Tony Annan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tony Annan | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | South Carolina Gamecocks (head coach) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1998 | Life Running Eagles | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2014–2015 | United States Paralympic Team (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Atlanta Silverbacks (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2021 | Atlanta United (academy) | ||
| 2020 | Atlanta United 2 (interim) | ||
| 2021– | South Carolina Gamecocks | ||
Tony Annan is an English professional football head coach.
Coaching career[]
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Annan moved to the United States and began coaching in the Atlanta, Georgia area. At one point he cofounded the Georgia United development academy.[1] In December 2016, it was announced that Annan had joined new expansion Major League Soccer side Atlanta United as the club's academy director.[1]
Atlanta United 2[]
On 27 July 2020, it was announced that Annan would take over as interim head coach of Atlanta United 2, Atlanta United's reserve side which plays in the USL Championship.[2] Annan was taking over from Stephen Glass, who was promoted to interim head coach of Atlanta United after Frank de Boer left the club.[2]
His first match as head coach was on 29 July 2020 in the league against Miami. Atlanta United 2 won the match 4–3.[3]
University of South Carolina[]
On 22 April 2021, Annan was named head coach of the men's soccer team at the University of South Carolina.[4]
Coaching statistics[]
- As of the match played 2 September 2020
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
 Atlanta United 2
|
27 July 2020 | 3 September 2020 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25.0 | |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25.0 | |||
References[]
- ^ a b "Tony Annan". Atlanta United FC.
- ^ a b "Atlanta United 2's Stephen Glass named interim head coach of Atlanta United". Gwinnett Daily Post. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta United 2 4-3 Miami FC". Soccerway.
- ^ "Tony Annan Named New Men's Soccer Coach". South Carolina Athletics. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
External links[]
- Profile at the Atlanta United website
- Living people
- Atlanta United 2 coaches
- South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer coaches
- English football managers
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer managers in the United States
- Atlanta United FC non-playing staff
- Atlanta Silverbacks coaches
- English expatriate footballers
- English expatriate football managers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne
- Life University alumni
- College men's soccer players in the United States