Lee Makel

Lee Makel

Personal information
Full name	Lee Robert Makel
Date of birth	11 January 1973 (1973-01-11) (age 38)
Place of birth	Sunderland, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Cowdenbeath
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1991–1992	Newcastle United	12	(1)
1992–1995	Blackburn Rovers	6	(0)
1995–1998	Huddersfield Town	66	(5)
1998–2001	Heart of Midlothian	50	(1)
1999	→ Portsmouth (loan)	0	(0)
2001	Bradford City	13	(0)
2001–2004	Livingston	80	(10)
2004–2005	Plymouth Argyle	19	(0)
2005–2006	Dunfermline Athletic	31	(2)
2006–2008	Livingston	49	(0)
2008–2009	Östersunds FK	22	(6)
2009	East Fife	8	(1)
2009–2010	Östersunds FK	12	(5)
2011–	Cowdenbeath	12	(0)
Teams managed
2009–2010	Östersunds FK
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:21, 6 September 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Lee Robert Makel (born 11 January 1973) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cowdenbeath.

Career

Playing

Makel began his career with Newcastle United as a trainee in 1991 and made 14 appearances. He moved to Blackburn Rovers for £160,000 in 1992 but only played six league matches in three years for the club. He was at the club during their Premier League winning campaign, but did not make any appearances in the league, only appearing in the UEFA Cup in Rovers' 1994/95 season.

In 1995, he moved to Huddersfield Town where he spent two-and-a-half seasons before moving to Scottish Premier Division club Heart of Midlothian for £75,000 in March 1998. He remained at Hearts until 2001, helping them win the 1998 Scottish Cup before returning to England for a brief spell with Bradford City alongside his former Hearts manager Jim Jefferies.

He returned to Scotland in December 2001 with Livingston, helping them to a third place finish in their first Scottish Premier League season and a place in the UEFA Cup. He was also part of the team which won the 2003–04 Scottish League Cup. In 2004, Bobby Williamson signed him for Plymouth Argyle where he remained for just one season.

He again returned to Scotland in 2005 with Dunfermline Athletic before returning to Livingston in 2006.

Coaching

Makel left Livingston to join Swedish Division 1 Norra side Östersunds FK on 1 April 2008, taking up a player-coaching role with the club.^[1] A club he re-joined in June 2009 as a player/joint-coach. In January 2011, Makel signed for Scottish First Division side Cowdenbeath until the end of the season. Makel was appointed assistant manager to Colin Cameron at Cowdenbeath six months later, following the resignation of Jimmy Nicholl.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Makel quits Livingston for Sweden". BBC Sport. 1 April. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/7324848.stm. Retrieved 2008. 
2. ^ "Colin Cameron replaces Jimmy Nicholl at Cowdenbeath". BBC Sport. 6 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13665669.stm. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 

External links

• Lee Makel career stats at Soccerbase
• Profile at londonhearts.com

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Name	Makel, Lee
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Date of birth	11 January 1973
Place of birth	Sunderland, England
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