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LEGENDS - ‪‪FRANCE - Claude Makélélé‬ - the deep-lying playmaker - the "Makélélé Role" -

‪Claude Makélélé‬
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Personal information
Full name:
Claude Makélélé Sinda
Date of birth:
18 February 1973
Place of birth:
Kinshasa, Zaire
Height:
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position:
Defensive midfielder

Club information
Current team:
Bastia:
Manager


Youth career

US Melun:
1989-1990


Senior career*

Stade Brestois B:
1990-1991
30x apps / 3x goals

Nantes B:
1991-1992
12x apps / 0x goals

Nantes:
1991-1997
169x apps / 9x goals

Marseille:
1997-1998
32x apps / 2x goals

Celta Vigo:
1998-2000
70x apps / 3x goals

Real Madrid:
2000-2003
94x apps / 1x goals

Chelsea:
2003-2008
144x apps / 2x goals

Paris Saint-Germain:
2008-2011
98x apps / 1x goals

Total:
607x apps / 18x goals


National team

France U21:
1995-1996
11x apps / 1x goals

France:
1995-2008
71x apps / 0x goals

Teams managed
2014-
Bastia

 

Claude Makélélé Sinda, born 18 February 1973, is a French former footballer and the current manager of Ligue 1 club Bastia.

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 was a one of the players that defined the defensive midfield role that was previously unknown of 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".


 

28 May 2014
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