West Ham confirm Parker as boss

Parker's managerial vocation to day has seen 3 promotions followed by overmuch leaner times successful the Premier League.

His archetypal sensation of elder absorption was astatine Fulham, who helium instantly guided backmost to the Premier League with a play-off last triumph implicit Brentford successful 2020.

Parker could not support them up again the pursuing play and near by communal consent successful June 2021. He past became manager of Bournemouth and led them to promotion arsenic runners-up, ironically down Fulham.

A fewer weeks into the caller Premier League season, the Cherries mislaid 9-0 astatine Liverpool and Parker departed 3 days later.

He concisely managed Belgian broadside Club Brugge successful the 2022-23 play earlier replacing the Bayern Munich-bound Vincent Kompany arsenic Burnley brag successful 2024.

Parker guided the Clarets to the Premier League astatine the archetypal attempt, with 1 of the champion antiaircraft records successful English shot past and a 31-match unbeaten streak.

However, helium could not support the squad up past play and helium departed Turf Moor aft their relegation was confirmed.

Parker is highly regarded astatine West Ham from his 4 years arsenic a subordinate astatine the club.

Having emerged astatine Charlton Athletic, and endured an unsuccessful determination to Chelsea successful 2004, helium joined the Hammers from Newcastle United successful June 2007, for a interest of £7m.

Parker went connected to marque 129 appearances successful claret and blue, scoring 12 goals. He besides won the club's subordinate of the twelvemonth grant 3 seasons successful a row.

In 2010-11, contempt the Hammers' relegation from the Premier League, Parker besides won the Football Writers' Association footballer of the twelvemonth grant and was nominated for the Professional Footballers' Association subordinate of the year.

He started the archetypal 4 Championship matches of West Ham's 2011–12 campaign, but handed successful a transportation petition aft a bid came successful from Tottenham Hotspur.

Parker completed a determination to Spurs successful bid to further his England career, and helium went connected to beryllium portion of Roy Hodgson's Euro 2012 squad.

He aboriginal played for Fulham, earlier retiring successful June 2017.