Kevin Ratcliffe

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kevin Ratcliffe
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 12, 1960(1960-11-12)
Age	64
Birthplace	Wales
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Scorpio

Kevin Ratcliffe Biography

Kevin Ratcliffe is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on November 12, 1960 in Wales, United Kingdom. Welsh former soccer player-turned-manager best remembered as a player for his days with Everton. He later became the manager of clubs like Chester City and Shrewsbury Town.

He cites Scottish midfielder Graham Souness as being among the toughest opponents he ever faced as a player.

Ratcliffe joined Everton as an apprentice in 1977 and made his debut on 12 March 1980 at Old Trafford, Manchester after replacing John Gidman through injury, but was not a first team regular until 1982. He was initially used as a left back with mixed results, but his form improved dramatically when moved to centre back. Around this time Ipswich Town manager Bobby Robson was interested in Ratcliffe, but at the PFA Awards that year Howard Kendall reputedly told Robson to “fuck off” showing his confidence in the young Ratcliffe. In 1983 at the age of 23 he was made captain, just as the club began a highly successful spell. Whilst captain Ratcliffe won the 1984 FA Cup Final, the Football League Championship in 1984–85 and 1986–87 and the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 1984–85. There were also three other FA Cup finals, 1985, 1986 and 1989, and a League Cup Final appearance in 1984. Ratcliffe made 461 appearances for Everton and scored two goals in that time (one a 30-yarder at Anfield).

Ratcliffe was renowned for his robust approach to the game and for being a tough tackler. He was sent off early in his career for a head butt in 1981 on Tommy Hutchison against Manchester City in 1981. He was also involved in an infamous incident with Vinnie Jones in 1989 against Wimbledon. In a bad tempered match, Jones had put in a late tackle against striker Graeme Sharp flooring him, and Ratcliffe steamed forward to challenge Jones aggressively. Jones brushed his head forward in what appeared to be a headbutt, with Ratcliffe going down. Jones later claimed in his autobiography that his head barely touched Ratcliffe’s and Ratcliffe had feigned contact to get him sent off, and expressed disappointment at the dishonesty of his fellow “hard man”. This was later confirmed in Graeme Sharp’s book, Sharpy, My Story when he admitted both him and Ratcliffe exaggerated Jones’s contact on them both to get him sent off to their pleasure.

He has a son named Dean Ratcliffe.

Kevin Ratcliffe Net Worth

Kevin Ratcliffe is one of the richest Soccer Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kevin Ratcliffe 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born in Mancot and began his youth career with Everton in 1977.

He was a member of the Everton squad which won the PFA Football League First Division Team of the Year award for the 1984-85 season.

Kevin Ratcliffe (born 12 November 1960) is a Welsh former footballer who spent most of his career playing for Everton. He was born in Mancot, near Queensferry in Flintshire, Wales.

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Facts & Trivia

Kevin Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Kevin Ratcliffe celebrates birthday on November 12 of every year.

How old is Kevin Ratcliffe?

61 years (November 12, 1960)

Where was Kevin Ratcliffe born?

Mancot, United Kingdom