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‪Claude Makélélé‬
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Personal information
Full name:
Claude Makélélé Sinda
Date of birth:
18 February 1973
Place of birth:
Kinshasa, Zaire
Height:
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position:
Defensive midfielder

Club information
Current team:
Bastia:
Manager

Youth career

US Melun:
1989-1990

Senior career*

Stade Brestois B:
1990-1991
30x apps / 3x goals

Nantes B:
1991-1992
12x apps / 0x goals

Nantes:
1991-1997
169x apps / 9x goals

Marseille:
1997-1998
32x apps / 2x goals

Celta Vigo:
1998-2000
70x apps / 3x goals

Real Madrid:
2000-2003
94x apps / 1x goals

Chelsea:
2003-2008
144x apps / 2x goals

Paris Saint-Germain:
2008-2011
98x apps / 1x goals

Total:
607x apps / 18x goals

National team

France U21:
1995-1996
11x apps / 1x goals

France:
1995-2008
71x apps / 0x goals

Teams managed
2014-
Bastia

Claude Makélélé Sinda, born 18 February 1973, is a French former footballer and the current manager of Ligue 1 club Bastia.

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 was a one of the players that defined the defensive midfield role that was previously unknown of 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".