Ken Worden
English footballer and coach (1943–2021)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Joseph Worden | ||
| Date of birth | (1943-02-02)2 February 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Preston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 September 2021(2021-09-20) (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Townsville Palliative Care, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Burnley | |||
| Preston North End | |||
| 1971–73 | Weston Bears[1] | ||
| 1974 | Hobart Juventus[2] | ||
| 1978 | Hobart Olympia[3] | ||
| 1980 | White Eagles[4] | ||
| 1981 | Launceston Juventus | ||
| 1982 | Townsville Kern United | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1974 | Hobart Juventus[5] | ||
| 1978 | Hobart Olympia | ||
| 1980 | White Eagles | ||
| 1981 | Launceston Juventus | ||
| 1982 | Townsville Kern United | ||
| 1987–1988 | Floreat Athena[6] | ||
| 1990–1991 | Melbourne Croatia | ||
| 1991 | Selangor | ||
| 1992–1993 | Malaysia | ||
| 1994 | Singapore/Singapore Lions | ||
| 1994–1996 | Selangor | ||
| 1997–1998 | Melbourne Knights[7] | ||
| 1999 | Sabah | ||
| 2002–2004 | Selangor | ||
| 2009 | Terengganu[8] | ||
| 2010–2013 | Southern Myanmar | ||
| 2015 | KL SPA | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ken Worden (2 February 1943 – 20 September 2021) was a football coach and a player.
Worden was born on 2 February 1943, in Preston, Lancashire, England.[9]
Worden was more successful in Australia as player and coach, notably as head coach at national level with Melbourne Croatia, where he guided the club to a runners-up place in the 1990–91 season, losing the grand final to local rivals South Melbourne.[10]
Worden also coached at Southeast Asia, coaching clubs in Malaysia and Myanmar, and also had stints as head coach of national teams of Malaysia and Singapore.[11]
Worden died on 20 September 2021 in Australia, at the age of 78.[11][9]
References
- ^ "PART 1 NSW". 1 March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Pless, Walter. "South Hobart to turn professional (in 1973)". Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ Pless, Walter. "State League began in 1978 and what a year it was". Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ Pless, Walter. "A little peek at 1980". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "History | Hobart Zebras Football Club". 6 July 2011. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ admin. "Floreat Athena". Floreatathenafc.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Laurie Schwab (6 May 1997). "Worden, Davidson get nod at Knights". The Age via Fairfax Media NewsStore. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ Norzasrudin Mohamed Nor (25 January 2009). "Worden harapan baru Terengganu" [Worden the new hope of Terengganu] (in Malay). Kosmo! Online. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ a b Shaherman Shamsuri, Ahmad (20 September 2021). "Bekas jurulatih kebangsaan, Ken Worden meninggal dunia". Kosmo (in Malay).
- ^ Michael Cockerill (5 May 1991). "SOUTHS TAKE TITLE THE HARD WAY". Sydney Morning Herald via Fairfax Media NewsStore. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ a b Jason, Thomas (20 September 2021). "Ken Worden – the coach who could do wonders". Free Malaysia Today.
External links
- chedinsphere: Perlawanan Akhir Piala FA 1991 (Selangor vs Perak)
- Stats at Ozfootball.net
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Selangor F.C. – Head coaches
- Abdul-Ghani (1970–73)
- Coaching committee (1974)
- M. Chandran (1975–78)
- Chow K.L. (1979–83)
- Abdul-Ghani (1983–85)
- M. Chandran (1986–88)
- Bena (1989)
- Khaidir (1989–90)
- Worden (1991)
- M. Chandran (1992)
- Schumm (1993)
- Worden (1994–96)
- Wicks (1997–98)
- Ismail Zakaria (1998)
- Pejic (1999)
- Rajagopal (1999–00)
- Abdul-Rahman (2001–02)
- Worden (2002–03)
- Larrosa (2004)
- Ismail Ibrahim (2004)
- Worden (2004)
- Dollah (2005–08)
- Devan (2008–2011)
- Maniamc (2011)
- Irfan Bakti (2011–13)
- Maniamc (2013)
- Duraković (2014–15)
- Zainal (2016)
- K. Gunalanc (2016)
- Maniam (2017–18)
- Nazliazmic (2018)
- Sathianathan (2018–2020)
- Feichtenbeiner (2020)
- Neitzel (2020–21)
- Feichtenbeiner (2021–22)
- Tan C.H. (2022–24)
- Nidzamc (2024–)
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