Ken Worden

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Personal information
Full name Kenneth Joseph Worden
Date of birth(1943-02-02)2 February 1943
Place of birth Preston, Lancashire, England
Date of death 20 September 2021(2021-09-20) (aged 78)
Place of death Townsville Palliative Care, Queensland, Australia
Position(s) Striker, defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Burnley
Preston North End
1971–73 Weston Bears [1]
1974 Hobart Juventus [2]
1978 Hobart Olympia [3]
1980 White Eagles [4]
1981 Launceston Juventus
1982 Townsville Kern United
Managerial career
1974 Hobart Juventus [5]
1978 Hobart Olympia
1980 White Eagles
1981 Launceston Juventus
1982 Townsville Kern United
1987–1988 Floreat Athena [6]
1990–1991 Melbourne Croatia
1991 Selangor F.C.
1992–1993 Malaysia
1994 Singapore/Singapore Lions
1994–1996 Selangor F.C.
1997–1998 Melbourne Knights [7]
1999 Sabah
2002–2004 Selangor F.C.
2009 Terengganu [8]
2010–2013 Southern Myanmar
2015 KL SPA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ken Worden (2 February 1943 – 20 September 2021) was a football coach and a player.

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. [11]

Worden died on 20 September 2021 in Australia, at the age of 78. [11] [9]

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  9. 1 2 Shaherman Shamsuri, Ahmad (20 September 2021). "Bekas jurulatih kebangsaan, Ken Worden meninggal dunia". Kosmo (in Malay).
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  11. 1 2 Jason, Thomas (20 September 2021). "Ken Worden – the coach who could do wonders". Free Malaysia Today.


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