Frank O'Farrell

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Francis O'Farrell (born October 9, 1927 in Cork ) is a retired Irish football player and football coach.

Career

Player career

O'Farrell began his playing career at Cork United in Ireland . In 1948 he moved to West Ham United . In 1950, the left midfielder made his West Ham debut. He stayed in London for six years . During this time he also made his team debut for the Irish national soccer team against Austria , eight further appearances followed. In November 1956, the Irishman went on to Preston North End . O'Farrell played in Preston until his retirement in 1961 . In 1961 he was short-term player-coach at Weymouth FC.

Coaching career

His first coaching job was at Weymouth FC as a player coach. In May 1965 he became head coach for the first time. He became the coach of Torquay United . After three years in Torquay , I went to Leicester City . He stayed with Leicester City until 1971. That year came an offer from Manchester United , which O'Farrell immediately accepted, but his time at ManU was overshadowed by the excesses of superstar George Best , who undermined his authority as a coach. In December 1972 he gave up and went to Cardiff City a year later , which he left for Asia in 1973. O'Farrell was the coach of the Iranian national team , with which he won the 1976 Asian Cup. After his stay in Iran, he came back to Torquay United, where he worked alternately as a manager or coach from 1976 to 1983. The Irishman has been retiring in Torquay since then.

Stations as a player

Stations as a trainer

successes

  • Winner of the Asia Cup with Iran in 1976
personal data
SURNAME O'Farrell, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES O'Farrell, Francis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Cork