Former Plessey, Cowes Sports, Portsmouth and Manchester City star, Lee Bradbury, has been appointed manager of National League side Eastleigh.
Lee, a former student at Cowes High School, became the Isle of Wight’s 1st £1,000,000 player when he was transferred from Portsmouth to Manchester City for £3.5m in 1997. Altogether, Lee made over 500 league appearances scoring 92 goals.
Since retiring as a player, Lee has managed AFC Bournemouth, Havant & Waterlooville and Eastbourne Borough. Before his appointment as Eastleigh manager, he was assistant head coach at Crawley Town.
On joining the Spitfires, Lee Bradbury said:
“I’m really pleased, it’s been a tough decision to leave Crawley but it’s one I’m pleased that I’ve done and I’m looking forward to the challenge.
“I felt like I was ready for a new challenge as a manager again and it was exciting to come to a club like this to get that opportunity.
“Eastleigh has always been a club on the up over previous years, as I know from my time at Havant. Even though the clubs have been local rivals I knew that Eastleigh were always looking up and I believe that is still the case, which was a big attraction for me.
“There’s a good fanbase and good club here, and things have really improved behind the scenes around the ground too. I’ve been really impressed with what I’ve seen so far.
Article continues below this advertisement “In terms of what I want to bring to the table, it will be organisation, hopefully excitement for the fans, and I want to let the players play with freedom. I want us to play aggressive, attacking football – working hard high up the pitch but not forgetting those vital clean sheets that good teams are built on.
“There’s good people here behind the scenes and I think the whole club is set up ready to move up the divisions, and I hope I can be the one to give them that in the near future.”
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