- Derek Armstrong (footballer)
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Derek Armstrong Personal information Full name Derek James Armstrong[1] Date of birth 16 March 1939 Place of birth Carlisle, England Playing position Inside-Left Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1958–1959 Blackpool 1 (0) 1959–1961 Morecambe 1961–1962 Carlisle United 1 (0) ????-???? Fleetwood Town ????-???? Lancaster City Teams managed 1974–1976 Lancaster City 1983–2007 UC San Diego Tritons * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Derek James Armstrong (born 16 March 1939) is an English former professional footballer and current Technical Director of the San Diego Nomads.[2] He played as an inside-left, including Football League appearances for both Blackpool and Carlisle United.[3][4]
Managerial and coaching career
Armstrong was manager of Lancaster City between 1974 and 1976. In 1978 he joined the coaching staff at Blackpool, coaching their reserve team.[2] In 1980 he and his family emigrated to the United States where Armstrong coached Columbus Magic.[2] In 1981 he became the first paid youth soccer coach in the United States when he joined the staff of the La Jolla Nomads.[2][5] In 1986, Armstong helped to found the San Diego Nomads and became their coach. The Nomads won the Western Soccer Alliance titles in 1987 and 1989 and in 1989 were runners-up to Fort Lauderdale in the National Professional Championship.[2] In 2001 the Nomads took over the San Diego Flash franchise in the A-league, the side under Armstrong reaching the play-offs. He continues to work for the Nomads, currently as Technical Director and Board Member.[2]
He was also coach of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) men's soccer team from 1983 to 2007, during which time the Tritons won three national titles.[2] In the fifth game of the 2007 season, he coached his 500th game with UCSD.[5] Prior to taking over as coach in 1983, the Tritons had had only won season with more wins than defeats in their seven year history. Armstrong transformed the side to the extent that the first season with more defeats than wins under his tenure did not come until the 2001 season.[5] His cumulative record of 326-138-48 makes him the winningest coach in UCSD history. He retired as Tritons coach in September 2007 on health grounds.[6]
He was one of the founding members of US Club Soccer, which he retired from in January 2009.[2] In 1987 Armstrong was the coach of the United States under-20 side in the World Youth Championship (now known as the FIFA U-20 World Cup) in Chile.[5]
References
- ^ "Derek Armstrong". Player History. http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=178261. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Derek Armstrong". NOMADS Soccer Club. http://www.nomadssoccer.org/staff/138255.html. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ^ "Blackpool 1946/47-2008/09". Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/blackpool/blackpool.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ^ "Carlisle United 1946/47-2003/04 & 2005/06-2008/09". Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/carlisle/carlisle.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ^ a b c d "Derek Armstrong". UC San Diego Tritons. http://www.ucsdtritons.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5800&ATCLID=186149. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ^ "Derek Armstrong retires from coaching". UC San Diego Tritons. 2007-09-24. http://www.ucsdtritons.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5800&ATCLID=1248140. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
Categories:- Living people
- 1939 births
- English footballers
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Morecambe F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Fleetwood Town F.C. players
- Lancaster City F.C. players
- English emigrants to the United States
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