Trevor Morgan (footballer)
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East Bengal | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Trevor James Morgan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1956[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Forest Gate,[1] England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) |
Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19??–1979 | Leytonstone | ||
| 1979–1980 | Leytonstone/Ilford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | AFC Bournemouth | 53 | (13) |
| 1981–1982 | Mansfield Town | 12 | (6) |
| 1982–1984 | AFC Bournemouth | 88 | (33) |
| 1984 | Bristol City | 32 | (8) |
| 1984–1985 | Exeter City | 31 | (9) |
| 1985 | St George | 13 | (8) |
| 1985–1987 | Bristol Rovers | 55 | (24) |
| 1987 | Bristol City | 19 | (7) |
| 1987–1989 | Bolton Wanderers | 77 | (17) |
| 1989–1990 | Shelbourne | ? | (4) |
| 1989–1990 | Colchester United | 32 | (12) |
| 1990–1991 | Exeter City | 17 | (3) |
| 1991 | Happy Valley | 5 | (4) |
| 1991–1993 | South China | 37 | (23) |
| 1993–1994 | Birmingham City | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Exeter City | 9 | (1) |
| Total | 481 | (172) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Birmingham City (assistant) | ||
| 1994–1995 | Exeter City (assistant) | ||
| 1995 | Sorrento FC | ||
| 2002–2003 | Sengkang Marine | ||
| 2004 | Sarawak FA | ||
| 2006–2007 | Sengkang Punggol | ||
| 2008–2009 | Hull City (U-23) | ||
| 2010 | Sorrento FC | ||
| 2010–2013 |
East Bengal | ||
| 2014–2015 | Kerala Blasters (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Kerala Blasters (interim) | ||
| 2015 |
Dempo | ||
| 2016–2017 |
East Bengal | ||
| 2018–2019 | Bhutan | ||
| 2018–2019 | Pune City (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | United City | ||
| 2021–2022 | Australia U23 | ||
| 2022– | Australia U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Trevor James Morgan (born 30 September 1956) is an English football coach[3] and former player.[4] who currently the head coach of Australia u-20 national football team.
Playing career
Morgan played as a
centre-forward.[5] He signed his first professional contract in 1980 with AFC Bournemouth,[5] and went on to make over 400 appearances for a variety of clubs in the lower leagues. In 1987, he joined Bristol City from rivals Bristol Rovers, for a fee of £10,000. No players would make the same move until Matty Taylor, 30 years later in January 2017.[6]
He scored several times that season helping Bristol City secure promotion to the Third Division.
Coaching career
Morgan's first coaching role was as assistant to
After four years, he moved to Singapore as manager of
Sengkang Marine FC.[5]
In 2004, Morgan went to Malaysia after being appointed as Sengkang Punggol FC in 2006 before leaving the club by mutual consent at the end of the 2007 season.[9][10]
He returned to Sorrento before being offered the role of Development Coach at Hull City by former Bolton Wanderers colleague Phil Brown.[5]
During the summer of 2010, Morgan signed for
Mohun Bagan A.C.
in the Final. In the same season East Bengal also won Kolkata Premier League and Mohammedan Platinum Jubilee Cup and finished 2nd in I-League.
In the 2011–12
Tampines Rovers 2–4 in the former's home ground in Singapore on 4 March 2013. Also under his mentorship, East Bengal reached quarterfinals of 2013 AFC Cup
with an unbeaten record, a feat that no other Indian club has achieved in the history of this competition.
On 9 April 2013, he announced that he will be leaving
Kingfisher East Bengal as he wants to spend time with his family who reside in Perth.[12] He said that his decision for leaving was not money.[13]
On 23 May 2013, under his coaching Kingfisher East Bengal won the Calcutta Football League for the 34th time (3 times in a row). On the very day he announced officially that he is leaving East Bengal after 36 months of coaching. He was the most successful foreign coach of East Bengal and one of the most successful foreign coach of Indian football. He was succeeded by Marcos Falopa.[14]
On 28 October 2015, the Hero Indian Super League team
Cochin, Kerala, India.[15] Three days later, Morgan was put back as assistant coach of the team while head of youth development, Terry Phelan would be the new head coach for the rest of the season.[16]
On 14 April 2016,
Kingfisher East Bengal F.C. announced Morgan as the club's head coach[17]
for a second time.
On 12 December 2018, FC Pune City announced Morgan as the club's assistant coach.
bubble, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Frank Muescan was named interim head coach by October 2020 to mentor the team in his stead.[20][21][22]
Personal life
Morgan is a West Ham supporter, having been born within five minutes of Upton Park.[5] He has three grown-up children, who still live in Australia.[5]
Honours
Club
- Bolton Wanderers
- Associate Members Cup: 1988–89
References
- ^ a b c "Trevor Morgan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football: Part Four – Modern Era (1999—2011)". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ Trevor Morgan to take over as Dempo SC head coach Dempo Sports Club. Retrieved 18 April 2021
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Back to the Future". City Magazine. No. 38. Hull City AFC. October 2008. pp. 15–17.
- ^ Baker, Adam. "Taylor crosses the Bristol divide". Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Other Sports: Englishman is new coach and Jalil switches to development - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "FAS-Coach Trevor James Morgan is new Sarawak coach". Utusan Online. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "S League".
- ^ "From Sengkang to the Premiership". www.asiaone.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Mukhopadhyay, Shoubhik (10 September 2015). "East Bengal & Calcutta Football League: A Sublime Romantic Saga - Hero I-League". i-league.org. I-League. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Trevor Morgan clears the air". The Hindu. 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Morgan to leave East Bengal, says it's not for money". The Times of India. 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Marcos Falopa Appointed as New East Bengal Coach". Archived from the original on 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Morgan to take charge of Kerala Blasters". Sportskeeda. 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Kerala Blasters appoint Terry Phelan as head coach". The Times of India. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Trevor Morgan back for second stint as East Bengal coach". THIF-LIVE.COM. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ Galunan, Jerome Jr. (23 August 2020). "Trevor Morgan is UCFC head coach". Sun Star. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "United City FC name Morgan as head coach". Asian Football Confederation. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Suyu, Ian (14 October 2020). "Schrock ready to roll". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
Head coach Trevor Morgan is not yet around, but the squad remains composed, thanks to former Ceres mentor Frank Muescan manning to fort.
- ^ "Management". United City Football Club.
- ^ "United City F.C. Official Coaches". Twitter. United City F.C.
Sources
- Fitzpatrick, Seán Shelbourne Cult Heroes (2009, Colour Books) ISBN 978-1-905483-67-9
External links
- Trevor Morgan at Soccerbase
- "Trevor Morgan". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
