Lee Bell
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Lee Bell (born 26 January 1983) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently manager of Crewe Alexandra.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lee Bell[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1983-01-26) 26 January 1983 (age 41)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Alsager, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Crewe Alexandra (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2002 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2007 | Crewe Alexandra | 53 | (3) |
2003 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2005 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2007 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Mansfield Town | 23 | (1) |
2008–2010 | Macclesfield Town | 83 | (3) |
2010–2012 | Crewe Alexandra | 75 | (1) |
2012–2015 | Burton Albion | 82 | (6) |
2015 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 10 | (3) |
Total | 347 | (18) | |
Managerial career | |||
2022– | Crewe Alexandra | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He began his career at Crewe Alexandra, also playing for Burton Albion, Mansfield Town and Macclesfield Town, before returning in succession to Crewe, Burton Albion and latterly Macclesfield Town on loan from Burton. Bell retired from playing in the summer of 2015, aged 32, and rejoined Crewe as under-18s coach,[2] later becoming under-18s manager (January 2017), under-23s manager (March 2022), assistant first team manager (April 2022), and then first team manager (November 2022).