Lee King (born 11 November 1969 in Dublin) was an Irish soccer player during the 1990s in the League of Ireland and is currently assistant manager to Terry Eviston at Drogheda Town in the Leinster Senior League.
King was an exciting winger who represented Bohemian F.C. during the late 80s and the early 1990s. He won the FAI Cup with Bohs in 1992 and also won caps for Ireland at Under 21 level. His popularity at the club is shown the chant that used to be heard during his career at Bohemians:
Five foot two,
Eyes are blue,
Lee King is after you,
Tra la la la la la la
After leaving Bohs, he had a short spell at Omagh Town in the Irish League. He later played for St Patricks Athletic, Drogheda United F.C., Monaghan United where he was top league scorer for them in 1996/97 with 8 strikes. In 1998 he joined Kilkenny City F.C.
Earned two caps for the Republic of Ireland U21 side.
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Famous quotes containing the words lee and/or king:
“Look, Buster. Don’t you get over-stimulated with me. I’m the little gal that flew all the way from New York to this lousy place, this dark continent.”
—John Lee Mahin (1902–1984)
“To be a king and wear a crown is more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasure to them that bear it.”
—Elizabeth I (1533–1603)