Michael Jamie Clegg (born 3 July 1977) is an English football coach and former player who played as a defender.
[1] Clegg, born in Ashton-under-Lyne,[2] began his football career as a trainee with Manchester United[3] and was part of the 1995 FA Youth Cup-winning side.
[4][5] He turned professional soon afterwards,[3] and made his first-team debut on 23 November 1996, in a Premier League game away to Middlesbrough which finished as a 2–2 draw.
Clegg remained with the club and played 32 times as they finished in 15th place; however, he struggled with his mental health and retired from professional football at the end of the 2003–04 season.
[7] After two years out of the game, Clegg was appointed by former Manchester United team-mate Roy Keane as Sunderland's strength and conditioning coach in 2006.