| John Toshack | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Benjamin Toshack | |
| Date of birth | 22 March 1949 | |
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | |
| Playing position | Striker (retired) | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Wales (Manager) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1965–1970 1970–1978 1978–1984 |
Cardiff City Liverpool Swansea City Total |
162 (74) 246 (96) 63 (25) 471 (195) |
| National team | ||
| 1968-1969 1969–1980 |
Wales Under-23 Wales |
4 (0) 40 (12) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1978–1983 1983–1984[1] 1984–1985 1985–1989 1989–1990 1990–1994 1994 1995–1997 1997–1999 1999 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2004 2004– |
Swansea City Swansea City Sporting C.P. Real Sociedad Real Madrid C.F. Real Sociedad Wales Deportivo Beşiktaş J.K. Real Madrid C.F. Saint-Étienne Real Sociedad Catania Real Murcia Wales |
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John Benjamin Toshack OBE (born 22 March 1949) is a Welsh football manager and former player. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
He is the current manager of the Welsh national football team, having taken on this role in late 2004, and briefly managed the national side once before in the early 1990s. The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. He has also managed several others clubs including Swansea City. Swansea City AFC ( Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football team playing in the Coca Cola Championship from
As a player, he is best remembered for being part of the great Liverpool side of the 1970s. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England.
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Life and playing career
Born in Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, Toshack started his footballing career with Cardiff City, signing for them as a 16 year old. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. South Glamorgan is a preserved county of Wales. It was originally formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a county council Cardiff City Football Club (Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd is a football team based in Cardiff, Wales. He became the youngest ever player to play in a league match for the club when he came off the bench to make a goalscoring debut during a 3-1 win over Leyton Orient on 13 November 1965 at the age of 16 years and 236 days old, a record which would stand for 42 years until it was broken by Aaron Ramsey in 2007[2]. Leyton Orient FC are an English Professional football team from east London currently playing in League One of the Football League Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Aaron James Ramsey (born 26 December 1990 in Caerphilly) is a Welsh footballer, who plays as a Central midfielder for He would go on to form one of Cardiff's most lethal striker partnerships in the clubs history alongside Brian Clark. Brian Donald Clark (born January 13, 1943 in Bristol) is a former English Professional footballer. After four years at Cardiff City, he was signed by Bill Shankly for Liverpool on the 11 November 1970. William "Bill" Shankly, OBE ( September 2, 1913 &ndash September 29, 1981) was one of Britain 's most successful Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Already a full international, Shankly paid £110,000 for the giant striker. See also Pound (currency.The pound sign (" £ " or " ₤ " is the symbol for the Pound sterling —the currency of the Toshack made his debut 3 days later on the 14th in the goalless league draw with Coventry City at Anfield. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip is an association football club based in Coventry, Anfield is an all-seater Association football Stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England His first goal came a week later on the 21st in a remarkable Merseyside derby at Anfield. The Merseyside Derby is an Association football match contested between the Everton and Liverpool football clubs the two most successful clubs from the With the game 0-0 at half-time Everton thundered into a 2-0 lead just after the start of the second half. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. 69 minutes in Steve Heighway pulled a goal back, this seemed to spring the Reds into life, Toshack's goal in the 76th minute completely turned the game around, then when Chris Lawler prodded home the 84th minute winner the fans almost lifted the roof off the Kop. Stephen Derek Heighway (born 25 November 1947 is a former footballer who was part of the hugely successful Liverpool team of the 1970s Chris Lawler (born 20 October 1943 in Liverpool) was a footballer who enjoyed much of Liverpool 's success of the 1960s and 1970s Spion Kop (or Kop for short is the name for a number of terraces and stands at sports Stadia; so named due to their steep nature resembling Toshack's goal instantly made him a hit amongst the Anfield faithful, which was a good thing as they had initially voiced their concerns in paying so much for the Welshman. Kopites are supporters of Liverpool Football Club who once stood and now sit on the Kop at Anfield stadium
In 1971 Kevin Keegan joined Liverpool from Scunthorpe United. Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 is a former footballer, and former England national team coach who has been manager of various Scunthorpe United Football Club are an English Association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. Toshack and Keegan struck up an almost telepathic partnership with Toshack winning everything in the air and Keegan finishing the knock downs. They were a delight for commentators as their names rolled off the tongue easily, one famous piece of commentary by David Coleman went "Toshack, Keegan, one nil!" Such was their fame, the football magazine Shoot likened them to the comic book crimebusters Batman and Robin even taking a photograph of the pair dressed in the Dynamic Duo's costumes! By the time Keegan left for German side Hamburg SV he had scored exactly 100 goals with a great percentage of them being set up by Toshack. David Coleman OBE (born 26 April 1926, Alderley Edge, Cheshire) is a former British Sports Commentator Shoot, or Shoot Monthly, was a football magazine published in the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Hamburger SV is a German multi Sport club ("Traditionsverein" based in Hamburg, its largest branch is the football department.
During his time with Liverpool Toshack scored 96 goals, he was part of the team that won the Football League Championship in 1973, 1976 and 1977, the FA Cup in 1974, and the UEFA Cup in 1973 and 1976. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. He played for the Welsh national football team at schoolboy, under-23 and full international level earning 40 caps and scoring 12 goals, including a hat trick against Scotland in the 1979 British Home Championship. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The 1979 British Home Championship was a British Home Nations competition won by the English football side and notable for seeing marked increases However, his playing career was blighted by injuries and he was transferred to Swansea City A.F.C. as player-manager in 1978 (he already passed his coaching badge at the age of 18), where he succeeded Harry Griffiths. Swansea City AFC ( Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football team playing in the Coca Cola Championship from
Toshack is still held in high regard by the supporters of Liverpool and was voted in at No. 34 on the Liverpool Football Club web-site poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop, in which thousands of fans worldwide voted for their top 10 Liverpool players.
Management career
He was an immediate success at the Vetch Field, taking them from the Fourth Division all the way to the First Division in three successive seasons. Vetch Field was a multi-use Stadium in Swansea, Wales. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of Swansea "Fourth Division" redirects here For usage of the term in the Military, see 4th Division. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between It was around this time that Toshack received the OBE for his services to football. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.
In 1984, Toshack was appointed manager of the Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon, but he only lasted one season in the post. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Sporting Clube de Portugal ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ puɾtu'gaɫ referred to coloquially as Sporting, Sporting CP or erroneously Sporting His greatest success as a manager so far came in Spain, where he managed Real Madrid twice, Real Sociedad three times, Deportivo La Coruna and Real Murcia. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Real Sociedad de Fútbol (more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad) is a Spanish football club from the Basque city of San Sebastián/Donostia Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the Real Murcia Club de Fútbol SAD is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, they were founded in 1908 He has also managed the Turkish side Beşiktaş J.K., French side AS Saint-Étienne and Italian side Catania. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (commonly Beşiktaş, bɛʃɪktɑːʃ ( English: Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club) is a professional Sports club This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire, ( ASSE or AS Saint-Étienne) are a French football team founded in 1920 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Calcio Catania is an Italian football club founded in 1908 and are based in Catania, Sicily. The appointment at Beşiktaş J.K. caused a lot of humor in Turkey, as Toshack is the Turkish word for Testicles. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (commonly Beşiktaş, bɛʃɪktɑːʃ ( English: Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club) is a professional Sports club Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches He was appointed manager of Wales for the first time in 1994, but only spent 41 days in the post, resigning after a 3-1 defeat to Norway. The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. The Norwegian national football team, controlled by the Norwegian Football Association, is the national football team of Norway. Despite this, he was appointed to the post for a second time in November 2004. This was greeted with scepticism by many Welsh fans, as Toshack had often spoken negatively about the national side during the reign of his predecessor Mark Hughes (1999-2004), despite Hughes having taken Wales to within one game of the European Championship. Leslie Mark Hughes (born 1 November 1963 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales) nicknamed Sparky, is a former Welsh international football He is good friends with former Wales international and pundit Leighton James. Leighton James (born 16 February 1953 in Loughor, Swansea, Wales) is a retired professional footballer
In Spain he is particularly well known for his bizarre 'philosophical' phrases during press conferences, often translating stock phrases into Spanish that only make sense in the original English. Hay más posibilidades de ver a un cerdo volando por encima del Bernabéu ('you're more likely to see a pig flying over the Bernabéu'), es como agua que resbala en espalda de pato ('like water off a duck's back') and La Liga es el pan y la mantequilla y la nata es la Copa del Rey ('The League is the bread and butter and the Cup is the cream') have been enjoyed by the Spanish press over the years. EFE
Honours
As a player
- Welsh Cup: 1967, 1968, 1969
- Division 1 (Level 1): 1973, 1976, 1977
- UEFA Cup: 1973, 1976
- FA Cup: 1974; Runner-up: 1971
- Charity Shield: 1976; Runner-up: 1971
- European Super Cup: 1977
- European Cup 1976–77
As player/manager
- Division 4 (Level 4): Third place (promoted) 1978
- Division 3 (Level 3): Third place (promoted) 1979
- Division 2 (Level 2): Third place (promoted) 1982
- Welsh Cup: 1981, 1982, 1983
As a manager
- Copa del Rey: 1987; Runner-up: 1988, 1990
- La Liga: 1990
- Supercopa de España: 1995
- Turkish Cup: 1998; Runner-up: 1999
References
- ^ Toshack left Swansea in October 1983, only to return in December. The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The European Super Cup ( UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champions See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club "Fourth Division" redirects here For usage of the term in the Military, see 4th Division. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales. The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or The Supercopa de España is a two-leg Spanish football championship contested by the winners of the La Liga and the Copa del Rey.
- ^ "Jones hails record breaker Ramsey" BBC Sport Retrieved on 3 May 2007
External links
- Official past players at Liverpoolfc.tv
- Player profile at LFChistory.net
- Football heroes part 1 at Sporting-heroes.net
- Football heroes part 2 Sporting-heroes.net
- Manager profile at squarefootball.net
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