| Barcelona Dragons (ELF) | |
 Adam Rita at the Argos' practice facility on June 14, 2009. | |
| Born: | September 21, 1947 Kauai, Hawaii, U.S. |
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| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Head coach |
| Career history | |
| As administrator | |
| 1997–2002 | BC Lions (GM) |
| 2004–2010 | Toronto Argonauts (GM) |
| As coach | |
| 1969–1976 | Boise State Broncos (AC) |
| 1977–1978 | UNLV Rebels (AC) |
| 1979–1982 | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (AC) |
| 1983–1988 | BC Lions (OC) |
| 1989 | UBC Thunderbirds (HC) |
| 1990 | Toronto Argonauts (OC) |
| 1991–1992 | Toronto Argonauts (HC) |
| 1993 | Edmonton Eskimos (OC) |
| 1994 | Ottawa Rough Riders (HC) |
| 1995 | Memphis Mad Dogs (OC) |
| 1996 | Toronto Argonauts (OC) |
| 1997–1998 | BC Lions (HC) |
| 2002 | BC Lions (IHC) |
| 2003 | Toronto Argonauts (OC) |
| 2012–2015 | Trinity College School (AC/OC) |
| 2012 | Prague Panthers (HC) |
| 2013–2014 | Calanda Broncos (HC) |
| 2016–2019 | Clarkson Secondary School (OC) |
| 2017–2019 | Bergamo Lions (HC/OC) |
| 2019 | Clarkson Secondary School (AC) |
| 2020 | Berlin Adler (HC) |
| 2021 | Barcelona Dragons (ELF) (HC) |
| 2022-present | Bergamo Lions (HC) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Adam Rita (born September 21, 1947) is a gridiron football coach & general manager, most notably in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has served as the head coach of the Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders, and BC Lions and as general manager of the Lions and Argonauts. Since leaving the CFL in 2012, Rita has been coaching American football in Europe. Coaching the Bergamo Lions in the Italian Football League (IFL), Calanda Broncos in Switzerland, Prague Panthers in Czech, Berlin Adler Germany, Barcelona Dragons in Spain, in the newly formed European League of Football (ELF) in 2021 and returned again to the Bergamo Lions in 2022.