Ken Worden
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Joseph Worden | ||
| Date of birth | c.1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Preston Lancashire England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Perak fa | ||
| 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 | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1974 | Hobart Juventus[5] | ||
| 1978 | Hobart Olympia | ||
| 1980 | White Eagles | ||
| 1981 | Launceston Juventus | ||
| 1982 | Townsville Kern United | ||
| 1987–1988 | Floreat Athena[6] | ||
| 1991 | Melbourne Croatia | ||
| 1992–1993 | Selangor | ||
| 1994 | Malaysia | ||
| 1994–1996 | Singapore/Singapore Lions | ||
| 1997–1998 | Selangor | ||
| 1999 | Melbourne Knights[7] | ||
| 2002–2003 | Sabah | ||
| 2004 | Selangor | ||
| 2009 | Selangor | ||
| – | Terengganu[8] | ||
| 2010–2013 | Southern Myanmar | ||
| May 2015 | KL SPA | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ken Worden is an English-born football (soccer) coach and a former player.
Starting his career in his native England with Burnley Football Club moving to Preston North End, Lancashire his home town.
He had more success in Australia as a player coach and as a coach in Southeast Asia.
In 1971, Ken emigrated to Kurri Kurri NSW to play for Western Bears going on to represent NSW. He was the captain of Tasmania against China in Hobart. He then moved to Perth WA to play for Morley Windmills under Ernie Hannigan (ex Preston North End and Scottish International) then moving onto Floret Athena as coach. Winning coach of the year three times.
Moving to North Queensland to coach Townsville Kern United in the new Queensland State League winning the State league and State Cup. He then accepted the role of Head Coach at a National level with Melbourne Croatia, where he guided the club to win the 1990 National Soccer League league stage, and runners-up in the 1990–91 season, losing the grand final to local rivals South Melbourne.[9]
Worden then moved to Southeast Asia, coaching Selangor in four different stints from 1991 to 2004, winning three Malaysia Cup, Malaysia FA Cup and league championship during his stay at Selangor. He also coached Sabah and Terengganu in Malaysia.
Worden also had stints as Head coach of the National teams of Malaysia and Singapore. From 2010 until 2014 he was Head coach for Myanmar Southern Myanmar. Ken in retirement is coaching KL SPA and relaxing in Queensland, Australia.
References
- ↑ http://www.kamaszdownunder.freeservers.com/catalog.html
- ↑ Pless, Walter. "South Hobart to turn professional (in 1973)".
- ↑ Pless, Walter. "State League began in 1978 and what a year it was".
- ↑ Pless, Walter. "A little peek at 1980".
- ↑ http://www.hobartzebras.com.au/about/history/
- ↑ http://www.floreatathenafc.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=48
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Michael Cockerill (5 May 1991). "SOUTHS TAKE TITLE THE HARD WAY". Sydney Morning Herald via Fairfax Media NewsStore. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
External links
- chedinsphere: Perlawanan Akhir Piala FA 1991 (Selangor vs Perak)
- Stats at Ozfootball.net