Vic Akers
English football player and manager (born 1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Victor David Akers, OBE (born 24 August 1946) is an English football manager and former player who was most recently the assistant manager at Boreham Wood. As manager of Arsenal Ladies he became the club's most successful manager of all time winning 35 trophies from 1993 to 2009. In 1997 Akers became Arsenal men's team kit manager, a position he left subsequent to the departure of Arsène Wenger in 2018.[1][2][3] During his first season as Arsenal's kit manager he stepped down as manager of the women's team but returned for the 1998–99 season.[4] As a player, he played as a left back.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Victor David Akers | ||
Date of birth | (1946-08-24) 24 August 1946 (age 77) | ||
Place of birth | Islington, London, England | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965-1968 | Tonbridge | 237 | (13) |
1969–1971 | Bexley United | ||
1971–1975 | Cambridge United | 129 | (5) |
1975–1976 | Watford | 22 | (0) |
1976–1978 | Dartford | ||
1978–1980 | Hayes | 78 | (7) |
1980–1984 | Slough Town | ||
1984–1986 | Carshalton Athletic | ||
Managerial career | |||
1987–1997 | Arsenal Ladies | ||
1998–2009 | Arsenal Ladies | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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