Sammy Troughton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| National team | |||
| Northern Ireland Schools[1] | 6 | ||
| Northern Ireland Youth[2] | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994 | Orlando Pirates | ||
| 2008–2009 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | ||
| 2014–2016 | University of Pretoria | ||
| 2016 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Samuel Edward Troughton (born 27 March 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. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ www.realnet.co.uk. "Vasco da Gama appoint Sammy Troughton as coach". Kick Off. Retrieved 2018-05-21.