Claude Makélélé

french association football player and director
Makélélé and the post-surname is Sinda. In this congolese diagnose, the surname isand the post-surname is Claude Makélélé Sinda ( bear 18 February 1973 ) is a french football director and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is presently a young bus and technical mentor at Chelsea, having once been the question passenger car of Belgian First Division A club Eupen. [ 5 ]

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In his play career, which ended at Paris Saint-Germain, Makélélé besides played for Nantes, Marseille, Celta Vigo, Real Madrid and Chelsea. He won league titles in France, Spain and England, a well as the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League during his prison term with real number Madrid. [ 6 ] Makélélé was a french international for 13 years, and was part of the France home team which reached the concluding of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He besides represented his nation at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, two UEFA european Championships and the 1996 Summer Olympics. Regarded as one of the greatest players in his position, Makélélé has been credited with redefining the defensive midfield character in English football, particularly during the 2004–05 FA Premier League season, where he played a key function in helping Chelsea win the deed with 95 points. In court, the defensive midfield place is sometimes colloquially known as the “ Makelele Role ”. [ 7 ] [ 8 ]

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Makélélé was born in Kinshasa, Zaire ( now the democratic Republic of the Congo ). “ Makélélé ” means “ noises ” in Lingala, [ 9 ] one of the languages spoken in the country. He moved to Savigny-le-Temple, a suburb of Paris in Seine-et-Marne, in 1977, when he was four years erstwhile. His don, André-Joseph Makélélé, was besides a football actor. He represented DR Congo, and ended his career in the one-third division of Belgium with Union Royale Namur. [ 10 ] At age 15, Makélélé signed for Sporting Melun-Dammarie 77. He played one year there, and left at the long time of 16, when he joined the train center of Brest-Armorique in Brittany. According to him, [ citation needed ] it was not easy to adapt to the newly life sentence in Brest. The educate academy biography was rugged, specially as it was the first clock he was far from his family. [ citation needed ] He worked identical hard in Brest, but it was in the city of Nantes where he discovered the real pleasure of playing. Makélélé was recruited by FC Nantes in December 1991, when he was still 18 years old. Robert Budzynski, Nantes ‘ sporting film director, confessed that once he had discovered Makélélé in Brest, he was sure he would become the new Emmanuel Petit. [ 11 ] At the begin of the 1992–93 season, Makélélé was already in the Nantes first-team, then playing in the french first division. He played at Nantes for five seasons, winning the french backing in 1995 and helped the club to the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League the watch season. This earned him a move to Marseille for whom he played for one season. [ 12 ]

Celta Vigo [edit ]

Makélélé was transferred to Celta Vigo where he spent two successful seasons at the galician clubhouse. While playing aboard Aleksandr Mostovoi, Valeri Karpin, Haim Revivo and Míchel Salgado, Celta achieved historic victories such as 4–1 against Liverpool and 4–0 against Juventus in the UEFA Cup. [ 13 ]

real Madrid [edit ]

…we knew that Zidane, Raúl, and Figo did n’t track second, so we had to put a guy in battlefront of the rear four who would defend .

Arrigo Sacchi describes Real Madrid ‘s motivation for a holding midfielder. [ 14 ]
In 2000, he was recruited by Real Madrid. His transfer was controversial because Celta did not want to sell Makélélé unless a solid improvement on their crack was made. Makélélé refused to train until there was solution of his contract. last, Celta were reluctantly forced to sell him for €14 million, far less than their valuation of the player and lone after a falsify patrol reputation was made by his agentive role, Marc Roger. [ 15 ] At Real, Makélélé well added to his decoration reckoning, winning two spanish La Liga championships, the Champions League, the Supercopa de España, the UEFA Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup. As an ever-present in Vicente del Bosque ‘s very Madrid side, Makélélé besides established himself as one of the best defensive midfielders in the populace. [ 12 ] Despite his value to the team, however, Makélélé was one of its most ( relatively ) under-paid members, earning a divide of that paid to teammates like Zinedine Zidane, Luís Figo, Raúl, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Steve McManaman, and Guti. In the summer of 2003, feeling that his position at the club was insecure after the shock sack of Del Bosque and the arrival of David Beckham, and encouraged by teammates Zidane, Raúl, McManaman and Fernando Morientes, Makélélé decided to ask for an better compress. The real number management flatly refused to consider his request. [ 16 ] Upset, Makélélé handed in a transfer request, whereupon he was signed by Chelsea. Club president Florentino Pérez infamously poured scorn on Makélélé ‘s footballing abilities and proclaimed that Makélélé would not be missed :

He was n’t a header of the ball and he rarely passed the ball more than three metres. Younger players will arrive who will cause Makélélé to be forgotten. [ 17 ]

In his autobiography, published in 2006, McManaman described Makélélé as the most important and even least prize midfielder at Real. Retired former Real Madrid actor and captain Fernando Hierro besides criticised Pérez for both Makélélé ‘s passing and the manner of his passing, saying :

I think Claude has this kind of give – he ‘s been the best player in the team for years but people just do n’t notice him, do n’t notice what he does. But you ask anyone at Real Madrid during the years we were talking about and they will tell you he was the best actor at Real. We all knew, the players all knew he was the most important. The loss of Makélélé was the begin of the end for Los Galacticos. You can see that it was besides the begin of a new dawn for Chelsea. He was the base, the key and I think he is the lapp to Chelsea now. [ 18 ]

Chelsea [edit ]

Makélélé in 2008 In the summer of 2003, Makélélé signed for Chelsea for £ 16.8 million, where then coach Claudio Ranieri proclaimed that Makélélé would be the “ battery ” of the team. [ 19 ]
Chelsea finished second base in the 2003–04 FA Premier League and were eliminated by Monaco in the semi-finals of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. [ 20 ]
Following the sack of Ranieri and his succession by José Mourinho, Makélélé was a key musician in Chelsea ‘s successful 2004–05 season, winning both the FA Premier League and the League Cup. His defensive qualities allowed the likes of Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, Arjen Robben, Damien Duff, Eiður Guðjohnsen and Didier Drogba to parade their assail skills. Makélélé ‘s importance was recognised by Mourinho, who declared him Chelsea ‘s “ Player of the year ”. [ 21 ] To cap off the 2004–05 temper for the Frenchman, he was allowed to take a penalty awarded to Chelsea in the game against Charlton Athletic on the day the Premier League trophy was due to be presented. Charlton goalkeeper Stephan Andersen saved it, but Makélélé scored on the rally. [ 22 ] In September 2005, he was selected as a member of the World xi at the FIFPro awards. The team was chosen by a vote of professional footballers in 40 countries. He added to his goodly decoration haul the watch season, winning both the FA Community Shield and the Premier League. [ 23 ]
In March 2006, Fulham defeated Chelsea 1–0 in a Premier League game in which Fulham coach Chris Coleman ‘s tactics centered on bypassing Makélélé on the wings when Fulham had possession and putting midfielders on Makélélé when Chelsea were in possession. With Makélélé struggling to function efficaciously, Chelsea lost the game. Coleman later explained that Makélélé was more than a mere defensive midfielder ; that he was actually Chelsea ‘s deep-lying playmaker, and that Chelsea ‘s attacks were channelled through him. therefore, denying him possession was implemental in unravelling Chelsea. Mourinho was subsequently forced to counter this tactic by withdrawing Lampard and Michael Essien far back in midfield to relieve the pressure on Makélélé. [ 24 ]
On 5 November 2006, in a league encounter with Tottenham Hotspur, Makélélé scored his second base goal for the golf club, a unmanageable curling volley from the edge of the 18-yard box which sped past goalkeeper Paul Robinson into the left side of the finish to cue a bench-clearing celebration. [ 25 ] Although Tottenham sprang a comeback to beat Chelsea 2–1, this finish got him the best injection to goals share that year with one nip and one finish – 100 %. [ citation needed ] On 5 December 2006, in a League Cup bet on against Newcastle United, Makélélé wore the captain ‘s armband in John Terry ‘s absence and with Frank Lampard rested. He was substituted at half-time for Lampard. Makélélé besides wore the captain ‘s armband the come season, when Terry, Lampard, and Michael Ballack were all unavailable. Makélélé was captain even when Terry and Lampard returned for a all-important Champions League draw against Olympiacos, but Terry returned as captain the follow weekend for the League Cup get the better of against Tottenham. [ citation needed ]
The 2007–08 season was a period of rebirth for the 35-year-old Makélélé, as he played in the majority of Chelsea ‘s fixtures. Despite an ear infection that made him miss an early part of the season, he regained his place and forced Michael Essien into the right-back position, effectively pushing Juliano Belletti out of the team. Makélélé was instrumental in Chelsea ‘s race to the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final under the guidance of director Avram Grant ; the team were defeated by Manchester United in a penalty-shootout, after a 1–1 deadlock following both regulation and extra time. [ 26 ]

Paris Saint-Germain [edit ]

On 18 July 2008, it was reported that Makélélé was about to take a aesculapian the pursuit day in Paris ahead of a proposed act back to French football. On 21 July, Chelsea announced they had released Makélélé on a free transfer, while Paris Saint-Germain confirmed that the player would join them and would be unveiled at a crush conference that afternoon. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] On 25 February 2010, he announced that he would retire at the end of the temper, but in June, he retracted his affirmation and re-signed with PSG for an extra season. [ 29 ] He won the Coupe de France with PSG at the end of the 2009–10 season. He late retired at the end of the political campaign. The following season, he was appointed the adjunct coach to Carlo Ancelotti, who had good joined PSG from Makélélé ‘s previous club, Chelsea. [ 30 ]

International career [edit ]

Makélélé was foremost capped for France in a match against Norway in July 1995, [ 31 ] and went on to represent his area at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [ citation needed ] Makélélé was not selected for France ‘s 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 successes, making his tournament debut at the 2002 World Cup, where he started the team ‘s final Group A match against Denmark. At Euro 2004, Makélélé was a first-choice musician in midfield, starting in three of France ‘s four matches. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] [ 34 ] Makélélé decided to retire from international football in September 2004 in rate to focus on club football with Chelsea, but 11 months late, in August 2005, he and compatriots Zinedine Zidane and Lilian Thuram were persuaded out of retirement to help France qualify for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. [ 35 ] As a member of the France squad competing at the 2006 World Cup, Makélélé ‘s performances as a indefatigable midfield spoiler were invaluable to France ‘s progress to the concluding as they defeated Spain, the defending champions Brazil and Euro 2004 finalists Portugal in the knock-out rounds. His partnership with Patrick Vieira in the defensive midfield proved effective as the team conceded lone three goals in seven games and took four clean-sheets, a match entirely bested by world champions Italy. [ 36 ] After a kill to Italy on penalties in the World Cup Final, Makélélé initially commented that he was again going to retire from international football. however, he was called up to the team by french national team director Raymond Domenech for reservation matches for Euro 2008 against Georgia and Italy. On being asked about Makélélé being called up to his home squad despite being retired during an interview on Sky Sports, Chelsea coach José Mourinho accused France national coach Domenech of treating Makélélé like a slave and refusing to honour his retirement. Mourinho said Domenech “ has been very objective – identical aim – and said you have to play Georgia and you have to play Italy. Makélélé wants to retire but the national bus wo n’t allow him to retire. ” [ 37 ] FIFA confirmed that any club that refuses to release a player for national team duty is barred from using the player for two matches, a dominion which is intended to discourage clubs from pretending that the player is injured. On the lapp evening as the Mourinho interview, Makélélé told french television receiver station TPS Star, “ even if my clubhouse does n’t agree, I will meanly honor the call. ” [ 37 ] Makélélé went on to continue playing with the french national team through the qualifications and then the finals for the Euro 2008 tournament, where France exited in the group stagecoach after finishing penetrate of their group. He and Thuram announced their retirement from external football on 17 June 2008, after France ‘s 2–0 defeat to Italy. [ 39 ]

vogue of fun [edit ]

Regarded as one of the best players always in his situation, Makélélé revolutionised the role of the defensive midfielder in the Premier League. A battleful and hard-working musician, although he was capable of getting ahead and playing in more promote positions, he normally played in front of his team ‘s back-line, where he chiefly served as a defensive foil for his more offensive teammates, due to his aggressive undertake, equally well as his ability to read the game, break down plays, mark and anticipate opponents, and time his challenges. In this role, he was known in particular for his acceleration, positional feel, tactical discipline, intelligence, energy, and ball-winning ability ; although he was not the fastest, most talented, technically skilled player on the ball, or particularly good in the vent, he was besides highly regarded throughout his career for being capable of functioning as a deep-lying playmaker for his team, due to his ability to dictate the tempo of his team ‘s play in midfield with his short, efficient passage game, which allowed him to link up the defense with the attack effectively after winning back possession. His forcible forte in hurt of his belittled stature, combined with his broken concentrate of gravity, besides gave him excellent balance on the ball in limited spaces, which allowed him to retain possession against more physical opponents. In addition to his defensive skills, Makélélé was besides known for his doggedness, awareness, consistency, and firm mentality. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 14 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 40 ] [ 41 ] [ 42 ] [ 43 ] [ 44 ] Jonathan Wilson, when writing for The Guardian in 2013, labelled Makélélé as a type of holding midfielder he described as a “ destroyer, ” a musician who is chiefly tasked with running, winning back possession, and distributing the ball to other players. [ 45 ]

Coaching career [edit ]

Makélélé in 2013, in his coach character at Paris Saint-Germain

personal life [edit ]

In the spring of 2004, Makélélé began dating french model Noémie Lenoir. Lenoir gave birth to a son, Kelyan ( born 24 January 2005 ). The couple burst in early 2009. Despite far-flung reports that Lenoir was married to Makélélé, she wrote a blog in 2009 clarifying their former relationship, saying, “ I ‘m not and have never been married. I do have a son. I have a fantastic baby ‘s forefather and have a great kinship with him, however I ‘ve been unmarried for some time immediately. ” [ 50 ] In May 2010, Lenoir attempted to commit suicide outside Makélélé ‘s Paris family by ingesting a deadly amount of drugs and alcohol. Reports after the suicide try implied that it was related to Makélélé finally calling it quits with Lenoir and moving on with his then meaning fiancée, which he vehemently denies. Lenoir has had a hanker conflict with means abuse and late checked into rehab. [ 51 ]

career statistics [edit ]

baseball club [edit ]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club

Season

League

National Cup

League Cup

Europe

Other

Total

Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals

Nantes
1992–93
Division 1

34
1
6
0
—
—
—
40
1

1993–94

Division 1

30
0
4
1
—
2
0
—
36
1

1994–95

Division 1

36
3
2
0
1
1
8
1
—
47
5

1995–96

Division 1

33
0
1
0
1
0
9
0
1[a]
0
45
0

1996–97

Division 1

36
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
—
37
5

Total

169
9
13
1
3
1
19
1
1
0
205
12

Marseille
1997–98

Division 1

32
2
2
0
2
1
—
—
36
3

Celta Vigo
1998–99
La Liga

36
2
0
0
—
7
0
—
44
2

1999–2000

La Liga

34
1
0
0
—
9
3
—
43
4

Total

70
3
0
0
0
0
16
3
0
0
86
6

Real Madrid
2000–01

La Liga

33
0
0
0
—
14
1
2[b]
0
49
1

2001–02

La Liga

32
1
1
0
—
13
0
2[c]
0
48
1

2002–03

La Liga

29
0
0
0
—
11
0
2[b]
0
42
0

2003–04

La Liga

—
—
—
—
1[c]
0
1
0

Total

94
1
1
0
0
0
38
1
7
0
140
2

Chelsea
2003–04
Premier League

30
0
3
0
2
0
11
0
—
46
0

2004–05

Premier League

36
1
0
0
4
0
10
0
—
50
1

2005–06

Premier League

31
0
3
0
0
0
6
0
1[d]
0
41
0

2006–07

Premier League

29
1
2
0
6
0
9
0
—
46
1

2007–08

Premier League

18
0
1
0
2
0
13
0
—
34
0

Total

144
2
9
0
14
0
49
0
1
0
217
2

Paris Saint-Germain
2008–09
Ligue 1

34
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
—
40
0

2009–10

Ligue 1

31
1
5
0
0
0
—
—
36
1

2010–11

Ligue 1

33
0
3
0
2
0
3
0
1[a]
0
42
0

Total

98
1
9
0
2
0
8
0
1
0
118
1

Career total

607
17
34
1
21
2
130
5
10
0
802
25

International [edit ]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

France

1995
1
0

1997
1
0

1998
1
0

2000
3
0

2001
6
0

2002
9
0

2003
6
0

2004
8
0

2005
5
0

2006
14
0

2007
11
0

2008
6
0

Total
71
0

managerial statistics [edit ]

As of 30 June 2019

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team

From

Record

Ref.

P
W
D
L
Win %

Bastia

24 May 2014[46]

3 November 2014[ citation needed]

13
3
4
6
0 23.1

[ quotation needed]

Eupen

6 November 2017[ quotation needed]

30 June 2019[ citation needed]

70
21
11
38
0 30.0

[ citation needed]

Total

83
24
15
44
0 28.9

Honours [edit ]

player [edit ]

Nantes
Real Madrid [ 54 ]
Chelsea [ 53 ]
Paris Saint-Germain
France
Individual

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Celta Vigo [edit ]

real Madrid [edit ]

Chelsea [edit ]

Paris Saint-Germain [edit ]

International career [edit ]

vogue of fun [edit ]

Coaching career [edit ]

personal life [edit ]

career statistics [edit ]

baseball club [edit ]

International [edit ]

managerial statistics [edit ]

Honours [edit ]

player [edit ]

References [edit ]