Sammy Troughton

Samuel Edward Troughton (born March 27, 1964 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Irish footballer and now a coach.
==Playing career==
===Club===
Troughton played for GlentoranRoy France (2001) Glentoran A Complete Record and Wolverhampton WanderersWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans. 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. In 1986, he briefly played for Crusaders, playing two league games in two days against Linfield and Glentoran (scoring in the latter) in December 1986.Crusaders Official Programme Vol. 3, No. 22, 14 April 1987
==Management career==
After retiring from football, Troughton 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.
Troughton was retained as University of Pretoria manager for the start of the 2015–16 season. In March 2016, he took charge of Vasco da Gama for the rest of the season.http://www.kickoff.com/news/63447/vasco-da-gama-appoint-sammy-troughton-as-coach
== References ==
Category:1964 births
Category:Living people
Category:Jomo Cosmos F.C. players
Category:Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players
Category:People from Lisburn
Category:Association football midfielders
Category:Football managers from Northern Ireland
Category:Association footballers from Northern Ireland
Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Category:Orlando Pirates players
Category:Glentoran F.C. players
Category:Crusaders F.C. players
Category:British expatriates in South Africa
Category:Expatriate soccer players in South Africa
Category:Expatriate association footballers from Northern Ireland
Category:Expatriate soccer managers in South Africa