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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 a football player and football coach. During his career as a player, he played for Plymouth Argyle F.C. and Oxford United F.C.

In September 1961 he was appointed coach of the then amateur club Wycombe Wanderers F.C.[1] - a position he held until the end of the season. In 1971, he became the first foreign South Korea national football team assistant coach and technical advisor.(March 1971 ~ February 1972)[2] After his coaching career in South Korea, he was appointed manager of the Montreal Olympique.[3] In 1967, he led the Bermuda national football team to a silver medal at the Pan American Games.[4] In 1974, he was the head coach for the Quebec Selects in the National 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. ISBN 1874427763.
  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 from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  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. Retrieved 24 November 2021.