| Sammy Lee |
 Job Title: Assistant Manager
Date of Birth: 07th February 1959 Birthplace: Liverpool – England
Nationality: English
Joined: Since 2008
After successful spells as a player and a coach, he's now in his third stint at Anfield as assistant to Rafa Benitez. A boyhood Liverpudlian who idolised the great Bill Shankly sides of the Sixties and early Seventies, Sammy fulfilled a dream when he joined the club as an apprentice in 1976. The pocket dynamo went on to appear in the Reds midfield 294 times, winning three League titles and two European Cups. He also earned 14 England caps. Spells with QPR, Osasuna, Southampton and Bolton followed but Sammy's love for Liverpool never died and when he was invited back by then manager Graeme Souness in 1993 he didn't need to be asked twice. As reserve team coach he quickly earned the respect of everyone at the club and in 1999 he was promoted to head coach of the first team under Gerard Houllier. Unfortunately for Liverpool, his coaching potential did not go unnoticed by those at the Football Association and in July 2004 he left the club he loves to become a full-time member of the England coaching set-up. In 2006 he was invited to the Reebok Stadium as assistant to Sam Allardyce followed by a stint as manager. Things didn't go quite to plan in the hotseat and Lee left after just 11 games. To every Liverpudlian's delight he returned to Melwood as assistant to Benitez in May 2008. On his arrival he told Liverpoolfc.tv: "I've been away for a while but everyone knows what this club means to me and it's a great pleasure to be back. "When a club the size of Liverpool comes in for you and when a manager of the magnitude of Rafael Benitez wants you then you can't say no. When I found out they were interested in me I was really thrilled." |
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