Ken Worden
Australian footballer and coach (1943–2021)
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Ken Worden (2 February 1943 – 20 September 2021) was a British-born Australian football player and coach.
Full name
Kenneth Joseph Worden
Date of birth
2 February 1943
Place of birth
Preston, Lancashire, England
Date of death
20 September 2021 (aged 78)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Joseph Worden | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Preston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 September 2021 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Townsville Palliative Care, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Burnley | |||
| Preston North End | |||
| 1971–1973 | Weston Bears[1] | ||
| 1974 | Hobart Juventus[2] | ||
| 1978 | Hobart Olympia[3] | ||
| 1980 | White Eagles[4] | ||
| 1981 | Launceston Juventus | ||
| 1982 | Townsville Kern United | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1974 | Hobart Juventus[5] | ||
| 1978 | Hobart Olympia | ||
| 1980 | White Eagles | ||
| 1981 | Launceston Juventus | ||
| 1982 | Townsville Kern United | ||
| 1987–1988 | Floreat Athena[6] | ||
| 1990–1991 | Melbourne Croatia | ||
| 1991 | Selangor | ||
| 1992–1993 | Malaysia | ||
| 1994 | Singapore/Singapore Lions | ||
| 1994–1996 | Selangor | ||
| 1997–1998 | Melbourne Knights[7] | ||
| 1999 | Sabah | ||
| 2002–2004 | Selangor | ||
| 2009 | Terengganu[8] | ||
| 2010–2013 | Southern Myanmar | ||
| 2015 | KL SPA | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Worden was born on 2 February 1943, in Preston, Lancashire, England.[9]
Worden was more successful in Australia as player and coach, notably as head coach at national level with Melbourne Croatia, where he guided the club to a runners-up place in the 1990–91 season, losing the grand final to local rivals South Melbourne.[10]
Worden also coached at Southeast Asia, coaching clubs in Malaysia and Myanmar, and also had stints as head coach of national teams of Malaysia and Singapore.[11]
Worden died on 20 September 2021 in Australia, at the age of 78.[11][9]
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