Sammy Troughton’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Northern Irish footballer and manager
Is Sports official
Athlete
Football player
Association football player
Association football manager
From South Africa
Type Sports
Gender male
Birth

27 March 1964, Lisburn, Lisburn City Council, Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland

Age 56 years

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 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.

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. In March 2016, he took charge of Vasco da Gama for the rest of the season.

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