1. Christopher James Lucketti was born on 28 September 1971 and is an English football manager and former professional player, who is assistant manager of Bradford City.
14 Facts About Chris Lucketti
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Chris Lucketti made a further eight league appearances the following campaign, before joining Bury in October 1993.
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Chris Lucketti played over 200 times for the Deepdale club.
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Chris Lucketti scored what turned out to be his only United goal in the League Cup against MK Dons on 28 August 2007.
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Under the terms of his loan deal he was eligible to play in the final game of the season between Sheffield United and Southampton, a match which both sides desperately needed to win to try to finish in the play-offs and to avoid relegation respectively, but Chris Lucketti opted to declare himself unavailable for the match to avoid a conflict of interests.
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On 4 July 2008, Chris Lucketti signed a two-year deal at Football League One side Huddersfield Town, seven years after leaving them to join Preston North End.
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Chris Lucketti returned on a free transfer after Sheffield United agreed to cancel the last year of his contract.
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Chris Lucketti moved into coaching and management with youth roles at Preston North End then as assistant manager working alongside Graham Alexander at Fleetwood Town.
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Chris Lucketti was asked to stay on as caretaker manager, becoming assistant manager again on the appointment of Steven Pressley in October 2015.
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On 22 November 2017, Chris Lucketti was approached to become manager at Bury replacing Lee Clark.
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When Chris Lucketti took over, Bury were in the relegation zone and suffering from a number of injuries His contract, along with that of assistant Joe Parkinson, was terminated by the club on 15 January 2018.
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On 8 January 2021, Chris Lucketti was announced as assistant manager of Motherwell alongside Graham Alexander with whom he was worked at a number of clubs.
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On 27 May 2023, Chris Lucketti linked up with Alexander as his new assistant head coach at Milton Keynes Dons.
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On 6 November 2023, Alexander and Chris Lucketti were announced as the new manager and assistant manager at Bradford City.