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Graham Adams
Personal information
Full name Graham Wallace Adams
Date of birth (1933-03-01)1 March 1933
Place of birth Torrington,Devon,England
Date of death 14 February 2020(2020-02-14)(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

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  1. ^Dave Finch, Steve Peart (1996).Wycombe Wanderers 1887-1996 The Official History.Yore Publications. p. 48.ISBN1874427763.
  2. ^한국축구의 사활-중앙집권 탈피에 말썽의 1년 임기 마치고 이한한 아담스 코치(in Korean).Maeil Business Newspaper.26 February 1972.
  3. ^Montreal Olympique Profile
  4. ^"Little Island Enters Final".Winnipeg Free Press. 1 August 1967. Archived fromthe originalon 10 January 2019.Retrieved31 January2016.
  5. ^Waring, Ed (27 May 1974). "Quebec-financed soccer team loses both weekend matches".The Globe and Mail.p. S6.
  6. ^"Graham Wallace Adams Obituary".100 Mile House Free Press.14 February 2020.Retrieved24 November2021.