Lou Macari

Lou Macari
Personal information
Full name Luigi Macari[1]
Date of birth (1949-06-07) 7 June 1949 (age 75)[2]
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1964–1965 Kilmarnock Amateurs
1965–1966 St Michael's Kilwinning
1966–1968 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1973 Celtic 58 (26)
1973–1984 Manchester United 329 (78)
1984–1986 Swindon Town 36 (3)
Total 423 (107)
International career
1972 Scotland U23 2 (0)
1972–1978 Scotland 24 (5)
Managerial career
1984–1989 Swindon Town
1989–1990 West Ham United
1991 Birmingham City
1991–1993 Stoke City
1993–1994 Celtic
1994–1997 Stoke City
2000–2002 Huddersfield Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luigi Macari (born 7 June 1949) is a Scottish former footballer and manager. He began his playing career at Celtic where he was one of the Quality Street Gang, the outstanding reserve team that emerged in the late 1960s that also included Kenny Dalglish and Danny McGrain. He is best known for his time at Manchester United, where he played over 400 games. He helped them win promotion back to the First Division and then played in their FA Cup win of 1977. He then finished his playing career at Swindon Town.

Macari was the manager of Swindon, West Ham United, Birmingham City, Stoke City (two spells), Celtic and Huddersfield Town.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Lou Macari". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. ^ Lou Macari at the Scottish Football Association
  3. ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  4. ^ Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.

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