Lee Bowyer

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lee Bowyer
Occupation	English Football Manager
Date Of Birth	Jan 3, 1977(1977-01-03)
Age	47
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Capricorn

Lee Bowyer Biography

Lee Bowyer is one of the most popular and richest English football manager who was born on January 3, 1977 in England, United Kingdom. Lee David Bowyer (/”‘ b’oU j@r born on 3 January 1977) is an English football manager and former player. He has been the manager of the Championship Club Charlton Athletic since March 2018 the first time he was appointed manager.

Bowyer’s performance in the 2000-01 season prompted requests for his inclusion in the England squad, however Bowyer was not selected because it was the Football Association ruled that he was not eligible for selection until the trial regarding an attack on one Asian student was concluded. The FA finally cleared Bowyer for selection after the verdict of the court case . England director Sven-Goran Eriksson called him into the team to play an international match match against Portugal on September 2, 2002. Bowyer was able to make his England debut during the match by scoring the goal to Leeds teammates Alan Smith. Alan Smith. The match was his only game for England.

After West Ham were relegated at the end of the 2002–03 season, Bowyer joined Newcastle United on a free transfer in July 2003.

Bowyer signed for West Ham United on an initial six-month contract for a nominal transfer fee, which meant that should West Ham be relegated at the end of the 2002–03 season, the club would not be burdened with a large Premiership salary. The transfer was not popular with a section of West Ham supporters who questioned Bowyer’s attitude towards racism. A protest against his signing was held outside Upton Park before Bowyer’s introduction to the crowd. Claims that Bowyer would have received a £1 million bonus had West Ham stayed up were denied by the club’s then manager Glenn Roeder. In the event, Bowyer was hampered by ankle injuries and made only eleven appearances for West Ham. West Ham were relegated and Bowyer was not offered another contract.

At first, Bowyer was kept out of the Leeds first team by Haland as well as David Hopkin; he eventually took over for Hopkin during the 1998-99 season and, from there on, was a regular first-team player. He was a major member of David O’Leary’s Leeds team that was selected for the Champions League in 1999-2000, and made it to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in 2000 and the Champions League in 2001. In 2001’s Champions League run he scored crucial goals against A.C. Milan, Barcelona and Anderlecht. He was named as the Leeds footballer of the year by fans in 1998-99 as well as 2000-01.

Lee Bowyer Net Worth

Lee Bowyer is one of the richest English Football Manager from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lee Bowyer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Bowyer was born in Canning Town in London, Bowyer played for the youth squad Senrab and then joined Charlton Athletic as a schoolboy. Bowyer made his professional debut on April 24, 1994. His first public appearance was in 1995 when he and his teammate Dean Chandler failed a drugs test for cannabis usage. Bowyer was removed off the England under-18 squad and was suspended for eight weeks as he took part in a rehabilitation program that was run through the Football Association (the FA). Bowyer later became a regular in the first team and played 58 times with Charlton as well as scoring fourteen goals. Particularly memorable was his hat-trick during an unforgettable 5-4 win against Wimbledon FC in a League Cup second round tie, first leg in September 1995.

In 1996 the year he received a contract from Leeds United manager Howard Wilkinson for PS2.8 million that was the highest amount ever for an British teenager. In the same time, Bowyer received a conviction for inciting affray and fined PS4,500 after an incident at an incident at a McDonald’s establishment in London where CCTV footage captured Bowyer tossing chairs as well as verbally abusing a member of staff who was of Asian origin.

Following an incident near a Leeds nightclub in January 2000, in which an Asian student suffered severe injuries, Bowyer and teammate Jonathan Woodgate were charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent and affray. An initial trial collapsed in April 2001 after an article in a Sunday newspaper, and following a second trial, which ended in December 2001, Bowyer was cleared of both charges while Woodgate was convicted of affray and sentenced to community service. Bowyer was generally recognised as playing some of the finest football of his career during this period and would often go straight from court to play for Leeds. In 2005, the player agreed a £170,000 out-of- court settlement of a civil action for damages brought by the victim and his brother, who had been less seriously hurt in the assault.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Lee Bowyer Dating?

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In January 2009, Bowyer signed for Birmingham City on loan until the end of the 2008–09 season. He made his debut on 17 January at home to Cardiff City in the Championship, scoring an equalising goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time to make the score 1–1. Following the expiry of his contract with West Ham United, Bowyer signed a two-year contract with Birmingham in July 2009. He scored winning goals in consecutive Premier League matches, against Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers, to take Birmingham into a mid-table position at the end of November, and was part of the team that went on a run of 15 games unbeaten in all competitions, including a club record 12 unbeaten in the top flight, as they finished in ninth place, the club’s best for more than 50 years.

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Lee Ranked on the list of most popular English football manager. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Lee Bowyer celebrates birthday on January 3 of every year.

In September 2010 Bowyer was forced to apologise for verbally abusing a West Bromwich Albion supporter. The incident occurred following Bowyer’s substitution after he had committed a rash challenge on Gabriel Tamaș. In the absence through injury of Craig Gardner, Bowyer returned to the starting eleven for the match against champions Chelsea in November 2010, and scored the only goal of the game to give his team a surprise victory, and then followed that up with a late equaliser against Manchester United. In January 2011, television replays highlighted incidents, unnoticed by the match referee, in which Bowyer stamped on Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna and appeared to rake his studs down the same player’s Achilles. Suggestions in the media that Bowyer could receive a six-match ban prompted Birmingham manager Alex McLeish to argue that the football authorities were not treating all clubs equally when using television evidence. Bowyer received the standard three- match ban for violent conduct.

Has Lee Bowyer left Birmingham City?

Birmingham City have parted company with head coach Lee Bowyer. Bowyer left Charlton to take charge at relegation-threatened Birmingham in March 2021, and helped them stay in the Championship in 2020-21.

What has happened to Lee Bowyer?

Bowyer was dismissed on Saturday after 16 months in charge , after the Blues finished their league campaign in 20th place. The decision comes with the club’s owners looking to sell up.

When did Lee Bowyer retire?

A no-nonsense battling midfielder who was never far away from controversy, Lee Bowyer retired from playing in 2012 after a season playing in the Championship with Ipswich Town.

Which teams did Lee Bowyer play for?

Lee David Bowyer (born 3 January 1977) is an English football manager and former player. He was most recently the head coach of Championship club Birmingham City. Bowyer played for several English clubs including Leeds United, Charlton Athletic, West Ham United, Newcastle United, Birmingham City, and Ipswich Town.

Has Blues manager been sacked?

Blues manager Thomas Tuchel has been sacked by Chelsea just three months into Todd Boehlys’s new ownership of the club.