Lee Congerton

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Lee Congerton
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-01-01) 1 January 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Rhyl, Wales
Team information
Current team
 Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio (head of senior recruitment)

Lee Congerton is a Welsh former footballer who is currently the Head of Senior Recruitment for Serie A club Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio. [1]

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Playing career

Congerton was born on July 28, 1973. He is the son of Rhyl player Dave Congerton. While being educated at Rhyl High School he played youth international football for Wales. He signed a semi-professional contract with Rhyl, before a professional trial at Wrexham where he met Brian Flynn. [2]

However, realising that he enjoyed coaching more than playing, Congerton signed a semi-professional contract with Colwyn Bay, allowing him to study for a degree. He then spent time at Weymouth, before signing a professional contract at Crewe Alexandra. [2]

Coaching

His career at Crewe was blighted by injuries. It was then that Flynn, by then manager of Wrexham, offered Congerton a coaching position as Youth System Director. After Denis Smith took over as Wrexham manager Congerton joined the coaching team at Liverpool in 2002, [2] before leaving the club in 2005 for Chelsea.

At Chelsea, he was initially appointed youth team coach by Jose Mourinho. However, after the appointment of Frank Arnesen as Sporting Director, Congerton was appointed chief scout, alongside Brendan Rodgers as reserve-team coach, and academy manager Neil Bath. [3] The team's purpose was to scout and then coach young players into the first team, which included: Ryan Bertrand; Daniel Sturridge; Gael Kakuta; Jeffrey Bruma; Scott Sinclair and Fabio Borini. The team worked through various Chelsea first team managers, including the appointment of Andre Villas Boas. [3]

After Arnesen was appointed Sporting Director of Hamburger SV in 2011, Congerton was appointed Technical Director, [4] working alongside head coach, Thorsten Fink. [3]

In October 2012, West Bromwich Albion approached Hamburger SV to request to appoint Congerton to replace their former Technical Director Dan Ashworth; this was immediately turned down by Hamburger SV. [5]

On 12 March 2014, Sunderland appointed Congerton as their Sporting Director. [6]

On 15 March 2017, Celtic appointed Congerton as their Head of Recruitment. [7]

On 11 May 2019, Leicester City appointed Lee Congerton as their Head of Senior Recruitment. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Calhanoglu e gli altri colpi: ecco chi è Congerton, il nuovo talent-scout dell'Atalanta" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Gareth Bicknell (7 July 2012). "I owe my success to Wrexham FC". Daily Post Wales. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 Gareth Bicknell (7 July 2012). "Lee Congerton – the Rhyl man who's worked with Rodgers, Mourinho and AVB". Daily Post Wales. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Stuart James (21 May 2012). "Lee Congerton: 'I would love to see this role grow in England'". The Guardian . Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Stuart James (8 October 2012). "West Bromwich's approach for Lee Congerton rejected by Hamburg". The Guardian . Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Sunderland A.F.C. (12 March 2014). "Sporting director appointed" . Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Celtic delighted to welcome Lee Congerton as Head of Recruitment". Celtic. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Leicester City Appoint Lee Congerton As Head Of Senior Recruitment". Leicester. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
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