_(cropped).jpg) McCulloch playing for Rangers in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Henry McCulloch[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1978[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, midfielder, winger, striker[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Jerviston Boys Club[3] | |||
| 1991–1993 | Rangers SABC[4] | ||
| 1993–1994 | Motherwell | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2001 | Motherwell | 124 | (21) |
| 1994 | → Cumbernauld United (loan) | ||
| 1995 | → Carluke Rovers (loan) | ||
| 2001–2007 | Wigan Athletic | 224 | (44) |
| 2007–2015 | Rangers | 209 | (52) |
| 2015–2016 | Kilmarnock | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 558 | (117) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2010 | Scotland | 18 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | Kilmarnock (caretaker) | ||
| 2017 | Kilmarnock | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lee Henry McCulloch (born 14 May 1978) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who most recently served as assistant manager of Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.
McCulloch was capped on eighteen occasions by the Scotland national football team. At club level, he played for Motherwell, Wigan Athletic, Rangers and Kilmarnock. Towards the end of his playing career, McCulloch was appointed a coach at Kilmarnock. He was appointed interim manager in January 2016[5] and February 2017.[6] He was appointed manager on a permanent basis in June 2017, but left in September 2017.
He is a prime example of a utility player in football, having played in multiple outfield positions, from centre-back, defensive midfielder and striker at Rangers to attacking midfielder and winger at Wigan.
In January 2019, McCulloch joined Dundee United as strikers' coach, before being promoted to assistant coach in August 2019. In August 2020, he joined Heart of Midlothian as assistant manager, a position he held until April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Lee McCulloch". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Lee McCulloch: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Mculloch, Lee (2013). Simp-Lee the Best: My Autobiography. Black & White Publishing. ISBN 9781845027612 – via Google Books.
- ^ "SABC continue to create stars for the future". Youth Football Scotland. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Kilmarnock manager Gary Locke resigns after Hamilton loss". BBC Sport. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Lee Clark: Kilmarnock boss to quit to join Bury". BBC Sport. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.