Lou Macari
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Luigi "Lou" Macari (born June 7, 1949 in Edinburgh to Italian immigrant parents) was a Scottish footballer and football manager.
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[edit] Playing career
Macari was an attacking midfielder for Manchester United in the 1970s and early 1980s. He was bought from Celtic in 1973. His first game for the club came in January 1973 against West Ham. His shot deflected off team mate Jimmy Greenhoff to win the 1977 FA Cup final against Liverpool. He made 404 appearances for the club and scored 97 goals. He also played for the Scottish national team.
[edit] Management career
After leaving United in 1984, he managed Swindon Town, West Ham, Stoke City (twice), Celtic, Birmingham City and Huddersfield Town.
His successes in management came with two promotions at Swindon Town (Fourth Division champions in 1986 and Third Division playoff winners in 1987) and a promotion with Stoke City (Division Two champions in 1993).
His sons Michael Macari and Paul Macari have played professionally with Stoke, when Macari was manager of the club. His youngest son Jonathan Macari committed suicide in 1999 after being released from his contract at Nottingham Forest. [1]
[edit] Retirement from football
Macari currently lives in Stoke-on-Trent and works as a pundit for MUTV on several shows including a betting show called "Sing When You're Winning". He occasionally does punditry for Sky Sports and Setanta Sports.
Macari also owns the legendary "Lou Macari Chip Shop" on Chester Road, near Old Trafford which is a popular takeaway on matchdays.
[edit] External links
- Lou Macari managerial statistics at soccerbase.com
| Preceded by Ken Beamish |
Swindon Town F.C. manager 1984-1989 |
Succeeded by Ossie Ardiles |
| Preceded by John Lyall |
West Ham United F.C. manager 1989-1990 |
Succeeded by Billy Bonds |
| Preceded by Dave Mackay |
Birmingham City F.C. manager 1991 |
Succeeded by Terry Cooper |
| Preceded by Alan Ball |
Stoke City F.C. manager 1991-1993 |
Succeeded by Joe Jordan |
| Preceded by Liam Brady |
Celtic F.C. manager 1993-1994 |
Succeeded by Tommy Burns |
| Preceded by Joe Jordan |
Stoke City F.C. manager 1994-1997 |
Succeeded by Chic Bates |
| Preceded by Steve Bruce |
Huddersfield Town F.C. manager 2000-2002 |
Succeeded by Mick Wadsworth |
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Scotland squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Rough | 2 Jardine | 3 Donachie | 4 Buchan | 5 McQueen | 6 Rioch | 7 Masson | 8 Dalglish | 9 Jordan | 10 Hartford | 11 Johnston | 12 Blyth | 13 Kennedy | 14 Forsyth | 15 Gemmill | 16 Macari | 17 Johnstone | 18 Souness | 19 Robertson | 20 Clark | 21 Harper | 22 Burns | Coach: MacLeod |
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Categories: 1949 births | People from Edinburgh | Living people | Italian-Scots | Football (soccer) midfielders | Scottish footballers | Scotland international footballers | FIFA World Cup 1978 players | Celtic F.C. players | Manchester United F.C. players | Scottish football managers | Birmingham City F.C. managers | Celtic F.C. managers | Huddersfield Town F.C. managers | Stoke City F.C. managers | Swindon Town F.C. managers | West Ham United F.C. managers
