.jpg) Adams in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tony Alexander Adams[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1966[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Romford, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1983 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–2002 | Arsenal | 504 | (32) |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1984 | England U17 | 13 | (5) |
| 1985 | England Youth | 1 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | England U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 1987–2000 | England | 66 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| 2008–2009 | Portsmouth | ||
| 2010–2011 | Gabala | ||
| 2016–2017 | Granada | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tony Alexander Adams MBE (born 10 October 1966) is an English former football manager and player. Adams played for Arsenal and England, captaining both teams. Known as Mr. Arsenal, he spent his entire playing career of 19 years as a centre-back there, making 672 total appearances and winning four English league titles. He is considered one of Arsenal's greatest ever players,[2] and is also included in the Football League 100 Legends.
With Arsenal, he won four top flight division titles, uniquely captaining a title-winning team in three different decades, three FA Cups, two Football League Cups, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and two FA Community Shields.[3] Adams is one of six people honoured with a statue outside the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal's home ground. He won 66 caps for England between 1987 and 2000, and played at four major tournaments.
When his playing career finished, Adams went into football management, spending periods in charge of Wycombe Wanderers, Portsmouth, Azerbaijani side Gabala and Spanish side Granada.
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1999). The 1999–2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-1-85291-607-7.
- ^ "Gunners Greatest 50 Players". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Where does Kompany rank among Premier League leaders?". BBC Sport.