Lee Johnson (footballer)
Johnson managing Bristol City in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lee David Johnson | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Newmarket, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bristol City (Head Coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Arsenal | ||
| 1998–2000 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2001 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2006 | Yeovil Town | 192 | (23) |
| 2006 | Heart of Midlothian | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2012 | Bristol City | 174 | (11) |
| 2010 | → Derby County (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Kilmarnock | 20 | (0) |
| Total | 405 | (34) | |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | England C | 5 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2015 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 2015–2016 | Barnsley | ||
| 2016– | Bristol City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Lee David Johnson (born 7 June 1981) is an English former professional footballer who is the manager of Championship club Bristol City. Johnson is the former manager of Barnsley and Oldham Athletic.
Prior to becoming a manager, he played for Brighton, Yeovil, Hearts, Bristol City, Derby County, Chesterfield and Kilmarnock.
Born in Newmarket, Suffolk, Johnson started his career as a youth player with Arsenal, but left the club aged 17 after falling out with one of the club's coaches. He joined Watford, whose youth system was run by his father Gary. He did not make a first team appearance for the club. He went on to have a spell with Brighton, scoring in his only appearance for the club against Cardiff in the Football League Trophy, before a non-contract spell with Brentford during the final months of the 2000–01 season, during which he failed to receive a call into the squad. He subsequently jouned Conference side Yeovil Town in July 2001. Managed by his father Gary, Yeovil achieved two promotions, reaching the Football League Second Division. In this time, Johnson won the player of the year award three times in a row.
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