Paul Macari (born 23 August 1976) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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. The son of former

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international

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, he played professionally for

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and

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. His brother

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was also a professional footballer.

Career

Macari joined

as a trainee in August 1993 and made his debut as a substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Charlton in a Division One match in October 1997. He made two further substitute appearances for Stoke in the 1997–98 season before joining

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on a free transfer in 1999. He was released by Sheffield United in August 2001, having made no appearances for the first-team, and joined

, where he went on to make 14 league and cup appearances, all as substitute, in the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons. Macari left Huddersfield Town on a free transfer in December 2003 and joined

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First Division club, Leek Town, where he was appointed player-coach in March 2004. Finding his playing opportunities limited, he relinquished his position as coach in August 2004 to concentrate on the playing side and joined North West Counties League club

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. Macari rejoined Leek Town in an assistant manager/player role in 2010 but left at the end of the year following the sacking of Wayne Johnson.

Post-retirement

After leaving the game, Macari took up co-ownership of the

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branch of

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; in March 2012 he provided the

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squad with free pizzas after the club hit financial difficulties. His son

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is also a footballer, who was involved in Stoke City's development squads and the Scotland under-18 team as of 2020.Lewis Macari
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Macari, Paul 1976 births Living people Footballers from Manchester Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards English Football League players Stoke City F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Leek Town F.C. players Alsager Town F.C. players English people of Scottish descent English people of Italian descent