Claude Makélélé Sports manager

Claude Makélélé Sinda (French pronunciation: ​[klod makelele]; born 18 February 1973) is a retired French footballer and current manager.In his playing career, which ended at Paris Saint-Germain, Makélélé also played for Nantes, Olympique de Marseille, Celta Vigo, Real Madrid and Chelsea. He won league titles in France, Spain and England. Makélélé was a French international for 13 years, and part of the team which reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.Makélélé has been credited with redefining the defensive midfield role in English football, especially during the 2004–05 FA Premier League season when Chelsea won the title with 95 points. In homage to Makélélé, many fans and pundits alike have dubbed the defensive midfield position as the "Makélélé Role."

Personal facts

Claude Makélélé
Alias (AKA)Makélélé Sinda Claude
Birth dateFebruary 18, 1973
Birth place
Kinshasa , Zaire
Height (meters)1.7018

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Football manager

club
Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
position
Midfielder
teams
Chelsea F.C.
Real Madrid C.F.
Olympique de Marseille
France national football team
Stade Brestois 29
Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
FC Nantes
France national under-21 football team
Celta de Vigo

Claude Makélélé on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/m/makelele_41834.stm
  2. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/11816/claude-makelele?cc=5739
  3. http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/2451/Claude_Makelele.html