Terry Yorath
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Terence Charles Yorath (born in Cardiff, Wales on March 27, 1950) is a former footballer and football manager who has managed the Wales national football team, as well as the Lebanon national football team.
He ended his role as assistant manager of Huddersfield Town on the 21st of December 2006, by 'mutual consent'.
His daughter is the successful broadcaster, Gabby Logan. He had a son called Daniel who died in 1992 at the age of 15, as a result of an undetected heart condition which claimed his life just before he was due to begin a footballing career with Leeds United.
Terry Yorath was first-team coach at Bradford City when they won promotion to the Premiership in 1999. He took on the same role with Sheffield Wednesday and was appointed manager in the autumn of 2001, but was sacked the following year as they ebbed away towards relegation in Division One.
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[edit] Playing career
- Leeds United F.C. (1967-1976)
- Coventry City F.C. (1976-1979)
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (1979-1981)
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1981-1982)
- Bradford City A.F.C. (1982-1985)
- Swansea City A.F.C. (1986)
- Wales national football team (59 full caps)
[edit] Management career
- Swansea City A.F.C. (1986-1989)- Promotion to Third Division (via Fourth Division playoffs) in 1988
- Wales national football team (1988-1993)
- Bradford City A.F.C. (1989-1990)
- Swansea City A.F.C. (1990-1991)
- Cardiff City F.C. (1994-1995)
- Lebanon national football team (1995-1997)
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. (2001-2002)
He has twice assisted manager Peter Jackson at Huddersfield Town F.C. (1995-1997) and (2003 to 2006)
[edit] Trivia
In 2004 Yorath was arrested and given 60 hours community service after a drink driving accident. Yorath knocked down 27-year-old call centre worker Raziya Aslam breaking her pelvis. Yorath pleaded guilty to all charges and also received a 30-month driving ban. The trial judge had been seriously considering a prison sentence for Yorath, but his defence advised that there was a risk that Yorath would commit suicide if sent to prison. Yorath maintains that he would not have taken his own life if he had been jailed. [1]
[edit] External links
- Terry Yorath at The Internet Soccer Database
- Terry Yorath as a manager, at The Internet Soccer Database
Categories: 1950 births | People from Cardiff | Bradford City A.F.C. managers | Cardiff City F.C. managers | Coventry City F.C. players | Leeds United AFC players | Living people | Sheffield Wednesday F.C. managers | Swansea City A.F.C. managers | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players | Wales international footballers | Welsh football managers | Welsh footballers | Wales national football team managers
