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Graeme Le Saux
Graeme Le Saux is one of the most gifted and articulate footballers of his generation extremely intelligent and articulate. He is a successful TV and radio pundit and presenter and a strong corporate motivational speaker on ‘The Business of Football’
Graeme's Career
Graeme is a former England international footballer who played most of his career as a left-back, though his pace and skill enabled him to move into a left sided midfield role when required.
Graeme made his England debut in a 1994 friendly against Denmark, going on to represent his country 36 times. The highlight of his England career was representing his country in the 1998 World Cup.
Graeme started his career at St Paul’s (Jersey) before moving to Chelsea in 1987. In 1993 he switched to Blackburn Rovers where he won the 1995 Premier League title with Blackburn. In August 1997, Graeme became the most expensive defender in English football when he returned to Chelsea in a £5million deal. He remained there for six seasons before moved to Southampton. Graeme played at St. Mary’s for two seasons before announcing his retirement in May 2005 following Southampton’s relegation.
Punditry and life beyond playing football
Since his retirement Graeme has enjoyed punditry and co-commentary roles on TV and Radio. He is also proving a popular choice on the corporate speaking circuit with his ‘The Business of Football’ package. Graeme talks about his early days on the pitch and lessons that he has learnt. He transfers all of the skills and tips from the footballing world into concise and adaptable tools for the business market.
Graeme has been involved in visiting Delhi as part of London Mayor Ken Livingstone’s trip to promote business, tourism, culture and sport between the capital and India. He unveiled Delhi’s very own replica of ‘Big Ben’ representing a tourism agreement between the two cities. Both Graeme and Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon, have been in high demand from India’s press pack, discussing our own Premier League and football in India.
Graeme is also celebrating the success of his recent book, ‘Leftfield’ which explores his footballing career in detail, tackling the gay slurs that dogged his days in the game and how he was vilified as being ‘too smart’ for football
Achievements
- Represented England 36 times
- 1998 Represented England in the World Cup
- 1997 Most expensive defender transfer from Blackburn to Chelsea
- 1995 Won Premier League title with Blackburn
‘Graeme did a very good job and made a good connection between sport and the entrepreneurial business world, highlighting that both avenues naturally require a significant degree of self belief, perseverance and support as professionals strive for success.’
ABN Amro
‘I'm a business man with a passion for football. I love these kinds of events which marry these 2 exciting disciplines.’
Equity Trust
