Claude Makélélé
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Claude Makélélé in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Claude Makelele Sinda | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Swansea City (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1990 | US Melun | ||
| 1990–1991 | Stade Brestois | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1997 | Nantes | 169 | (9) |
| 1997–1998 | Marseille | 32 | (2) |
| 1998–2000 | Celta Vigo | 70 | (3) |
| 2000–2003 | Real Madrid | 94 | (0) |
| 2003–2008 | Chelsea | 144 | (2) |
| 2008–2011 | Paris Saint-Germain | 98 | (1) |
| Total | 607 | (17) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1996 | France U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 1995–2008 | France | 71 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2013 | Paris Saint-Germain (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Bastia | ||
| 2017– | Swansea City (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Claude Makélélé Sinda (French pronunciation: [klod makelele]; born 18 February 1973) is a French former footballer and current manager.
In his playing career, which ended at Paris Saint-Germain, Makélélé also played for Nantes, Marseille, Celta de Vigo, Real Madrid and Chelsea. He won league titles in France, Spain and England, as well as the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League during his time with Real Madrid.
Makélélé was a French international for 13 years, and was part of the France national team which reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He also represented his nation at the 2002 World Cup, two UEFA European Football Championships and the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Regarded as one of the greatest ever players in his position, Makélélé has been credited with redefining the defensive midfield role in English football, especially during the 2004–05 FA Premier League season, where he played a key role in helping Chelsea win the title with 95 points. In homage to Makélélé, many fans and pundits alike have dubbed the defensive midfield position the "Makélélé Role".
Makélelé was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). "Makelele" means "noises" in Lingala, one of the languages spoken in the country. He moved to Savigny-le-Temple, a suburb of Paris in Seine-et-Marne, in 1977, when he was four years old. His father, André-Joseph Makélelé, was also a football player. He represented the DR Congo, and ended his career in the Belgian First Division.
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