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Tony Alexander Adams – MBE,

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Adams spent his entire playing career of 22 years as a defender at Arsenal. He is the most successful Arsenal Captain of all time and was included in the Football League 100 Legends

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With Arsenal, he won four top flight division titles, 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.

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He is the only player in English football history to have captained a title-winning team in three

different decades.

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Adams made his debut for England against Spain at the Bernabeu in1987 and played in Euro 88, 96, and 2000 and 1998 World Cup finals.

Adams captained England through the Euro 96 campaign. England reached the semi-finals before losing on penalties to Germany

Adams played 59 times at Wembley, a Wembley appearance record.

He was the last England player to score at the old Wembley Stadium when he scored England's second goal in a 2–0 friendly win over Ukraine on 31, 

May 2000.

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In total Adams appeared 66 times for England, scoring

5 times.

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Adams was awarded an MBE by the Queen of England for services to Football.

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LIFE PRESIDENT

 

RUGBY FOOTBALL LEAGUE, ROTATING ONE YEAR HONORARY PRESIDENT

 

DDMC FOOTBALL CLUB MANAGEMENT COMPANY CHINA

Vice President

Sport’s Director for the group: Chongqing Lifan, Shanghai Sunfun,

Parma, Granada and Tondela.

 

GRANADA CF

President’s Advisor

Technical Director

Head Coach

 

CHONGQING LIFAN FC CHINA

Sport's Director

 

ARSENAL u18’s

Development Coach

 

QABALA Football Club AZERBAIJAN

Football Director/Manager/Head Coach

Advisor to the president

 

ENGLAND u19’s 

Assistant Coach

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PORTSMOUTH Football Club

Manager/Head Coach

Assistant Manager

 

FC UTRECHT 

First Team Coach

 

FEYENOORD ROTTERDAM Football Club

Reserve, U20 & Youth Club Coach

 

WYCOMBE WANDERERS Football Club

Manager/Head Coach

 

CLUB HONOURS

            •           FA Cup Winners 2007-2008, Portsmouth FC

 

COACHING QUALIFICATIONS

            •           UEFA Pro Licence

 

MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATIONS

            •           League Managers’ Association Diploma

 

PLAYER

 

ARSENAL Football Club (April 1983 – July 2002)

Club Captain - December 1987 – July 2002

 

 

CLUB HONOURS

            •           4 League Titles - 1989, 1991, 1998, 2002

            •           3 FA Cups - 1993, 1898, 2002 (Runners-up 2001)

            •           2 League Cups - 1987, 1993 (Runners-up 1998)

            •           European Cup Winners Cup - 1994 (Runners-up 1995)

            •           UEFA Cup Runners-up – 2000

 

PERSONAL HONOURS

            •           PFA Young Player of the Year 1987

            •           Arsenal Player of the Year 1987, 1990, 1994

            •           Various Player of the Month Awards

 

 

ENGLAND (April 1987 – January 2001)

 

ENGLAND CAPTAIN (May 1996 – April 1998) Euro 1996

66 Full caps

            •           European Championships 1988, 1996, 2000

            •           World Cup Finals 1998

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(England Youth Caps, U-21 Caps)

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