Redknapp claimed the trophy in only his second season at White Hart Lane after steering Spurs to a top four finish for the first time in 20 years.
Having taken over as manager of the club 18 months ago, when they were bottom of the Barclays Premier League, he has secured Champions League qualification for the first time in the club's history.
outstanding campaign
In August he got off to a flying start by winning the first Barclays Manager of the Month award of the 2009/10 season, as Spurs won their first four matches of the campaign. In the past Tottenham have suffered lulls in form but under Redknapp they have found greater consistency in an outstanding campaign.
The flying start was matched by an impressive late season surge which secured wins against top of the table rivals Chelsea and Arsenal, followed by a crucial 1-0 away victory at Manchester City in the penultimate fixture of the season.
This is the first time that Redknapp has won the Barclays Manager of the Season award, although he has been named Barclays Manager of the Month on six occasions.
The decision was made by the Barclays Awards Panel, which includes representatives from football's governing bodies, the media and fans.
fact file
* Harry Redknapp's Barclays Premier League record with Tottenham this season reads: played 38, won 21, drawn 7, lost 10* Redknapp joined Spurs from Portsmouth in October 2008, taking over from Juande Ramos. He guided the club to the Carling Cup final in his first season
* He has managed Portsmouth on two separate occasions, winning the FA Cup in 2008, with Portsmouth defeating Cardiff City 1-0
* He began his managerial career at Bournemouth, before moving to West Ham who he managed from 1994 to 2001. He has also managed at Southampton
* Redknapp has been named the Barclays Manager of the Month on six occasions - in November 1998, April 2004, October 2004, March 2005, April 2006 and August 2009
* Only Sir Alex Ferguson (with 24), Arsene Wenger (10), David Moyes (7) and Martin O'Neill (7) have won more Barclays Manager of the Month awards
* Harry Redknapp was born on 2nd March 1947 in Poplar, London
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