Mike Adams (football manager)

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Mike Adams
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Full name Michael Adams
Date of birth 1959 (age 6465)
Youth career
YearsTeam
Chelsea
Managerial career
2011–2012 Grenada

Mike Adams (born 1959) is a former footballer and the former manager of the Grenada national football team.

He began his playing career at Chelsea but it was cut short at the age of 21 due to a serious knee injury. [1]

He was appointed as the national team's head coach/manager in February 2011. [2]

Prior to this he has been used as a consultant to the national team, he was appointed in January 2004, by the Grenadian Football Association. [3] He attracted players such as Delroy Facey to play for the Spiceboyz. Adams managed Grenada at the 2005 Caribbean Cup, guiding the team out of the group stage before being knocked out by a second-round defeat by St Vincent and the Grenadines. [4]

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References

  1. French, Scott (7 June 2011). "GOLD CUP: Grenada has goals, too". ESPN. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  2. "Grenada appoints Adams as coach". GoldCup.org. 7 February 2011. Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  3. Whiteside, Kelly (8 June 2004). "Grenada adding spice to big mismatch vs. U.S." USA Today. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  4. Drobka, James (10 June 2011). "Former Chelsea man grappling with Grenada in the Gold Cup". lesbifs.net. Retrieved 1 September 2011.