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My Take
Adam Griffiths is, to me, more compelling as a coach than he ever was as a player. Born in Sydney in 1979, he transitioned from playing into management and rebuilt Manly United into an attacking force in the NSW lower leagues, earning NPL Coach of the Year before stepping up to lead A-League's Perth Glory. That is a grind-it-out climb, not a glamorous shortcut. What I trust about him is the ability to take whatever squad he's handed and visibly transform its identity. Coaches who prove themselves on the ground floor of a football pyramid earn my respect, and Griffiths clearly has.
Overview
Adam Griffiths (born 21 August 1979) is an Australian professional soccer manager and former player who currently serves as the head coach of A-League Men club Perth Glory. In 2020 he became Head Coach of National Premier Leagues NSW side Manly United. In 2022 he transformed Manly United FC into a dynamic, attacking team that reached the 2021/22 NPL Grand Final, earning him recognition as NPL Coach of the Year.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Adam Griffiths
- Name (Japanese)
- アダム・グリフィス
- Reading
- あだむ・ぐりふぃす
- Born
- August 21, 1979 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Goat
- Origin
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.