| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1945-11-02)2 November 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra,Ghana | ||
| Date of death | 12 February 2017(2017-02-12) (aged 71) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1991 | Ghana U20 | ||
| 1992–1997 | Ghana U23 | ||
| 1996–1997 | Ghana | ||
| 2004 | Ghana | ||
| 2004–2005 | Ashanti Gold | ||
Sam Arday (2 November 1945 – 12 February 2017) was aGhanaianfootball coach who has managed theGhana national side on two occasions – from 1996 to 1997, and again in 2004. He retired from the police service where his last position was a Superintendent.[1] He was the originator of the 'multi system' technique of football, which involved playing all attack and all defense simultaneously. This was executed by switching among the 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1 and the 4-4-2 formations.[2][3][4] He was a scout for the Black Stars prior to the 2006 World Cup in Germany and again when Akwasi Appiah was the coach of the team.[5]
Arday was the coach of GhanaOlympic Team, which won the Olympic Bronze Soccer Medal at Barcelona '92, the first for an African country, and coach ofGhana national under-20 football team. TheBlack Satellites won the Bronze Medal at1991 Africa Youth Championship inEgypt after beating Zambia 2:0 in the 3rd and 4th Place Match. He then became head coach of theGhana national under-17 football team, theBlack Starlets, who won the1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship Trophy inEcuador[6] and the African Under-17 Championship inMali.[7]
On the local scene, he coached teams likeAshgold,Asante Kotoko,Okwawu United and Feynoord. He was the Technical Director of Ghana Premier League side West Africa Football Academy at the time of his death. He also brought Tony Yeboah into the limelight from Kumasi Cornerstone[8][9]
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