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==Management and 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 [[Jimmy Gabriel]]. During his time with Seattle, Redknapp made 24 appearances, helping the side to second place in the Pacific Conference, Western Division, in his first season as player-coach, and then to third place in the Pacific Conference, Western Division, for the 1977 season, taking them to the final of the [[Soccer Bowl]], before losing to PelΓ©'s New York Cosmos.<ref name="Seattle">{{cite news |last=Gray |first=Gary |date=15 October 2013 |title=English soccer's Harry Redknapp and his forgotten history in Seattle |url=http://blogs.seattletimes.com/take2/2013/10/15/english-soccer-star-harry-redknapps-forgotten-history-in-seattle/ |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |access-date=28 July 2019}}</ref> During the 1978 season, Redknapp helped Seattle to a third-place finish in the National Conference, Western Division, before they lost in the first round of the playoffs, again to the New York Cosmos. In his final year in Seattle, he helped them to another third-place finish in the National Conference, Western Division, but this time they failed to qualify for the playoffs.<ref name="Seattle"/> Redknapp then assisted his former West Ham teammate Bobby Moore at [[Isthmian League]] club [[Oxford City F.C.|Oxford City]]. ===AFC Bournemouth=== At the beginning of the [[1982β83 in English football|1982β83 season]], Redknapp took up his first major coaching role as assistant manager to [[David Webb (footballer)|David Webb]] at Bournemouth, six years after leaving the club as a player. Redknapp applied for the manager's job when Webb moved to [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]] partway through that season, but was overlooked in favour of [[Don Megson]]. Megson was sacked in late 1983 as Bournemouth were in the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] relegation places, and Redknapp was hired as his replacement in October 1983.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/portsmouth/3215379/Harry-Redknapp-feared-management-days-would-be-short-lived-Football.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/portsmouth/3215379/Harry-Redknapp-feared-management-days-would-be-short-lived-Football.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Harry Redknapp feared management days would be short-lived |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=17 October 2008 |access-date=29 May 2015 |first=Alex |last=Crook}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In his first season at the helm, Redknapp helped Bournemouth avoid relegation to the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]]. Bournemouth also caused a shock in the [[FA Cup]] when they defeated holders [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] 2β0 in the third round.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,626795,00.html |work=Observer Sport Monthly |title=8 January 1984: Bournemouth 2 Man Utd 0 |access-date=13 February 2012 |publisher=Guardian News and Media |date=6 January 2002}}</ref> He led Bournemouth to victory in the inaugural [[Associate Members' Cup]] by beating [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] in the [[1984 Associate Members' Cup Final|final]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/7674863.stm |title=Redknapp marks 25-year milestone |publisher=BBC |date=17 October 2008 |access-date=11 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="afcb.co.uk">{{cite news |url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/club-news/cup-win-was-simply-red-markable-for-club-legend-mozzy |title=Cup win was simply red-markable for club legend Mozzy |publisher=afcb.co.uk |date=24 May 2019 |access-date=11 June 2019}}</ref> Bournemouth won the Third Division title in [[1986β87 in English football|1987]] with 97 points, breaking the club's record for the most points accumulated in a season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/afc-bournemouth/1986-1987 |title=AFC Bournemouth 1986β1987 : Home |work=Statto.com |access-date=4 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006072527/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/afc-bournemouth/1986-1987 |archive-date=6 October 2014 }}</ref> After two years at this level, Bournemouth were relegated at the end of their third season. Bournemouth were in 13th position on 3 March, but injuries which depleted the squad, combined with a catastrophic loss of form, meant they won only one more match that season, and were relegated on 5 May after a 1β0 defeat at [[Dean Court]] against Leeds United.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/fla/1989-90.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010502040033/http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1989-90.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 May 2001 |title=Season 1989β90 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=29 May 2015}}</ref> ====Road accident==== In June 1990, while in Italy to watch the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]], Redknapp was involved in a road accident along with Michael Sinclair, the chairman of [[York City F.C.|York City]], Fred Whitehouse, the chairman of [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], and Bournemouth's managing director, [[Brian Tiler]]. Travelling through [[Province of Latina|Latina]], south of [[Rome]], at night, their chauffeur-driven minibus was in a head-on collision with a car containing three Italian soldiers. The minibus was flipped onto its roof and skidded 50 yards along the road. Sitting in the seat where Redknapp had usually sat during the trip,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/17/emotional-jamie-redknapp-fainted-upon-seeing-dad-harrys-injuries-following-fatal-car-crash-9979148/ |title=Jamie Redknapp 'fainted' upon seeing Harry's injuries following fatal car crash |date=17 June 2019 |access-date=1 October 2020}}</ref> Tiler was killed, as were the three occupants of the other vehicle. Redknapp was doused in petrol and pulled clear of the accident by Sinclair. Redknapp suffered a fractured skull, a broken nose, cracked ribs and a gash in his left leg. Ambulance services arriving at the scene believed him dead and placed a blanket over his head. Unconscious for two days, Redknapp was flown home two weeks later in a special air ambulance paid for by Bournemouth.<ref name=Italyaccident>{{cite book |last=Roopanarine |first=Les |title=Harry Redknapp The Biography |year=2010 |publisher=John Blake Publishing |location=London |isbn=978-1-84454-806-4 |pages=94β95}}</ref> Though he made a full recovery, apart from [[anosmia|losing his sense of smell]] and gaining a facial tic, he eventually quit Bournemouth at the end of the 1991β92 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/manager?id=16&cc=5901 |title=Harry Redknapp |work=Soccernet |publisher=ESPN |author=Jon Carter and Phil Holland |access-date=16 September 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104105940/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/manager?id=16&cc=5901|archive-date=4 November 2010|url-status=dead }}</ref> ===West Ham United=== For the next season, Redknapp was appointed assistant manager to [[Billy Bonds]] at West Ham, another of his former clubs. However, in August 1994, the club [[board of directors]] opted to turn control of the team over to Redknapp and move Bonds into an administrative role. Bonds eventually resigned outright from the club, leaving Redknapp solely in charge. Just months before being promoted to the manager's seat at [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]], Redknapp was linked with the managerial vacancy at [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] after the departure of previous manager [[Ian Branfoot]], but the job went to [[Alan Ball Jr.|Alan Ball]] instead.<ref>{{cite news |first=Henry |last=Winter |title=Ardiles looking to Angell or Allen |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-ardiles-looking-to-angell-or-allen-1406880.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-ardiles-looking-to-angell-or-allen-1406880.html |archive-date=9 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Independent |date=14 January 1994 |access-date=13 October 2009}}</ref> Redknapp helped to establish the club in the [[Premier League|FA Premier League]] and introduced a number of young players from the club's [[The Academy of Football|academy]], including [[Michael Carrick]], [[Joe Cole]], [[Rio Ferdinand]] and [[Frank Lampard]]. The signings of [[Stuart Pearce]], [[Paolo Di Canio]] and [[Trevor Sinclair]] helped them re-establish their careers having been signed by Redknapp. He also made mistakes in the transfer market, particularly with overseas players, including [[Marco Boogers]], [[Florin Raducioiu]] and [[Paulo Futre]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Harry leaves his legacy |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/1321837.stm |website=BBC Sport |access-date=2 July 2012 |date=9 May 2001}}</ref> Nevertheless, West Ham finished in eighth position in 1998 and fifth in 1999, which saw them qualify for the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] in what was their second-best ever season in the top division. In the [[1999β2000 West Ham United F.C. season|1999β2000 season]], West Ham won the Intertoto Cup and qualified for the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] but failed to match their performances in the [[1999β2000 FA Premier League|Premier League]]. Redknapp left West Ham on 9 May 2001, one match before the end of the 2000β01 season. For some time, it was unconfirmed whether he resigned or was sacked but Redknapp shed new light on the true circumstances in October 2007: {{blockquote|The chairman [[Terry Brown (football chairman)|Terry Brown]] had offered me a new four-year contract. What I did was talk to a fanzine, made some comments, and sometimes I should be a bit more careful. I sat down with these guys from the fanzine and they started asking me questions and I spoke to them in the way I'd talk to someone in a pub. I said a few things I shouldn't have said. He read it and got very upset. I walked into his office expecting to sign the contract and walked out without a job!|Harry Redknapp|<ref>{{cite news |title=Redknapp: Saints a 'bad decision' |publisher=Setanta Sports |date=27 October 2007 |url=http://sport.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2007/10/26/Premier-League-Redknapp-on-Friday-Football-Show-0012357/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071029110616/http://sport.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2007/10/26/Premier-League-Redknapp-on-Friday-Football-Show-0012357/| url-status = dead| archive-date = 29 October 2007 |access-date=27 October 2007}}</ref>}} ===Portsmouth=== Redknapp became [[director of football]] for [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] in 2001, and when the [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] manager's job became vacant with the dismissal of [[Peter Taylor (footballer, born 1953)|Peter Taylor]] that autumn, Redknapp was widely tipped to take over at the [[East Midlands]] club, but stayed loyal to ''Pompey'', with the Leicester job going to [[Dave Bassett]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/1573145.stm |website=BBC Sport |title=Who's next for the Foxes hot-seat? |date=1 October 2001}}</ref> It was reported in the national media that had Redknapp taken over, Bassett would have been on his coaching staff at the [[East Midlands]] club.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/bassett-could-team-up-with-redknapp-630092.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/bassett-could-team-up-with-redknapp-630092.html |archive-date=9 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Independent |first=Alan |last=Nixon |title=Bassett could team up with Redknapp |date=3 October 2001}}</ref> However, after the club's poor form, he replaced manager [[Graham Rix]] in March 2002. Redknapp managed the club to the [[Football League First Division|Division One]] title in the [[2002β03 in English football|2002β03 season]], gaining promotion to the Premier League, replacing his former club West Ham. Redknapp kept Portsmouth in the Premier League in the [[2003β04 in English football|2003β04 season]], but had a dispute with Portsmouth owner [[Milan MandariΔ]] over his assistant [[Jim Smith (footballer, born 1940)|Jim Smith]]. Redknapp had another disagreement with MandariΔ over the appointment of [[Velimir Zajec]] as director of football and resigned as manager in November 2004.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Redknapp quits as Portsmouth boss |website=BBC Sport |date=24 November 2004 |access-date=28 January 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/4037591.stm}}</ref> ===Southampton=== A few weeks after his departure at Portsmouth, Redknapp became manager of Southampton, a move which infuriated Portsmouth's supporters, as the two clubs are fierce local rivals. Some fans even bore T-shirts which referred to Redknapp as "Scummer" and "Judas" and called for him to "Rot in Hell".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/tevez-joins-man-city-revolution-1745310.html?action=Gallery&ino=10 |work=The Independent |first=Simon |last=Stone |date=14 July 2009 |title=Tevez joins Man City revolution}}</ref> Redknapp was tasked with keeping Southampton in the Premier League β a similar task to the one Redknapp was facing with Portsmouth, and a familiar one at the club over the previous 15 years, which he would have faced had he accepted the offer to take over a decade earlier β but ultimately was unable to achieve this, ending Southampton's 27-year spell in the top flight. Redknapp remained in charge for the [[2005β06 Football League Championship|2005β06 Championship season]] but was unable to establish consistency needed to make Southampton promotion contenders. Redknapp was also unhappy with chairman [[Rupert Lowe]]'s appointment of [[Clive Woodward]] to the club's coaching staff.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/soccer:footballleague/redknapp-denies-woodward-drift-213197.html|title=Redknapp denies Woodward drift|date=24 July 2005|website=www.irishexaminer.com}}</ref> After being repeatedly linked with a return to Portsmouth after they sacked [[Alain Perrin]], Redknapp resigned as Southampton's manager in early December 2005. Lowe quoted Redknapp as referring to Portsmouth as his "spiritual home".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4494634.stm |title=Redknapp walks out on Southampton |website=BBC Sport |date=3 December 2005 |access-date=15 January 2009}}</ref> ===Return to Portsmouth=== Redknapp returned to Portsmouth on 7 December 2005 with the club threatened by relegation to the Championship, although not in the relegation zone. At first it looked like Redknapp would be heading for a second successive relegation, but a fine run of form at the end of the season, aided by the takeover of Portsmouth by [[Alexandre Gaydamak]] (which provided Redknapp with more money), ensured Portsmouth's survival. In the following season, Redknapp led Portsmouth to a ninth-placed finish which was the club's highest league finish since the 1950s. In October 2007, Redknapp signed a new contract at Portsmouth lasting until 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Redknapp gets new Portsmouth deal |website=BBC Sport |access-date=29 October 2007 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/7067678.stm |date=29 October 2007}}</ref> In January 2008, it emerged through the media that Redknapp was offered the vacant manager's job at [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] following the sacking of [[Sam Allardyce]]. Redknapp had apparently declined the job, stating, "I have a job to do to take this club forward and to walk away would not have been the right thing to do."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Redknapp rejects Newcastle offer |website=BBC Sport |access-date=12 January 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7180147.stm |date=12 January 2008}}</ref> It was later stated by Newcastle chairman [[Christopher Mort]] that Redknapp "was interviewed for the job but he was only one of a number of people we were speaking to at that time", and at the time of Redknapp's interview the club had already been in secret talks with the eventual appointee, [[Kevin Keegan]], for a week.<ref>The Mag Fanzine Issue 224 β 23 February 2008, Interview with Newcastle United chairman Chris Mort, p21</ref> On 8 March 2008, Redknapp led Portsmouth to an [[2007β08 FA Cup|FA Cup]] quarter-final victory over Manchester United, completing a [[hat-trick]] of FA Cup wins over Manchester United, and followed this with a semi-final victory over West Bromwich Albion at [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]] on 5 April. He guided the club to their first [[2008 FA Cup Final|FA Cup Final]] in 69 years, where they defeated [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] on 17 May 2008 to win The FA Cup 1β0, thanks to a goal scored by [[Nwankwo Kanu]].<ref name=PortCard/> He was the last English manager to win a major English trophy until [[Eddie Howe]] of Newcastle United won the [[EFL Cup]] in [[2025 EFL Cup final|2025]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=McNulty |first1=Phil |title=Howe's history men to go down in Newcastle folklore |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c5y0wkzg4wxo |publisher=BBC |access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref> Redknapp returned to Portsmouth to receive the [[Freedom of the City]] in a ceremony on 28 October 2008. As this event took place two days after his departure for Tottenham Hotspur, he received a mixed reception from the Portsmouth fans, despite having led the club to a long-awaited trophy in the [[2008 FA Cup Final|2008 FA Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.Portsmouth.co.uk/news/Two-days-on-and-guess.4635843.jp |title=Two days on and guess who's back in town |work=Portsmouth News |date=29 October 2008 |access-date=24 June 2012 |publisher=Johnston Publishing}}</ref> ===Tottenham Hotspur=== [[File:Harry Redknapp.jpg|thumb|Redknapp interviewed by [[Louise Redknapp]] during [[Soccer Aid]] 2008]] In October 2008, following the sacking of [[Juande Ramos]] by Tottenham Hotspur, the club announced Redknapp had agreed to take over as the new manager at Spurs, the club where he began his playing career.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7691457.stm |title=Tottenham sack Ramos for Redknapp |website=BBC Sport |date=26 October 2008 |access-date=3 November 2008}}</ref> Tottenham paid Β£5 million in compensation to Portsmouth for releasing Redknapp.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4393516,00.html |title=Redknapp agrees Spurs deal |work=Sky Sports |date=26 October 2008 |access-date=3 November 2008}}</ref> Spurs had secured only two points from the first eight matches of the season prior to Redknapp's arrival and lay bottom of the Premier League table, but in his first two weeks in charge, he took the club out of the relegation zone, winning 10 out of the 12 points available after wins against Bolton Wanderers, [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], as well as a remarkable 4β4 draw against [[North London derby|North London rivals]] Arsenal. In January 2009, Redknapp signed five new players in order to add quality and much-needed depth to his squad. He brought back [[Jermain Defoe]] from his old club Portsmouth for Β£15.75 million and Honduran midfielder [[Wilson Palacios]] from [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] for Β£12 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/oct/22/wilson-palacios-harry-redknapp|title=Wilson Palacios recalled at Tottenham thanks to mum's word with manager|first=Paul|last=Doyle|newspaper=The Guardian |date=22 October 2010|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> Long-serving [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] goalkeeper [[Carlo Cudicini]] also joined on a free transfer; former Spurs player [[Pascal Chimbonda]] returned to [[White Hart Lane]] from Sunderland for a fee in the region of Β£3 million; and [[Robbie Keane]], who like Chimbonda and Defoe had only left Spurs within the last year, re-joined after an unsuccessful spell at Liverpool for an initial fee of Β£12 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/feb/02/robbie-keane-return-spurs-tottenham-hostpur-liverpool|title=Harry Redknapp delighted with Robbie Keane's return to Tottenham|first1=Dominic|last1=Fifield|first2=Andy|last2=Hunter|newspaper=The Guardian |date=2 February 2009|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> In the second half of the season, Spurs gradually moved up the league table after a significant improvement in form. In March 2009, Redknapp led Spurs to the [[2009 Football League Cup Final|League Cup final]], which they lost on penalties to Manchester United. Spurs eventually finished in eighth position with 51 points, narrowly missing out on a [[UEFA Europa League]] place.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} Redknapp made significant alterations to the squad in the summer of 2009. Striker [[Darren Bent]] was sold to Sunderland for an initial fee of Β£10 million,<ref>{{cite news |title=Bent seals record Sunderland move |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8178460.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=5 August 2009 |access-date=5 August 2009}}</ref> while midfielder [[Didier Zokora]] departed for [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] for Β£7.75 million.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/8110014.stm |title=Zokora leaves Spurs for Sevilla |website=BBC Sport |date=8 July 2009}}</ref> Both England international striker [[Peter Crouch]] and Croatia midfielder [[Niko KranjΔar]] arrived from Portsmouth for Β£9 million and Β£2 million respectively<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/8169170.stm |title=Tottenham complete Crouch signing |website=BBC Sport |date=27 July 2009 |access-date=27 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/kranjcarcompletesdeal010909.html |title=Kranjcar Completes Deal |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur |work=Official Website |date=1 September 2009 |access-date=2 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904195804/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/kranjcarcompletesdeal010909.html |archive-date=4 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> along with defender [[SΓ©bastien Bassong]] from Newcastle United for Β£8 million.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bassong quits Newcastle for Spurs |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/8187526.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=6 August 2009 |access-date=6 August 2009}}</ref> In [[2009β10 Premier League|2009β10]], his first full campaign with the club, Redknapp guided Spurs to one of their most successful Premier League campaigns to date. Beginning with four consecutive wins,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8224017.stm |title=Tottenham 2β1 Birmingham |date=29 August 2009 |website=BBC Sport |first=Sam |last=Lyon}}</ref> Spurs went on to finish in fourth place with 70 points, therefore gaining the chance to qualify for the [[UEFA Champions League]] via a play-off. As a result of his efforts, he won the [[Premier League Manager of the Year]] award, only the second manager to do so in a season when his side did not win the title.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tottenham's Harry Redknapp named manager of the season |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/tottenham/7693113/Tottenhams-Harry-Redknapp-named-manager-of-the-season.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510103423/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/tottenham/7693113/Tottenhams-Harry-Redknapp-named-manager-of-the-season.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 May 2010 |work=The Telegraph |date=7 May 2010 |access-date=7 May 2010 |first=John |last=Ley}}</ref> On 13 July 2010, it was confirmed Spurs had extended Redknapp's contract until the end of the 2013 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/8817116.stm |title=Manager Harry Redknapp signs extended deal at Tottenham |date=13 July 2010 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 25 August 2010, Spurs confirmed their position in the [[2010β11 UEFA Champions League group stage|Champions League group stage]] by overturning a first-leg deficit to defeat Swiss team [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]] at White Hart Lane in the Champions League [[2010β11 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round#Play-off round|play-off]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tottenham 4β0 Young Boys (agg 6β3) |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8939577.stm |date=25 August 2010 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> After a surprising run to the quarter-finals, Spurs were eliminated in April 2011, after a 5β0 aggregate defeat to [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tottenham 0β1 Real Madrid (agg 0β5) |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/9454054.stm |date=13 April 2011 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> Spurs ended the [[2010β11 Premier League|Premier League season]] in fifth position with 62 points. Although not enough to secure a second year of Champions League football, this finish instead meant that Redknapp's Spurs qualified for the [[2011β12 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]. In the [[2011β12 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|2011β12 season]], Redknapp signed 40-year-old goalkeeper [[Brad Friedel]] after his contract expired with Aston Villa. He also made a season-long loan move for Manchester City striker [[Emmanuel Adebayor]]. On transfer deadline day, he signed English midfielder [[Scott Parker]] for an undisclosed fee from West Ham.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/adebayor-completes-loan-switch-250811.html |title=Adebayor completes loan switch |date=25 August 2011 |work=TottenhamHotspur.com |access-date=8 August 2011|archive-url= https://archive.today/20121216123543/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/adebayor-completes-loan-switch-250811.html|archive-date= 16 December 2012|url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/parker-completes-move-310811.html |title=Parker completes move |date=1 September 2011 |work=TottenhamHotspur.com |access-date=8 August 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111027061732/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/parker-completes-move-310811.html|archive-date= 27 October 2011|url-status= dead }}</ref> Redknapp then went on to win the [[Premier League Manager of the Month]] award for September and November.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/harry-named-barclays-manager-of-the-month-300911.html |title=Harry named Barclays Manager of the Month |work=TottenhamHotspur.com |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur FC |date=30 September 2011 |access-date=30 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001215255/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/harry-named-barclays-manager-of-the-month-300911.html |archive-date=1 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/harry-scott-barclays-awards-021211.html |title=Harry, Scott win Barclays awards |work=TottenhamHotspur.com |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur FC |date=2 December 2011 |access-date=3 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205030350/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/harry-scott-barclays-awards-021211.html |archive-date=5 December 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Despite leading Tottenham to their second fourth-placed finish in three years, and missing out on UEFA Champions League qualification only due to Chelsea winning the competition, Redknapp was sacked by Tottenham on 13 June 2012,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hytner |first=David |title=Harry Redknapp sacked by Tottenham as Daniel Levy targets David Moyes |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jun/13/harry-redknapp-sacked-tottenham-hotspur |publisher=Guardian News and Media |work=The Guardian |access-date=11 July 2012 |date=13 June 2012}}</ref> after reportedly failing to agree terms on a new contract.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18436663 |title=Harry Redknapp leaves Tottenham Hotspur manager's job |website=BBC Sport |access-date=13 June 2012}}</ref> ===Queens Park Rangers=== On 24 November 2012, Redknapp, who had been working at former club Bournemouth in an advisory role,<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Alex |title=Redknapp returns in advisory role |url=http://www.afcb.co.uk/news/article/2012-09-07-redknapp-returns-in-advisory-role-358470.aspx |publisher=AFC Bournemouth |access-date=26 September 2012 |date=7 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914030518/http://www.afcb.co.uk/news/article/2012-09-07-redknapp-returns-in-advisory-role-358470.aspx |archive-date=14 September 2012 }}</ref> was appointed as manager of Queens Park Rangers,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20466488 |title=QPR: Harry Redknapp takes over as manager |website=BBC Sport |date=24 November 2012 |access-date=24 November 2012}}</ref> taking over from [[Mark Hughes]], whose contract was terminated the previous day.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20386628 |title=Mark Hughes sacked as Queens Park Rangers manager |website=BBC Sport |date=23 November 2012 |access-date=24 November 2012}}</ref> QPR were bottom with only four points from 12 matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/11/24/3552422/qpr-appoint-harry-redknapp-as-manager |title=QPR appoint Harry Redknapp as manager |publisher=Goal.com |date=23 November 2012 |access-date=3 February 2013}}</ref> His first match in charge of QPR came on 27 November, a 0β0 draw away to Sunderland.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20405369 |title=Sunderland 0β0 QPR |website=BBC Sport |date=27 November 2012}}</ref> Redknapp earned his first win as QPR manager, and the club's first Premier League victory of the [[2012β13 Premier League|2012β13 season]], on 15 December after defeating [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] 2β1 at [[Loftus Road]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20650099 |title=QPR 2β1 Fulham |website=BBC Sport |date=15 December 2012}}</ref> On 2 January 2013, Redknapp led QPR to a 1β0 victory away from home against reigning European champions Chelsea. This was QPR's first away win in the Premier League since November 2011 and their first top flight victory at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] since March 1979.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20843072 |title=Chelsea 0β1 QPR |website=BBC Sport |date=2 January 2013}}</ref> His first match against Tottenham since being sacked by the North London club came on 12 January 2013, with Redknapp leading QPR to a 0β0 draw at Loftus Road.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20924175 |title=QPR 0β0 Tottenham |website=BBC Sport |date=12 January 2013}}</ref> On 28 April 2013, after a 0β0 draw against fellow relegation rivals [[Reading F.C.|Reading]], and with three matches of the season to play, QPR were relegated from the Premier League to the Championship after two seasons in the top flight.<ref name="qprrelegated">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/22237302 |title=QPR 0β0 Reading |website=BBC Sport |date=28 April 2013 |access-date=25 May 2014}}</ref> After a single season in the Championship, Redknapp managed QPR to a 1β0 victory in the [[2014 Football League Championship play-off Final|Play-off Final]] against [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] on 24 May 2014 at Wembley Stadium, returning the club to the Premier League.<ref name="2014 Play off final">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27452294 |title=Derby County 0β1 Queens Park Rangers |website=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2014 |access-date=25 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/qpr-vow-to-be-wiser-back-in-the-elite-src3sssw95j |title=QPR vow to be wiser back in the elite |work=[[The Times]] |date=24 May 2014 |access-date=25 May 2014 |author=Jacob, Gary}}{{subscription required}}</ref> On 3 February 2015, Redknapp resigned as manager of QPR. With an imminent knee operation, Redknapp said that he could not give 100% to the job and that it would be better for someone else to take over as manager. [[Les Ferdinand]] and [[Chris Ramsey (footballer)|Chris Ramsey]] were placed in temporary charge.<ref>{{cite news |title=Harry Redknapp resigns as manager of Queens Park Rangers |work=The Telegraph |date=3 February 2015 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/queens-park-rangers/11387198/Harry-Redknapp-resigns-as-manager-of-Queens-Park-Rangers.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/queens-park-rangers/11387198/Harry-Redknapp-resigns-as-manager-of-Queens-Park-Rangers.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=21 November 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31117098 |title=Harry Redknapp: QPR manager resigns because of knee operation |website=BBC Sport |access-date=3 February 2015 |date=3 February 2015}}</ref> In April 2015, Redknapp expanded on his reasons for leaving QPR, stating he had also left the club because he "no longer knew who was on my side".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32236284 |title=Harry Redknapp: People were against me at QPR |website=BBC Sport |access-date=12 April 2015 |date=10 April 2015 |author=Ben Smith}}</ref> At his time of departure, QPR were in second-last position in the Premier League with 19 points from 23 matches and a record zero points from away matches.<ref>{{cite news |author=Jack de Menezes |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/harry-redknapp-quits-qpr-i-cant-give-100-percent-says-manager-10020997.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/harry-redknapp-quits-qpr-i-cant-give-100-percent-says-manager-10020997.html |archive-date=9 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Harry Redknapp quits QPR: 'I can't give 100 per-cent' says manager |work=The Independent |date=3 February 2015 |access-date=1 April 2016}}</ref> ===Jordan=== In March 2016, Redknapp was appointed manager of the [[Jordan national football team|Jordan national team]] alongside his former assistant, [[Kevin Bond (English footballer)|Kevin Bond]], for the country's next two qualifying matches for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35830441 |title=Harry Redknapp: ex-Tottenham and QPR boss named Jordan manager |website=BBC Sport |access-date=25 March 2016 |date=17 March 2016}}</ref> Redknapp's first match as Jordan manager, on 24 March, ended in an 8β0 win over [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35896715 |title=Harry Redknapp: Jordan thrash Bangladesh in qualifier |website=BBC Sport |access-date=25 March 2016 |date=24 March 2016}}</ref> This was followed by a 5β1 defeat to [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Harry Redknapp's Jordan lose 5β1 to Australia in World Cup qualifier |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35915575 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=1 April 2016 |date=29 March 2016}}</ref> ===Birmingham City and retirement=== On 18 April 2017, Redknapp was announced as the manager of [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] until the end of the season after the resignation of [[Gianfranco Zola]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39628280 |title=Birmingham City: Harry Redknapp named manager after Gianfranco Zola's resignation |website=BBC Sport |date=18 April 2017 |access-date=18 April 2017}}</ref> His first match in charge was a 1β0 loss to local rivals Aston Villa.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39612229 |title=Aston Villa 1β0 Birmingham City |date=23 April 2017 |website=BBC Sport|access-date=23 April 2017 |language=en-GB}}</ref> The final two matches of the season saw Redknapp's team beat [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] 2β0,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39676171 |title=Birmingham City 2β0 Huddersfield Town |website=BBC Sport |date=29 April 2017 |access-date=8 May 2017}}</ref> followed by a 1β0 away win at [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]], allowing Birmingham to escape any threat of relegation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39760411 |title=Bristol City 0β1 Birmingham City |website=BBC Sport |date=7 May 2017 |access-date=8 May 2017}}</ref> In May 2017, Redknapp signed a one-year deal to continue as Birmingham manager for another season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39895517 |title=Harry Redknapp signs one-year deal to stay on as Birmingham City manager |date=12 May 2017 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref> Kevin Bond was reunited with Redknapp as assistant manager, replacing the outgoing Steve Cotterill.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40436422 |title=Birmingham City: Kevin Bond reunited with Harry Redknapp as his assistant |date=28 June 2017 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref> His first signings were [[David Stockdale]], [[Marc Roberts (footballer)|Marc Roberts]] and [[Cheikh N'Doye]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/david-stockdale-becomes-birmingham-city-13181209 |title=David Stockdale becomes Blues boss Harry Redknapp's first signing |first=Alex |last=Dicken |date=13 June 2017 |work=Birmingham Mail |access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40467051 |title=Marc Roberts: Birmingham City sign Barnsley defender |date=1 July 2017 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40605914 |title=Cheikh N'Doye: Birmingham City sign Senegal international midfielder |date=14 July 2017 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref> On 16 September 2017, after five straight league defeats that left the team second bottom in the table, a statement from Birmingham City said the club were "left with no choice but to terminate the contract of the manager with immediate effect".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41296238 |title=Harry Redknapp: Birmingham City sack manager after poor run |website=BBC Sport |date=16 September 2017 |access-date=16 September 2017}}</ref> After his sacking, Redknapp said that there was "every chance" his role as Birmingham manager would be his last managerial job.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41298523 |title=Harry Redknapp says 'every chance' Birmingham will be last job |date=17 September 2017 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=17 September 2017}}</ref> A month later, Redknapp confirmed his retirement from management after 34 years in the dugout.<ref name="auto"/> On 16 February 2023, Redknapp revealed he would be interested in a return to club management via [[Leeds United]] after the dismissal of [[Jesse Marsch]].<ref>{{cite news |last=McMahon |first=Mark |date=2023-02-16 |title=Report: Former Portsmouth, Spurs, Southampton and QPR boss Harry Redknapp wants Leeds manager's job |work=Portsmouth |url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/report-former-portsmouth-spurs-southampton-and-qpr-boss-harry-redknapp-wants-leeds-managers-job-4030734}}</ref> On 21 February 2023, Leeds appointed [[Javi Gracia]], putting an end to the Redknapp rumours.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64723160|title=Leeds appoint former Watford manager Gracia |work=BBC Sport }}</ref>
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