Sammy Troughton
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Edward Troughton | ||
Date of birth | 27 March 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Lisburn, Northern Ireland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1983 | Glentoran | 23 | (0) |
1983–1984 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | (2) |
Arcadia Shepherds | |||
1986 | Crusaders | 2 | (1) |
Jomo Cosmos | |||
Orlando Pirates | |||
1988–1990 | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
1992–1993 | Glentoran | 31 | (2) |
International career | |||
Northern Ireland Schools[1] | 6 | ||
Northern Ireland Youth[2] | |||
Managerial career | |||
1994 | Orlando Pirates | ||
2008–2009 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | ||
2014–2016 | University of Pretoria | ||
2016 | Vasco da Gama | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Samuel Edward Troughton (born March 27, 1964 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Irish footballer and now a coach.
Playing career
Club
Troughton played for Glentoran[3] and Wolverhampton Wanderers[4] before coming to South Africa in 1985 to play for Jomo Cosmos, Mamelodi Sundowns and then Orlando Pirates. He was popularly known as "Special Branch" during his playing days in South Africa. In 1986, he briefly played for Crusaders, playing two league games in two days against Linfield and Glentoran (scoring in the latter) in December 1986.[5]
Management career
After retiring from football, Troughton coached mainly lower league sides like Arcadia Shepherds, Pretoria University and Durban Stars. He also had a short stint as Orlando Pirates coach in 1994 and worked as an assistant coach for Free State Stars.
Troughton was retained as University of Pretoria manager for the start of the 2015–16 season.[6] In March 2016, he took charge of Vasco da Gama for the rest of the season.[7]
References
- ^ NISFA U15 & U16 International Players
- ^ NIFG Northern Ireland Under-18/19 Line-Ups 1981-2001
- ^ Roy France (2001) Glentoran A Complete Record
- ^ WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
- ^ Crusaders Official Programme Vol. 3, No. 22, 14 April 1987
- ^ "Sammy Troughton to stay on as AmaTuks head coach". http://www.goal.com/en-za/. Goal.com. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- Jomo Cosmos F.C. players
- Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players
- People from Lisburn
- Association football midfielders
- Football managers from Northern Ireland
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Orlando Pirates players
- Glentoran F.C. players
- Crusaders F.C. players
- British expatriates in South Africa
- Expatriate soccer players in South Africa
- Expatriate association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Expatriate soccer managers in South Africa
- South African soccer biography stubs