Tony Adams
English footballer and manager (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tony Alexander Adams MBE (born 10 October 1966) is an English former football manager and player. Adams played for Arsenal and England, captaining both teams. He spent his entire playing career of 19 years as a centre-back at Arsenal, making 672 total appearances and winning four English league titles. He is considered as one of Arsenal's greatest ever players,[2] and is also included in the Football League 100 Legends.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tony Alexander Adams[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1966-10-10) 10 October 1966 (age 57)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Romford, London, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
1980–1983 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–2002 | Arsenal | 504 | (32) |
International career | |||
1987–2000 | England | 66 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
2003–2004 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
2008–2009 | Portsmouth | ||
2010–2011 | Gabala | ||
2016–2017 | Granada | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
With Arsenal, he won four top flight division titles, uniquely captaining a title-winning team in three different decades, three FA Cups, two Football League Cups, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and two FA Community Shields.[3] Adams is one of six people honoured with a statue outside the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal's home ground. He won 66 caps for England between 1987 and 2000, and played at four major tournaments.
When his playing career finished, Adams went into football management, spending periods in charge of Wycombe Wanderers, Portsmouth, Azerbaijani side Gabala and Spanish side Granada.