Terry Yorath
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Terence Charles Yorath | ||
Date of birth | 27 March 1950 | ||
Place of birth | Grangetown, Cardiff, Wales | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Leeds United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1976 | Leeds United | 141 | (10) |
1976–1979 | Coventry City | 99 | (3) |
1979–1981 | Tottenham Hotspur | 46 | (1) |
1981–1982 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 29 | (2) |
1982–1985 | Bradford City | 27 | (0) |
1986 | Swansea City | 1 | (0) |
Total | 343 | (16) | |
International career | |||
1969–1981 | Wales | 59 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1986–1989 | Swansea City | ||
1988–1993 | Wales | ||
1989–1990 | Bradford City | ||
1990–1991 | Swansea City | ||
1994–1995 | Cardiff City | ||
1995–1997 | Lebanon | ||
2001–2002 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
2008–2009 | Margate | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Terence Charles Yorath (born 27 March 1950)[2][3] is a Welsh former football player and manager at both club and international level.
He represented
Club career
Early career
Yorath was an apprentice at Leeds United signing professional forms at the age of 17. Along with other Leeds midfield players of the time, such as Mick Bates and Terry Hibbitt, he found it difficult to establish himself ahead of Don Revie's preferred pairing of Billy Bremner and Johnny Giles. Between 1967 and 1972 he made just 14 League appearances for Leeds.
Leeds United
In the 1972–73 season, injuries and suspensions allowed Yorath to establish himself as a first team regular. His first season ended with two cup final runners-up medals; he was a substitute in the
Yorath finally won some silverware the following 1973–74 season, where he was a key member of the Leeds championship winning side. Yorath became the first Welshman to play in a European Cup final when Leeds reached the final of the
Don Revie had left Leeds to manage England, and his eventual replacement Jimmy Armfield decided to dispense with Yorath's services in 1976, selling him to Coventry City for £125,000. During his time with Leeds, Yorath made 120 appearances and scored ten goals.
Coventry City
Yorath would be captain to one of only a handful of top flight Coventry City sides that spent an entire season in the top ten. Spearheaded by the prolific strike partnership of
Yorath remained at Coventry for three years, playing 99 games and scoring three goals and was captain for most of this period. He moved onto
International career
Yorath picked up the first of 59 Welsh caps in 1970 against Italy, and he maintained a regular presence in the international side until 1981. Yorath also captained his country on 42 occasions.
Managerial career
In 1982, Yorath joined Bradford City as player/assistant coach. He was injured during the Bradford City stadium fire disaster in 1985 when he was forced to jump out of a window after evacuating supporters from a bar. He subsequently took up the manager's position at Swansea City in 1986 (making a single and final league appearance), and led the club to promotion from the Division Four to the Division Three at the end of the 1987–88 season.
In 1989, he was appointed part-time manager of Wales, eventually taking up the post on a full-time basis whilst still managing Swansea. However, this caused conflict with the club, and Yorath left Swansea to manage Bradford. He was dismissed by Bradford after just one year in charge, and returned to manage Swansea again.
In 1991, after a run of nine consecutive defeats, he left Swansea for a second time to concentrate on managing Wales. Yorath was popular amongst the Wales players and fans and guided them to wins over Brazil in 1990 and World Cup holders Germany in a European Championship Qualifier in 1991. Under Yorath, Wales attained what was then their highest ever FIFA ranking of 27th in August 1993 and came close to qualifying for the
Yorath joined Cardiff City as general manager in 1994, after speculation that he would become manager of Middlesbrough in May that year,[5] and assumed control of team affairs in November of that year when manager Eddie May left the club. However, his time in the hotseat with the Bluebirds was brief, and he was sacked opening the door for Eddie May to return in March 1995 with the club headed for relegation, but he could not save them from the drop. In April of the same year,[6] Yorath took over as coach of the Lebanon national team, and helped them rise 60 places in the FIFA World Rankings before leaving in 1997.[7]
Between 1997 and 2000 he worked as a coach at Huddersfield Town and Bradford City, before joining Sheffield Wednesday as assistant to Paul Jewell. Yorath retained his position when Jewell was dismissed, and eventually became manager in 2001. However, he resigned in 2002 after a run of five defeats in six league matches saw Wednesday drop into the relegation zone.
In June 2008, Yorath returned to football when he was appointed the director of football at Isthmian League Premier Division side Margate,[8] where his brother Dai and nephew Dean had both played. On 21 November 2008, he was appointed manager of the club after Barry Ashby was sacked. However, Yorath resigned as Margate manager on 24 September 2009 following a run of disappointing results, leaving Neville Southall in temporary charge of the team.
Personal life
Yorath's autobiography, published in 2004, is titled Hard Man, Hard Knocks.[9] He is the father of television presenter Gabby Logan.
Honours
Player
Leeds United
Manager
Lebanon
- 1997
References
- OCLC 868301130.
- ^ "Terry Yorath's Cardiff pride ahead of Champions League final". 13 May 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Hughes, Dewi (12 November 2004). "Time for Toshack to deliver". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 12 November 2004.
- ^ Shaw, Phil (3 May 1994). "Football: Lawrence leaves Middlesbrough". The Independent. London.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Terry Yorath leads the Lebanon revival". Fifa.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Leeds United F.C. History". Ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Yorath lands Margate supremo role". BBC Sport. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
- ^ "LUFCTALK | Leeds United Fans Forum". Lufctalk.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Leeds United: Season 1973 - 1974: Division One". Leeds-fans.org.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
Further reading
- Brown, Jim (2000). Coventry: An Illustrated History. Desert Island Books Ltd. ISBN 1-874287-36-8.
- Yorath, Terry (2004). Hard Man, Hard Knocks. Celluloid. ISBN 0954596110.