Graham Adams
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Graham Wallace Adams | ||
Date of birth | 1 March 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Torrington,Devon,England | ||
Date of death | 14 February 2020 | (aged 86)||
Place of death | 100 Mile House,British Columbia,Canada | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Plymouth Argyle | 1 | (0) | |
Oxford United | |||
Managerial career | |||
1961–1962 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
1971–1972 | South Korea(assistant) | ||
1972–1973 | Montreal Olympique | ||
1974 | Quebec Selects | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Graham Adams(1 March 1933 – 14 February 2020) was afootballplayer and footballcoach.During his career as a player, he played forPlymouth Argyle F.C.andOxford United F.C.
In September 1961 he was appointed coach of the then amateur clubWycombe Wanderers F.C.[1]- a position he held until the end of the season. In 1971, he became the first foreignSouth Korea national football teamassistant coach and technical advisor.(March 1971 ~ February 1972)[2]After his coaching career inSouth Korea,he was appointed manager of theMontreal Olympique.[3]In 1967, he led theBermuda national football teamto a silver medal at thePan American Games.[4]In 1974, he was the head coach for the Quebec Selects in theNational Soccer League.[5]
He died on February 14, 2020.[6]
References
[edit]- ^Dave Finch, Steve Peart (1996).Wycombe Wanderers 1887-1996 The Official History.Yore Publications. p. 48.ISBN1874427763.
- ^한국축구의 사활-중앙집권 탈피에 말썽의 1년 임기 마치고 이한한 아담스 코치(in Korean).Maeil Business Newspaper.26 February 1972.
- ^Montreal Olympique Profile
- ^"Little Island Enters Final".Winnipeg Free Press. 1 August 1967. Archived fromthe originalon 10 January 2019.Retrieved31 January2016.
- ^Waring, Ed (27 May 1974). "Quebec-financed soccer team loses both weekend matches".The Globe and Mail.p. S6.
- ^"Graham Wallace Adams Obituary".100 Mile House Free Press.14 February 2020.Retrieved24 November2021.
- 1933 births
- 2020 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. managers
- Canadian National Soccer League coaches
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) head coaches
- People from Great Torrington
- English football biography stubs