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Claude Makelélé
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French football manager (born 1973)
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Claude Makélélé Sinda is a French association football player and coach born in Kinshasa in 1973. He holds citizenship in France and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. His native language is French. He played as a defensive midfielder and participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics representing France.
Makélélé played for Real Madrid CF, Olympique de Marseille, Chelsea F.C., and RC Celta de Vigo. He competed in the Premier League. His career statistics include zero total goals and two matches played. He has also coached SC Bastia, K.A.S. Eupen, and Asteras Tripoli F.C.
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Midfielder
- Nationality
- France
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Claude
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Place of birth
- Kinshasa
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Participant in
- 1996 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- France national under-21 association football team
- Position played
- defensive midfielder
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- France
- Mass
- 65
- Image
- Claude Makélélé (53557564951) (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 174
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- Commons category
- Claude Makélélé
- date of birth
- 1973-02-18
- name in native language
- Claude Makélélé
- birth name
- Claude Makélélé Sinda
- coach of sports team
- Asteras Tripoli F.C.
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 2
- total goals in career
- 0
- social media followers
- 28686
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Claude Makélélé Sinda ( French pronunciation: [klod makele'le]; born 18 February 1973) is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. He last managed Super League Greece club Asteras Tripolis. Regarded as one of the greatest defensive midfielders of all time, 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, the defensive midfield position is sometimes colloquially known as the "Makélélé Role".
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