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Sir Trevor David Brooking CBE (born 1948 in
Barking) is a Football (soccer)|football player
turned manager, pundit and administrator.

He is chiefly associated with West Ham United
F.C.|West Ham United, having played as a
midfielder for the club for his entire playing
career, between 1967 and 1984, making 636
appearances and scoring 102 times. He won the FA
Cup twice, in 1975 and 1980; in the latter, he
scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Arsenal
F.C.|Arsenal with a rare header.

He also played for England national football
team|England 47 times, scoring 5 goals. However,
he only played in major tournaments twice, both
times for just half an hour; as a substitute
against Spain national football team|Spain in the
1982 World Cup and in Euro 1980 (European national
championship) in Italy.

Brooking was one of the most intelligent and
cerebral footballers of his generation (he left
Ilford County High School with 11 O-levels and 2
A-levels), and had a very clean disciplinary
record. Since retiring, he has taken up a number
of positions in broadcasting and administration.

In 1984, Brooking joined the BBC as a pundit, and
has featured on radio and television commentary
since, including the BBC's Match of the Day and
coverage of Football World Cup|World Cups and
European Football Championship|European
Championships.

Brooking was Chair of the Eastern Region Council
for Sport and Recreation from 1987 until 1997, and
between 1999 and 2002 he was chairman of Sport
England.

In April 2003, after West Ham manager Glenn Roeder
collapsed due to a brain tumour, Brooking, having
long been on the board of West Ham, briefly took
over as caretaker manager. The club were fighting
relegation from the Premiership, and went down
despite a late rally under Brooking, albeit with a
record number of points (42) for a relegated team.
After the first three games of the 2003-04 in
English football|2003/2004 season, Roeder was
sacked and Brooking was again installed as
caretaker manager. He spent a successful month in
charge of the team before being replaced by Alan
Pardew.

In December 2003, Brooking joined the Football
Association as Director of Football Development.