Luigi Macari ( Italian: Luigi Macari ; born June 7, 1949 in Largs , Scotland ), better known as Lou Macari ( Italian: Lou Macari ) is a Scottish footballer and football coach of Italian descent. Best known for his performances for the Scottish club Celtic and English Manchester United .
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| Full name | Luigi Makari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 7, 1949 (aged 70) Largs , Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 175 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | midfielder attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Makari played for the English club Manchester United from 1973 to 1984. It was bought from Celtic for 200 thousand pounds. Makari's debut game for United was a meeting against West Ham United , in which he scored an important goal, snatching a 2-2 draw in this match. In 1977, his hit, bounced from teammate Jimmy Greenhoff , was victorious in the FA Cup Final against Liverpool . In total for United, Lu Makari played 404 matches and scored 97 goals. He was also called up to the Scottish national team and played at the 1978 World Cup .
At the beginning of his career at Old Trafford , he tried to lead an attack that in those days did not shine. The club’s relegation to the Second Division in 1974 was a painful blow, but in the following seasons Makari showed all his skills, already under the leadership of the new United coach Tommy Doherty . The club began to play attractive attacking football, and Makari showed himself excellently in interaction with such players as Gordon Hill , Steve Koppell and the Greenhoff brothers.
Team Career
Scotland matches for Macari
Coaching career
After leaving United in 1984, Makari worked as the head coach of the British clubs Swindon Town , West Ham United , Stoke City , Celtic , Birmingham City and Huddersfield Town .
Lou Makari twice led Swindon Town to higher divisions (the club won the Fourth Division in 1986 and the playoffs of the Third Division in 1987), and also won the Second Division with Stoke City in 1993.
His sons, Michael and Paul Makari, played professionally for Stoke City when Luigi was the head coach of the potters . His youngest son, Jonathan Makari, committed suicide in 1999 after completing a contract with the Nottingham Forest club [1] .
After retirement
Currently, Lou Makari lives in Stoke-on-Trent and works as a television expert on the club channel MUTV . In addition, he is often invited as an expert on Sky Sports and Setanta Sports .
Luigi owns the Lou Macari Chip Shop in Chester Road, not far from Old Trafford Stadium. Its diner is popular on match days.
Achievements
Celtic
- Champion of the First Division of the Scottish League ( 3 ): 1969/70, 1970/71, 1971/72
- Scottish Cup Winner ( 2 ): 1971 , 1972
Manchester United
- Second Division Winner: 1974/75
- FA Cup Winner : 1977
- Super Bowl of England ( 2 ): 1977 (split), 1983
Performance Statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cups [1] | Eurocups [2] | Others [3] | Total | |||||
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| Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | ||
| Celtic | 1967/68 | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | 0 |
| 1968/69 | one | one | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | four | one | |
| 1969/70 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | one | nineteen | ten | |
| 1970/71 | eleven | five | 9 | 6 | one | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | |
| 1971/72 | 20 | ten | eleven | ten | eight | four | 3 | one | 42 | 25 | |
| 1972/73 | eleven | 3 | 6 | four | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 9 | |
| Total | 58 | 26 | 32 | 22 | 12 | eight | eight | 2 | 110 | 58 | |
| Manchester United | 1972/73 | sixteen | five | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | nineteen | five |
| 1973/74 | 35 | five | 3 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | sixteen | |
| 1974/75 | 38 | eleven | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 18 | |
| 1975/76 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 15 | |
| 1976/77 | 38 | 9 | eleven | four | four | one | 0 | 0 | 53 | 14 | |
| 1977/78 | 32 | eight | five | 3 | 2 | 0 | one | 0 | 40 | eleven | |
| 1978/79 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | |
| 1979/80 | 39 | 9 | five | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | |
| 1980/81 | 38 | 9 | five | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | |
| 1981/82 | eleven | 2 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| 1982/83 | 9 | 2 | four | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| 1983/84 | five | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ten | 0 | |
| Total | 329 | 78 | 61 | 18 | ten | one | four | 0 | 404 | 97 | |
| Swindon town | 1984/85 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | one | 31 | four |
| 1985/86 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 3 | five | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | one | 43 | four | |
| Total career | 423 | 107 | 98 | 40 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 557 | 159 | |
Notes
- ↑ Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup , FA Cup , FA League Cup .
- ↑ European Cup , UEFA Cup , UEFA Cup Winners' Cup .
- ↑ English Super Cup , Football League Trophy , Anglo-Italian Cup , Glasgow Cup, Drybro Cup .