Lee Baxter (born 17 June 1976) is a Scottish-Swedish football goalkeeper and coach who has played for clubs in Sweden and England[5] and trained goalkeepers in several international clubs. He moved from Malmö FF to Sheffield United in 2003, to cover a goalkeeping crisis. His only appearance was The Blades Football League match against Burnley on 6 December 2003. He was deemed to be at fault for two of the goals and was subbed at half time for Alan Fettis.[6]
 Baxter in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Stuart Baxter | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsingborg, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 1992 | BK Astrio | ||
| 1992–1994 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Vissel Kobe | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | AIK | 8 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Malmö FF | 17 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Sheffield United | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | IFK Göteborg | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Bodens BK | 17 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Malmö FF | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Landskrona BoIS | 41 | (0) |
| 2007–2016 | AIK | 11 | (0) |
| 2016 | AGF | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 95 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2015 | AIK (goalkeeper coach)[1] | ||
| 2015–2016 | Gençlerbirliği (goalkeeper coach)[2] | ||
| 2016 | SuperSport United (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2016–2018 | AGF (goalkeeper coach)[3] | ||
| 2018–2022 | Kaizer Chiefs (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2022– | IFK Göteborg (goalkeeper coach)[4] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Baxter only played for Sheffield United in England, before moving back to Sweden with IFK Gothenburg.[5]
He is the son of football manager Stuart Baxter, and grandson of footballer Bill Baxter.
Following his playing career, he took on the role of goalkeeper coach at AIK. In 2015, he moved to Turkish Super Lig team, Gençlerbirliği S.K. His time at the club was cut short, following the dismissal of the head coach.[7] Later he worked as the Head Goalkeeper coach at Supersport United, in the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL). He was later goalkeeper coach for Kaizer Chiefs.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Lee Baxter blir målvaktstränare". sydsvenskan.se. Retrieved 7 November 2007.
- ^ "Återförenas: Nu flyttar ytterligare en Baxter till Turkiet". fotbolldirekt.se. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ "Baxter ny målmandstræner i AGF". bold.dk. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Välkomna, William och Lee!". ifkgoteborg.se. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ a b "SHEFFIELD UNITED : 1946/47 - 2011/12". Post War Football League Player Statistics. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ Martin Blackburn (8 December 2003). "Baxter blunders prove Burnley's saving grace". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ www.realnet.co.uk. "Stuart Baxter reflects on Genclerbirligi sacking". Kick Off. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Lee Baxter Has Joined SuperSport United As Goalkeeper Coach". www.soccerladuma.co.za. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
External links
edit- Lee Baxter at WorldFootball.net
- #12 Lee Baxter at ifkdb.com
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