Lee McCulloch
McCulloch playing for Rangers in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lee Henry McCulloch | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Utility player | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Kilmarnock (caretaker manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Cumbernauld United | |||
| 1995–1996 | Motherwell | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | Motherwell | 124 | (21) |
| 2001–2007 | Wigan Athletic | 224 | (44) |
| 2007–2015 | Rangers | 209 | (52) |
| 2015–2016 | Kilmarnock | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2010 | Scotland | 18 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016 | Kilmarnock (caretaker) | ||
| 2017– | Kilmarnock (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Lee Henry McCulloch (born 14 May 1978) is a Scottish football player and coach, who is currently caretaker manager for Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock.
McCulloch was capped on eighteen occasions by the Scotland national football team. During his career he has played for Motherwell, Wigan Athletic, Rangers and Kilmarnock at club level. He played mostly as a central defender or a defensive midfielder during his time at Rangers (he also played striker for the club when required) but has also played as an attacking midfielder and winger during his time in English football. McCulloch also had spells as interim manager of Kilmarnock.
McCulloch started his career as a forward at Cumbernauld United, having previously played at Rangers boys club alongside Barry Ferguson. He was spotted by Motherwell and signed for them in the summer of 1995. McCulloch went on to score 27 goals in 147 appearances after making his debut against Raith Rovers on 24 August 1996. He scored his first and second goals in a league match against Hibernian on 31 January 1998.
After netting 12 and nine goals in consecutive seasons for Motherwell, along with some impressive performances other clubs began to take notice of the young striker.
He signed for Wigan Athletic in March 2001 for £700,000, a then club signing record. Wigan at this point were plying their trade in the third tier of English football, but were strongly ambitious, and saw the young Scotsman as part of their long term plans. He made his debut against Swindon Town on 3 March 2001 and scored his first goal for the club four weeks later, in a 2–1 win away to Wycombe Wanderers.
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