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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrian Paul Heath[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1961[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker/Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1982 | Stoke City | 95 | (16) |
| 1982–1988 | Everton | 226 | (71) |
| 1988–1989 | Espanyol | 24 | (1) |
| 1989–1990 | Aston Villa | 9 | (0) |
| 1990–1992 | Manchester City | 75 | (4) |
| 1992 | Stoke City | 6 | (0) |
| 1992–1995 | Burnley | 115 | (28) |
| 1995–1996 | Sheffield United | 4 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Burnley | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 559 | (120) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981–1982 | England U21 | 8 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Burnley | ||
| 1999 | Sheffield United | ||
| 2005 | Coventry City (caretaker) | ||
| 2007 | Coventry City (caretaker) | ||
| 2008–2010 | Austin Aztex | ||
| 2011–2014 | Orlando City | ||
| 2015–2016 | Orlando City | ||
| 2017–2023 | Minnesota United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Adrian Paul Heath (born 11 January 1961) is an English football manager and former player. He most recently served as head coach of Major League Soccer club Minnesota United FC until October 2023. As a player, he is best known for his six seasons at Everton, where he won two First Division titles and an FA Cup. As a manager, Heath initially worked in his native England before moving abroad to Orlando City, an expansion side in the American second division. Orlando City had the best start of any newly founded team in the history of American soccer,[4][5] winning multiple honours before joining MLS in 2015.[6]
- ^ "Adrian Heath". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
101 greatswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Orlando City Posts Best Record Through First 100 League Games | Orlando City Soccer Club".
- ^ "Orlando City SC Extends Head Coach Adrian Heath's Contract Through 2017 | Orlando City Soccer Club". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ Veness, Simon (19 March 2014). "Adrian Heath guides Orlando City to the promised land of MLS". TheGuardian.com.