nationalcaps manageryears birth_date years youthyears caps goals nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height totalcaps totalgoals nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position managerclubs article_title
11 71 2014 18 february 1973 1991 1998 -- 2000 2000 -- 2003 2003 -- 2008 2008 -- -- 2011 1992 1991 -- 1997 1997 -- 1998 1989 -- 1990 1989 -- 1990 12 169 32 70 94 144 98 0 9 2 3 0 2 1 1995 -- 1996 1995 -- 2008 claude makelele.jpg claude makélélé makélélé in 2012 claude makelele sinda kinshasa , zaire france u21 france 5 7 607 17 1 0 us melun stade brestois stade paris saint-germain brestois nantes marseille celta vigo real madrid chelsea defensive midfielder bastia claude makélélé

claude makélélé

claude makélélé sinda -lrb- ; born 18 february 1973 -rrb- is a retired french footballer and current manager .
in his playing career , which ended at paris saint-germain , makélélé also played for nantes , olympique de marseille , celta vigo , real madrid and chelsea .
he won league titles in france , spain and england .
makélélé was a french international for 13 years , and part of the team which reached the final of the 2006 fifa world cup .
makélélé has been credited with redefining the defensive midfield role in english football , especially during the 2004 -- 05 fa premier league season when chelsea won the title with 95 points .
in homage to makélélé , many fans and pundits alike have dubbed the defensive midfield position as the `` makélélé role . ''
