Ken Worden | |
Fullname: | Kenneth Joseph Worden |
Birth Date: | 2 February 1943 |
Birth Place: | Preston, Lancashire, England |
Position: | Striker, defender |
Clubs1: | Burnley |
Clubs2: | Preston North End |
Years3: | 1971–1973 |
Clubs3: | Weston Bears[1] |
Years4: | 1974 |
Clubs4: | Hobart Juventus[2] |
Years5: | 1978 |
Clubs5: | Hobart Olympia[3] |
Years6: | 1980 |
Clubs6: | White Eagles[4] |
Years7: | 1981 |
Clubs7: | Launceston Juventus |
Years8: | 1982 |
Clubs8: | Townsville Kern United |
Manageryears1: | 1974 |
Managerclubs1: | Hobart Juventus[5] |
Manageryears2: | 1978 |
Managerclubs2: | Hobart Olympia |
Manageryears3: | 1980 |
Managerclubs3: | White Eagles |
Manageryears4: | 1981 |
Managerclubs4: | Launceston Juventus |
Manageryears5: | 1982 |
Managerclubs5: | Townsville Kern United |
Manageryears6: | 1987–1988 |
Managerclubs6: | Floreat Athena[6] |
Manageryears7: | 1990–1991 |
Managerclubs7: | Melbourne Croatia |
Manageryears8: | 1991 |
Managerclubs8: | Selangor |
Manageryears9: | 1992–1993 |
Managerclubs9: | Malaysia |
Manageryears10: | 1994 |
Managerclubs10: | Singapore/Singapore Lions |
Manageryears11: | 1994–1996 |
Managerclubs11: | Selangor |
Manageryears12: | 1997–1998 |
Managerclubs12: | Melbourne Knights[7] |
Manageryears13: | 1999 |
Managerclubs13: | Sabah |
Manageryears14: | 2002–2004 |
Managerclubs14: | Selangor |
Manageryears15: | 2009 |
Managerclubs15: | Terengganu[8] |
Manageryears18: | 2010–2013 |
Managerclubs18: | Southern Myanmar |
Manageryears19: | 2015 |
Managerclubs19: | KL SPA |
Death Place: | Townsville Palliative Care, Queensland, Australia |
Ken Worden (2 February 1943 – 20 September 2021) was an English football player and coach.
Worden was born on 2 February 1943, in Preston, Lancashire, England.[9]
Worden was more successful in Australia as player and coach, notably as head coach at national level with Melbourne Croatia, where he guided the club to a runners-up place in the 1990–91 season, losing the grand final to local rivals South Melbourne.[10]
Worden also coached at Southeast Asia, coaching clubs in Malaysia and Myanmar, and also had stints as head coach of national teams of Malaysia and Singapore.
Worden died on 20 September 2021 in Australia, at the age of 78.[11]