Lee Carsley
Carsley playing for Everton in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lee Kevin Carsley | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Derby County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1999 | Derby County | 138 | (5) |
| 1999–2000 | Blackburn Rovers | 47 | (11) |
| 2000–2002 | Coventry City | 47 | (4) |
| 2002–2008 | Everton | 166 | (11) |
| 2008–2010 | Birmingham City | 48 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Coventry City | 25 | (0) |
| Total | 471 | (33) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–2008 | Republic of Ireland | 40 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2013 | Coventry City (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Coventry City (caretaker) | ||
| 2013 | Coventry City (caretaker) | ||
| 2013 | Sheffield United (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Brentford Development Squad | ||
| 2015 | Brentford | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Lee Kevin Carsley (born 28 February 1974) is a former professional football midfielder, currently a coach within the Manchester City youth setup. In a playing career lasting 17 years, he is best remembered for his spells in the Premier League and Football League with Everton and Derby County. Although born in Birmingham, England, Carsley represented the Republic of Ireland at international level. After retiring from playing in 2011, he entered coaching with Coventry City.
A defensive midfielder, Carsley began his career with Division One side Derby County and made his debut in a 6–1 Anglo-Italian Cup group stage victory over Cesena on 6 September 1994. He went on to become a regular fixture in the team during the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons, making 37 appearances and scoring two goals in the latter campaign to help the Rams to a second-place finish and promotion to the Premiership. Carsley made 30 appearances during his first season in the top-flight as the club consolidated its position with a 12th-place finish. He remained at Pride Park until March 1999 and departed Derby having made 166 appearances and scored five goals for the club.
Carsley joined Premiership strugglers Blackburn Rovers in March 1999 for a £3.4 million fee. He made 8 appearances in the final two months of the 1998-99 season, failing to taste victory and suffering relegation to Division One. Back in the second-tier, Carsley was encouraged to play a more advanced midfield role by manager Brian Kidd and showed the best goalscoring form of his career, topping the club's chart with 11 goals, though Rovers could finish no better than 11th. Despite falling out of favour with new manager Graeme Souness and handing in a transfer request, Carsley played on into the 2000–01 season before leaving the club in December 2000. Carsley made 55 appearances and scored 13 goals during just over 18 months at Ewood Park. Carsley recalled in 2013 that he enjoyed working under Brian Kidd and living in the town.
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