Sammy Troughton

Football player

1964 –

72

Who is Sammy Troughton?

Samuel Edward "Sammy" Troughton is a former Northern Irish footballer and now a coach.

Troughton played for Glentoran and Wolverhampton Wanderers before coming to South Africa in 1985 to play for Jomo Cosmos, Mamelodi Sundowns and then Orlando Pirates. He was popularly known as "Special Branch" during his playing days in South Africa.

After retiring from football he coached mainly lower league sides like Arcadia Shepherds, Pretoria University and Durban Stars. He also had a short stint as Orlando Pirates coach in 1994 and worked as an assistant coach for Free State Stars.

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Born
Mar 27, 1964
Lisburn
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on July 23, 2013

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