| Lou Macari | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luigi Macari | |
| Date of birth | June 4, 1949 | |
| Place of birth | Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1970–1973 1973–1984 |
Celtic Manchester United |
42 (18) 329 (78) |
| National team | ||
| 1972–1978 | Scotland | 24 (5) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1984–1989 1989–1990 1991 1991–1993 1993–1994 1994–1997 2000–2002 |
Swindon Town West Ham United Birmingham City Stoke City Celtic Stoke City Huddersfield Town |
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Playing career
Macari played for Manchester United in the 1970s and early 1980s. He was bought from Celtic in 1973 for £200,000. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency His first game for the club came in January 1973 against West Ham in which he scored a point-saving goal in a 2-2 draw. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played In 1977, his shot deflected off team mate Jimmy Greenhoff to win the FA Cup final against Liverpool. James "Jimmy" Greenhoff (born June 19, 1946 in Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire) was an English football player The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. He made 404 appearances for the club and scored 97 goals. He also played for the Scottish national team. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association.
Macari's early career at Old Trafford was spent trying to lead an attack that struggled to achieve anything. Relegation to the 2nd division in 1974 was the low point but Macari blossomed as a midfielder in the following seasons under Tommy Docherty as United began to win back a large following with superb attacking football in which Macari enjoyed popularity alongside players such as Gordon Hill, Steve Coppell and the Greenhoff brothers. Thomas Henderson Docherty (born Gorbals, Glasgow on 24 April, 1928) usually known as ' Tommy Docherty' or ' The Doc', is Gordon Alec Hill (born 1 April 1954 in Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, England) is an English former football Stephen James Coppell (born 9 July 1955 in Norris Green, Liverpool) is a former English Professional footballer
Management career
After leaving United in 1984, he managed Swindon Town, West Ham, Stoke City (twice), Celtic, Birmingham City and Huddersfield Town. Swindon Town Football Club is an English football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, who currently play in League One. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
His successes in management came with two promotions at Swindon Town (Fourth Division champions in 1986 and Third Division playoff winners in 1987) and a promotion with Stoke City (Division Two champions in 1993). A playoff or final in Sports is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion or a similar accolade
His sons Michael Macari and Paul Macari have played professionally with Stoke, when Macari was manager of the club. Paul Macari (born August 23, 1976 in Manchester, England) is a Scottish former Professional footballer. His youngest son Jonathan Macari committed suicide in 1999 after being released from his contract at Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham [1]
Retirement from football
Macari currently lives in Stoke-on-Trent and works as a pundit for MUTV on several shows including a betting show called "Sing When You're Winning". Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 He occasionally does punditry for Sky Sports and Setanta Sports. Setanta Sports (sɛˈtantə is a sports broadcaster based in Ireland, operating 12 channels in 24 countries
Macari also owns the "Lou Macari Chip Shop" on Chester Road, near Old Trafford which is a popular takeaway on matchdays.
External links
- Lou Macari managerial statistics at soccerbase. com
- Lou Macari's Scotland record
- Football-Heroes.net profile
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