Sammy Troughton

Sammy Troughton
Personal information
Full name Samuel Edward Troughton
Date of birth (1964-03-27) 27 March 1964
Place of birth Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Glentoran
1983-1984 Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 (2)
Arcadia Shepherds
1986 Crusaders
Jomo Cosmos
Orlando Pirates
1988-1990 Mamelodi Sundowns
1992-1993 Glentoran
Teams managed
1994 Orlando Pirates
2008-2009 Mpumalanga Black Aces
2014- University of Pretoria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Samuel Edward "Sammy" 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 and Wolverhampton Wanderers[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
  2. Crusaders Official Programme Vol. 3, No. 22, 14 April 1987
  3. "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)
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