in Singapore, where his father was commissioned with the Royal Navy, Butcher spent most of his childhood in Lowestoft, Suffolk, where he attended Lowestoft Grammar School.[4] He turned down the chance to join the Norwich City youth team, as he was a fan of East Anglian rivals Ipswich Town. He joined the Portman Road club in August after a three-week trial.[5][6]
Club career
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Terry Butcher
Terry Butcher spent more than ten years as a part of England’s international grupp, taking part in no less than three World Cup campaigns and enjoyed an almost twenty year senior career playing for a number of English and Scottish teams. During his playing career as a defender, Butcher captained the England national team, winning 77 caps in a ten-year international career. Butcher also enjoyed success in his club career, particularly with Ipswich Town and Rangers. Butcher has subsequently managed clubs in England, Scotland, Australia and Wales, Terry Butcher now works across the United Kingdom as a highly regarded football speaker.
Born in Singapore, Terry Butcher spent a total of eight years at Ipswich Town where he enjoyed much of his success as the team’s centre back. Arguably Butcher’s fondest playing days came with Rangers, Butcher became one of the first ‘English invasion’ players to join Scottish club Rangers following the appointment of Graeme Souness as m
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Terry Butcher
Terence Ian "Terry" Butcher (born 28 December in Singapore) is the manager of the Scottish Premier League side Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
He was once a professional player. He played as defender with Ipswich Town and Rangers in the s. He was also a captain of England and won 77 caps in his career of ten years.
Early life
[change | change source]He was born in Singapore but spent his childhood in Lowestoft, Suffolk. There he attended The Denes High School. He also met his wife Rita there. He got a chance to join Norwich City youth team, but refused it.
Playing career
[change | change source]Club career
[change | change source]Butcher made his debut for Ipswich against Everton in the First Division on 15 April Over the next eight seasons, he became the club's central defender. His good performance was noticed by then England coach Ron Greenwood. He gave him his debut in a friendly against Australia in [4]
In , Butcher played in the Ipswi