Lee Johnson (football coach)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Johnson | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Dartford, England | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1996 | Millwall F.C. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Ebbsfleet Utd | ||
| 1999–2001 | Chatham Town | ||
| 2001–2003 | Dartford | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2005 | Crystal Palace (Academy) | ||
| 2006–2012 | Chelsea (Academy) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Rwanda (Technical Director) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Rwanda U17 | ||
| 2015 | Rwanda (Interim) | ||
| 2015– | India U19 | ||
| 2015– | India (Assistant) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Lee Alan Johnson (born 27 November 1980) is an English football manager and former football player. He is currently the head coach of India U19 and the assistant coach of India.[1]
Coaching career
Crystal Palace Football Club
In July 2000, Lee joined Crystal Palace and spent five years working as a football development officer before sharing his role and working as a coach within the clubs youth academy.
In 2003, whilst still working for Crystal Palace, Lee became an FA Learning Tutor for The Football Association and instructed courses for Professional Football Clubs, County Football Associations, Colleges and Universities.[2]
Chelsea Football Club
In July 2006, Lee joined Chelsea and coached within the academy for six years, coaching players from 8 to 14 years old.[3]
Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association
In July 2014, Lee signed a two-year contract to become the National Technical Director of Rwanda, making him at the time one of the youngest technical directors in world football. He was responsible for development, management and implementation of the federation’s national programmes which include grassroots, coach education, women's and girl's football and elite player development.[4] Since his appointment the federation has introduced youth leagues across the country for both boys and girls.[5][6] To help support this programme, Lee worked to restructure the coach education programme and developed strong partnerships with The Football Association and the German Football Federation to introduce grassroots and leadership programmes to promote standards and increase the level of coaching across the country.[7] In addition to his role Lee has managed and prepared the U17s and U23s National teams to compete in the AFCON qualifiers and international friendlies.[8] In January 2015 he was appointed the interim National Team Coach following the resignation of the much admired Stephen Constantine who left to become the National Team Coach of India.[9][10]
In July 2014 national team were ranked 134th in the world and after a run successful results Rwanda moved up to 64th in the FIFA world rankings the highest ever position in the country's history.[11][12]
All India Football Federation
On 14 April 2015 it was announced that Johnson will be taking charge of the India U19 and will join Stephen Constantine coaching staff as his assistant.[13] [14]
Coaching Conventions
Lee has worked as a consultant and has delivered coach education programmes, workshops and seminars for a number of professional organisations and associations, one of which was Inside Soccer. In August 2012, Lee was featured as a guest clinician at the Inside Soccer International Coaches Convention which took place in New York. Lee also spent time filming a number of coaching sessions on youth development.
Since 2012, Lee has been featured at a number of coaching conventions around the world and most recently at the 2014 NSCAA Convention "Philly 2014" where presented a session on "Small Sided Games and Transition".[15][16]
References
- ↑ Usher Komugisha. "Johnson resigns as Rwanda TD". Supersport.com. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ↑ Rahim Mohamed. "Lee Johnson Interview on Coaching". Coaching the Global Game. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ "Rwanda appoints ex-Chelsea Academy coach Johnson". MTN Football. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ Usher Kamugisha. "Ferwafa tactician recounts grassroots football evolution in Rwanda". New Times. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ Usher Kamugisha. "Ferwafa to start youth football leagues in 2015". New Times. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ "FERWAFA U-15 League to be Launched in Gatsibo". Kigali Today. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ Usher Kamugisha. "English FA to train Rwandan young leaders". In2EastAfrica. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ Owen Amos. "British Coaches Abroad: Lee Johnson". Football365. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ Usher Kamugisha. "Johnson is new Amavubi coach". New Times. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ Usher Kamugisha. "Constantine resigns from Amavubi". New Times. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ Richard Bishumba. "Rwanda posts new record in Fifa ranking". New Times. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/news/y=2015/m=3/news=wasps-get-the-buzz-in-africa-2578840.html. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Usher Komugisha. "Johnson resigns as Rwanda TD". Supersport.com. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/05/12/11648642/johnson-takes-charge-of-india-u19s?ICID=SP_HN_HP_RI_1_3. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Richard Bishumba. "Small Sided Games (Transition)" (PDF). NSCAA. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ "2014 Clinician Outlines : NSCAA Convention". nscaa.com. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
