Lee Sharp

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Lee Sharp
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-05-22) 22 May 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender/Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dundee United
(assistant manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1999 Dumbarton 101 (15)
1999–2000 Dundee 20 (2)
2000–2001 St Mirren 6 (0)
2001–2002 Ayr United 38 (3)
2002–2011 Stranraer 204 (11)
2011–2013 Clyde 45 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:33, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Lee Sharp (born 22 May 1975 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player, who is currently assistant manager at Dundee United.

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Career

Sharp signed for Clyde in July 2011. [1] He also coached the Clyde under-19 side.

Coaching career

Following his retirement from playing, Sharp worked as a coach and then head of youth development at Clyde from 2013 to 2016. From 2016 to 2019 he was 1st team coach at Alloa Athletic, where he began his coaching partnership with Jim Goodwin. Sharp was Goodwin's assistant manager at St Mirren from 2019 to 2022. Sharp followed Goodwin to Aberdeen in February 2022 [2] and Dundee United in March 2023. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Squad taking shape". Clyde F.C. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Jim Goodwin Appointed Aberdeen FC Manager". Aberdeen F.C. 19 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sharp joins Dundee United as Goodwin's assistant". BBC Sport. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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