Chien Lee
Chien Lee | |
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Lee in 2016 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur Investor sports team owner |
| Known for | Founder of NewCity Capital Co-Founder of 7 Days Inn Co-Owner of: FC Thun (Switzerland) AS Nancy Lorraine (France) 1. FC Kaiserslautern (Germany) GKS Tychy (Poland) Former owner of: OGC Nice (France) Esbjerg fB (Denmark) FC Den Bosch (Netherlands) K.V. Oostende (Belgium) |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Chien Lee (Chinese: 李建; pinyin: Lǐ Jiàn) is a Chinese-American entrepreneur, investor, and sports team owner. He has built a multi-club ownership model, owns multiple professional European football clubs and is a well-known investor in European football.
Lee is the founder and Chairman of NewCity Capital, a private investment firm, co-owner of FC Thun, co-owner of K.V. Oostende, Chairman and co-owner of Nancy, co-owner of Esbjerg fB, co-owner of FC Den Bosch, co-owner of 1. FC Kaiserslautern, co-owner of GKS Tychy FC former owner and Chairman of OGC Nice and co-founder of 7 Days Inn.
The Financial Times stated that Lee has refined Moneyball and The Wall Street Journal called Lee's football journey "a Moneyball experiment in English soccer".