Tony Adams (footballer)
Adams in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tony Alexander Adams | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Romford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1983 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–2002 | Arsenal | 504 | (32) |
| National team | |||
| 1985–1986 | England U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 1986–1987 | England B | 15 | (7) |
| 1987–2000 | England | 66 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003–2004 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| 2008–2009 | Portsmouth | ||
| 2010–2011 | Gabala | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Tony Alexander Adams, MBE (born 10 October 1966) is an English football manager and former player for Arsenal and England, for both of which teams he served as captain. He is currently head of youth development at Chongqing Lifan.
Adams spent his entire playing career of 22 years as a centre-back at Arsenal. He is considered one of the greatest Arsenal players of all time by the club's own fans and was included in the Football League 100 Legends. With Arsenal, he won four top flight division titles, uniquely captaining a title-winning team in three different decades, three FA Cups, two Football League Cups, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and three FA Community Shields. A statue honouring Adams was unveiled at Emirates stadium on 9 December 2011, along with statues of Thierry Henry and Herbert Chapman. He won 66 caps for England between 1987 and 2000 and played at four major tournaments.
When his playing career finished Adams went into football management, spending periods in charge of Wycombe Wanderers, Portsmouth and Azerbaijan side Gabala.
Born in Romford, Adams grew up in Dagenham and was a pupil at Hunters Hall Primary School from 1971 to 1978 and then Eastbrook Comprehensive School from 1978 to 1983.
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