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Lee David Johnson (born 7 June 1981) is an English former professional footballer and manager of Football League One side Barnsley. Prior to becoming a manager, he played for Brighton, Yeovil, Hearts, Bristol City, Derby County, Chesterfield and Kilmarnock. ==Playing career== Born in Newmarket, Suffolk, Johnson started his career as a youth player with Arsenal, but left the club aged 17 after falling out with one of the club's coaches.〔(BBC Johnson completes Hearts switch ) BBC〕 He joined Watford, whose youth system was run by his father Gary. He did not make a first team appearance for the club. He went on to have a spell with Brighton, scoring in his only appearance for the club against Cardiff in the LDV Vans Trophy, before joining Conference side Yeovil Town in 2001. Managed by his father Gary, Yeovil achieved two promotions, reaching the Football League Second Division. In this time, Johnson won the player of the year award three times in a row. Johnson joined Scottish Premier League club Hearts on 11 January 2006 for £50,000, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.〔 His debut came in a 4–1 victory over their Edinburgh derby rivals Hibernian.〔(Hearts 4–1 Hibernian ) BBC〕 Less than two months after Johnson joined Hearts, the man who signed him, Graham Rix, was sacked.〔(Rix sacked as Hearts head coach ) BBC〕 After that Johnson had only made one substitute appearance for the club. In August 2006, Johnson left Hearts to re-join his father, Gary, at Bristol City.〔(Johnson back with father at City ) BBC〕 On 12 August 2006, Huddersfield Town manager Peter Jackson was sent to the stands after grabbing Johnson around the throat in a touchline incident 10 minutes from full-time.〔(LATE ABBOTT STRIKE SINKS ROBINS ) Sporting Life〕 Johnson was part of the City team that won promotion to the Football League Championship in the 2006–07 season. In the 2007–08 season Johnson enjoyed his best season for Bristol City as they pushed for promotion to the English Premier League. Johnson was a key figure in the team during their run to the play-off final, a game in which his side lost 1–0 to Hull City and missed out on promotion. On 1 January 2010, Johnson joined fellow Championship side Derby County on an initial one month's loan. He played his first game for Derby the next day in an FA Cup game at Millwall, which ended 1–1. Johnson returned to the Bristol City squad after the month's loan at Derby County came to an end. Derby wanted to retain Johnson until the end of the 2009–10 season, but Bristol City would not agree to his extension because they wanted to be able to recall Johnson at 24 hours notice. Derby did not want a short term loan deal so their interest ended. Lee went on loan to Chesterfield in August 2011. Johnson ended a five and a half-year stint at Ashton Gate on 31 January 2012, having had his contract terminated after a mutual agreement. On 10 February 2012, Johnson signed a two-and-half-year deal with Scottish side Kilmarnock. On 18 March, he played in the 2012 Scottish League Cup Final which Kilmarnock won after beating Celtic 1–0, setting up the winning goal. As at Bristol City, he ended his time at the club long before the end of the contract, leaving Kilmarnock in January 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21268767 )〕 Johnson is eligible to play for the Gibraltar national football team through his mother. In September 2014, the Gibraltar Football Association contacted him to see if he was interested in playing for the national team in the Euro 2016 qualifiers. He considered the offer, but declined, as "I don't really want to be running after the world champions when we've () got a game on Saturday." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lee Johnson (footballer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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