Tim Lees
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Tim Lees is an English football player and freestyle skills performer.
Lees finished 2nd in the 2004 World Nike Freestyle Competition receiving just over 54,000 losing out convincingly to a Brazil
ian skills champion.
Lees' exploits include the Channel 4
2006 TV series The Pepsi Max World Challenge. In November 2005, Pepsi and T4
teamed up to find the best 2 amateur footballers in the UK, with Lees and Marcel Jones beating thousands of entries. They went on to compete against the best amateur players from 10 other countries. The series was set around the globe with a $100,000 prize for the winning team performing different football challenges involving David Beckham
, Ronaldinho
, Thierry Henry
and Alessandro Nesta
.
Lees was chosen from thousands to represent England amateur/semi professional side at the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany
, managed by Jamie Redknapp
. Lees finished top goalscorer for England and was subsequently offered a professional contract in Portugal
by Ex-Juventus
and Portugal stars Dimas and Sao Pinto. The deal fell through due to work permit
and contractual reasons with Vitoria Setubal
. Lees was previously released from Everton
and Bolton Wanderers
academies after failing to make the grade as a youngster.
He has worked on several football skills campaigns including a commercial for Coca-Cola
in their Street Striker advertisement where Wayne Rooney
headed the campaign later shown on Sky One
, a Toni & Guy
UK tour and at Wembley Stadium
for Microsoft
. Lees has played semi professionally for Leek Town
(Northern Premier League
) and Stalybridge Celtic
(Conference North
), where he scored 2 goals on his debut but failed to hold down a first team place. In 2007, he signed a football scholarship in Maryland
, USA. The following season he moved to London signing for Wingate and Finchley F.C.
under Michael Stone (Barnet F.C.) on a one year contract scoring 9 goals with 23 assists. His last registered club was Harlow Town in 2009-10 under Glen Alzapedi.
Lees has worked as Youth Development Officer for 12-16yrs at Watford Academy, Wigan Athletic and is a Director of The iFDA & Elitesoccer4u (www.elitesoccer4u.com) companies.
Lees finished 2nd in the 2004 World Nike Freestyle Competition receiving just over 54,000 losing out convincingly to a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian skills champion.
Lees' exploits include the Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
2006 TV series The Pepsi Max World Challenge. In November 2005, Pepsi and T4
T4 (Channel 4)
T4 is a scheduling slot on Channel 4 from about 09:00 until 14:00 on Saturdays and 17:00 on Sundays. It also airs on weekdays in the school holidays. The slot has a separate station identification on screen graphic from Channel 4 and E4. The logo of T4 is noticeably the top right segment of the...
teamed up to find the best 2 amateur footballers in the UK, with Lees and Marcel Jones beating thousands of entries. They went on to compete against the best amateur players from 10 other countries. The series was set around the globe with a $100,000 prize for the winning team performing different football challenges involving David Beckham
David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
, Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira , commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo and the Brazilian national team as an attacking midfielder or forward. He is a two-time winner of the FIFA World Player of the Year, awarded to the best player over the year...
, Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry
Thierry Daniel Henry is a French professional footballer who plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and...
and Alessandro Nesta
Alessandro Nesta
Alessandro Nesta, Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Milan. Considered by many as one of the best centre backs to have ever played the game, he is a four-time member of the annual UEFA Team of the Year.-Early life:Nesta was raised in...
.
Lees was chosen from thousands to represent England amateur/semi professional side at the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, managed by Jamie Redknapp
Jamie Redknapp
Jamie Frank Redknapp is a retired English footballer who was active from 1989 until 2005. He is now a football pundit with Sky Sports, and an editorial columnist with the Daily Mail....
. Lees finished top goalscorer for England and was subsequently offered a professional contract in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
by Ex-Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
and Portugal stars Dimas and Sao Pinto. The deal fell through due to work permit
Work permit
Work permit is a generic term for a legal authorization which allows a person to take employment.It is most often used in reference to instances where a person is given permission to work in a country where one does not hold citizenship, but is also used in reference to minors, who in some...
and contractual reasons with Vitoria Setubal
Vitória F.C.
Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal with the motto "A Vitória será nossa" .- Domestic :*Portuguese Liga: Runners-up 1971–72...
. Lees was previously released from Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
and Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
academies after failing to make the grade as a youngster.
He has worked on several football skills campaigns including a commercial for Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
in their Street Striker advertisement where Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
headed the campaign later shown on Sky One
Sky One
Sky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...
, a Toni & Guy
Toni & Guy
- History :Toni & Guy is a global hairdressing and education business founded in London, United Kingdom in 1963 by brothers Giuseppe and Gaetano Mascolo. They were later joined by younger brothers Bruno and Anthony...
UK tour and at Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
for Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
. Lees has played semi professionally for Leek Town
Leek Town F.C.
Leek Town Football Club is an English football club based in Leek, Staffordshire, currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South...
(Northern Premier League
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. Originally just one...
) and Stalybridge Celtic
Stalybridge Celtic F.C.
Stalybridge Celtic are an English full time professional football club from Stalybridge, Greater Manchester in North West England. The club, which plays its home matches at Bower Fold, is currently in the Conference North in the sixth tier of the English football league system...
(Conference North
Conference North
The Conference North also known as Blue Square Bet North for sponsorship reasons, is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference South it is at Step 2 of the National League System and the sixth overall tier of...
), where he scored 2 goals on his debut but failed to hold down a first team place. In 2007, he signed a football scholarship in Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, USA. The following season he moved to London signing for Wingate and Finchley F.C.
Wingate and Finchley F.C.
Wingate & Finchley F.C. is an English football club based in Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet. The club are currently members of the Premier Division of the Isthmian League and play at The Harry Abrahams Stadium.-History:...
under Michael Stone (Barnet F.C.) on a one year contract scoring 9 goals with 23 assists. His last registered club was Harlow Town in 2009-10 under Glen Alzapedi.
Lees has worked as Youth Development Officer for 12-16yrs at Watford Academy, Wigan Athletic and is a Director of The iFDA & Elitesoccer4u (www.elitesoccer4u.com) companies.