Lee Baxter (footballer)

Lee Baxter
Baxter in 2013
Personal information
Full name Lee Stuart Baxter
Date of birth (1976-06-17) 17 June 1976
Place of birth Helsingborg, Sweden
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
IFK Göteborg (goalkeeper coach)
Youth career
1990–1992 Blackburn Rovers
1992 BK Astrio
1992–1994 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Vissel Kobe 0 (0)
1997–1998 Rangers 0 (0)
1998–2001 AIK 8 (0)
2001–2003 Malmö FF 17 (0)
2003–2004 Sheffield United 1 (0)
2004 IFK Göteborg 0 (0)
2004–2005 Bodens BK 17 (0)
2005–2006 Malmö FF 0 (0)
2006–2007 Landskrona BoIS 41 (0)
2007–2016 AIK 11 (0)
2016 AGF 0 (0)
Total 95 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lee Stuart Baxter (born 17 June 1976) is a Swedish football goalkeeper and coach who has played for clubs in Sweden and England[1] and trained goalkeepers in several international clubs. He moved from Malmö FF to Sheffield United in 2003, to cover a goalkeeping crisis. His only appearance was The Blades Football League match against Burnley on 6 December 2003. He was deemed to be at fault for two of the goals and was subbed at half time for Alan Fettis.[2]

Baxter only played for Sheffield United in England, before moving back to Sweden with IFK Göteborg.[1]

He is the son of football manager Stuart Baxter, and grandson of footballer Bill Baxter.

Following his playing career, he took on the role of goalkeeper coach at AIK.[3] In 2015, he moved to Turkish Super Lig team, Gençlerbirliği S.K.[4] His time at the club was cut short, following the dismissal of the head coach.[5] Later he worked as the Head Goalkeeper coach at Supersport United, in the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL). He was later goalkeeper coach for AGF,[6] Kaizer Chiefs,[7] and IFK Göteborg.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "SHEFFIELD UNITED : 1946/47 - 2011/12". Post War Football League Player Statistics. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  2. ^ Martin Blackburn (8 December 2003). "Baxter blunders prove Burnley's saving grace". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Lee Baxter blir målvaktstränare". sydsvenskan.se. Retrieved 7 November 2007.
  4. ^ "Återförenas: Nu flyttar ytterligare en Baxter till Turkiet". fotbolldirekt.se. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  5. ^ www.realnet.co.uk. "Stuart Baxter reflects on Genclerbirligi sacking". Kick Off. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Baxter ny målmandstræner i AGF". bold.dk. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Lee Baxter Has Joined SuperSport United As Goalkeeper Coach". www.soccerladuma.co.za. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Välkomna, William och Lee!". ifkgoteborg.se. Retrieved 14 November 2022.