Lee Sharpe

Lee Stuart Sharpe ( born May 27 1971 in Halesowen, West Midlands ) is a former English footballer. He played a total of 8 times for England.

Football career

Sharpe began his career at Torquay United. After just one season, the 16 -year-old was discovered in 1988 and is committed to Manchester United. He quickly captured a permanent place on the left wing and was one of the most important pillars upon winning the European Cup in 1991. During the same year he was appointed for the first time in the national team, but did not succeed to oust John Barnes and should not for a long time be appointed.

After an injury - he was suffering from meningitis - he was also displaced at Manchester United on his position from emerging Ryan Giggs and had to switch to other positions. Nevertheless, he brought it in 8 years to 265 missions, scoring 36 goals.

1996 Leeds United signed him despite his susceptibility to injury and was even willing to pay £ 4.5 million for him, which is a club record. After he had yet come in 1996/97 to 26 inserts for Leeds, a knee injury in the following season forced him to suspend completely. In the summer of 1998, he was then loaned to Sampdoria, but where he could not prevail, and therefore already returned to the winter break.

In the spring of 1999, he was handed over to Bradford City. He was the key player to return to the first division after 77 - year absence of the association. After he had still been a mainstay in the league the following season, he lost his place in the 2000 /01 season and Christmas at the unterklassigen Portsmouth yet. In the summer he returned to 2002 his current contract was not renewed.

Short term he played at Exeter City, before he hired the Icelandic club UMF Grindavíkur in Grindavík. In June 2003 he announced his retirement from professional football known and played briefly in the Kidderminster Sunday League before he signed a contract with AFC Garforth Town.

After the football

Sharpe entered into various celebrities and reality TV shows on, for example in 2005 when Sharpe Shooter in celebrity wrestling on ITV He also works as an expert for the BBC, among others, the broadcast Match of the day. In the summer of 2006 he ran for the World Cup in Germany a blog at yahoo.com. On 25 August 2005 Sharpe published his autobiography in the UK under the title My Idea of Fun.