Gavin Lee (football coach)
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| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
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| 2019- | Tampines Rovers FC | ||
Gavin Lee (born in Singapore) is a Singaporean football coach who is the current head coach of Tampines Rovers FC in Singapore.[1]
Career[]
Lee joined the JSSL Singapore when he was 18 as a "cone guy" before becoming the general manager in 2016.[2]
Playing career[]
Lee played for the national under-14 team.[2]
Coaching career[]
Lee was Warriors FC's assistant coach in their title winning season in 2014. Lee left the club in 2015.[2]
In 2018, he joined Tampines Rovers as an assistant coach.[2] The following year, in 2019, he became their head coach despite lacking the required Asian Football Confederation 'A' License to become the head coach.[3][2]
Lee was appointed as head coach based on his past performance as Warriors FC's assistant coach and impressed Tampines Rovers' staff and players with his knowledge.[2]
He would then led the club to second place in the Singapore Premier League and won the Singapore Cup in his first season in charge.[1]
Education[]
Lee was a former student of Victoria School and Victoria Junior College.[4] He later studied in Nanyang Technological University and had a degree in Sports Science and Management.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Tampines Rovers has kept faith in head coach Gavin Lee". Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Former NTU student breaks barriers in local football league". Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Tampines first-team coach Lee earns respect despite being younger than some players". Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Meet Gavin Lee, Singapore's Brightest Coaching Prospect – Part 1: The Journey to Topflight Football".
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