Leslie Mark Hughes – Manchester City Manager
Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE (born 1 November 1963 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales), nicknamed Sparky, is a former Welsh international football player and currently manager of Manchester City. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals.
During his playing career, he was most notable for his two spells at Manchester United, but he also turned out for FC Barcelona of Spain, Bayern Munich of West Germany, as well as the English clubs Chelsea, Southampton, Everton and finally Blackburn Rovers, before retiring in 2002.
His reign as Wales manager was his first managerial post; he was appointed in 1999 and remained in the role until 2004, failing to reach a World Cup or European Cup finals during his reign of the National team.
Personal information
Full name : Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE
Date of birth : 1 November 1963 (1963-11-01) (age 44)
Place of birth : Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales
Height : 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position : Striker (retired)
Current club : Manchester City (manager)
Manchester City
On 2 June 2008, Manchester City sacked manager Sven-Goran Eriksson. Hughes was reported to be the first choice of City owner Thaksin Shinawatra to replace Eriksson. However, interest was also reported from Chelsea, who had recently sacked their manager, Avram Grant. Despite the reported interest from Chelsea which never culminated in anything, Blackburn Rovers confirmed on their website on 2 June that they had “reluctantly” agreed to allow Hughes to talk to Manchester City.
The following day, Blackburn confirmed that they had agreed a compensation package for Hughes to take over as manager of Manchester City, and he was appointed as head coach on 4 June 2008 on a three year contract. [1] Following the appointment, Manchester City’s executive chairman Garry Cook stated that “The Club intends to invest in new players as well as securing the long term services of key members of the current first team squad. Mark has already identified some of the players and backroom staff that he wants to see here at City, and we will begin the process of recruiting them immediately.”[
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