Bob Houghton

Robert Douglas Houghton (born 30 October 1947), commonly known as either Bob Houghton or Bobby Houghton, is an English football manager and former player, Houghton was most recently the head coach of India. His career has spanned over 30 years and 10 different countries. A tall and powerful striker, he was a prolific goal scorer for all four of his clubs, most notably for Fulham F.C.. He is most famous for taking Swedish club Malmö FF to the 1979 European Cup Final, where they lost to Nottingham Forest.

Career

Early career

During his brief playing career, Houghton was a midfielder for Fulham (1966–69) and Brighton & Hove Albion (1969–70). Houghton was one of the youngest coaches ever to manage in English senior football, being appointed player-manager of Hastings United in the Southern League at only 23. During that period, he was a star pupil of coaching guru Allen Wade, who was the technical director of the Football Association between 1963 and 83. In the early 1970s Houghton also managed Maidstone United and worked as an assistant to Bobby Robson at Ipswich Town.

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FIFA World Cup 2018: Sweden's work ethic could be decisive against an England side prone to sloppy moments

Yahoo Daily News 07 Jul 2018

SAMARA. Netherlands, Italy, Germany¦ England? In the absence of its giant, Sweden continue their giant-killing act. It is a measure of the success achieved by Janne Andersson's side that the shadow of Zlatan Ibrahimovic has not caught up at the World Cup ... The accomplishments of Roy Hodgson and Bob Houghton in the 1970s carry deep resonance and one can see hints of that legacy in the way Sweden has defended in this World Cup ... Also See ... ....

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Sweden’s English soccer love affair

Taipei Times 06 Jul 2018

They have an outbreak of an agricultural disease and a canceled fox hunt to thank for it ... Due to the harsh winters, Sweden’s soccer league is usually played from April to October ... The arrival of Bob Houghton and former England manager Roy Hodgson as coaches in Sweden in the mid-1970s only served to strengthen the bonds with English soccer, which are still as strong today ... ....

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TV the key to Sweden's long love affair with English...

This is Money 06 Jul 2018

By Philip O'Connor ... And they have an outbreak of an agricultural disease and a cancelled fox hunt to thank for it ... Due to the harsh winters, Sweden's football league is usually played from April to October ... GOAL FLASHES ... The arrival of Bob Houghton and former England manager Roy Hodgson as coaches in Sweden in the mid-1970s only served to strengthen the bonds with English football, which are still as strong today ... Advertisement. ....

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Soccer-TV the key to Sweden's long love affair with...

This is Money 06 Jul 2018

By Philip O'Connor ... And they have an outbreak of an agricultural disease and a cancelled fox hunt to thank for it ... Due to the harsh winters, Sweden's football league is usually played from April to October ... GOAL FLASHES ... I grew up with this ... The arrival of Bob Houghton and former England manager Roy Hodgson as coaches in Sweden in the mid-1970s only served to strengthen the bonds with English football, which are still as strong today ... ....

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Familiar foes Sweden set to be England and Southgate's biggest World Cup test yet

The National 05 Jul 2018

“We’re starting off with a new team.” The words came from a manager after his side reached the World Cup quarter-finals. It could have been Gareth Southgate speaking. Actually, it was Janne Andersson. Sweden’s manager feels less revolutionary than his England counterpart. His tactics are familiar. His side is older ... _____________. Read more.. Predictions ... With his friend Bob Houghton, Hodgson introduced 4-4-2 to Sweden in the 1970s ... ....

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Sweden v England and the loneliness that comes with loving Tomas Brolin | Marcus Christenson

The Guardian 05 Jul 2018

I grew up having Tomas Brolin as one of my idols. That makes me different to everyone else on the Guardian’s sport desk – and probably the whole company. Sweden scouting report. Granqvist and Forsberg lead the way . David Hytner. Read more ... Read more ... As it happens, Swedish football is also heavily influenced by English football after Roy Hodgson and Bob Houghton conquered the country with their 4-4-2 revolution in the late 70s ... Twitter ... .......

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FIFA World Cup 2018: Iran could give tournament ‘this time for Asia’ moment

Hindustan Times 18 Jun 2018

Eight years ago, they said ‘this time for Africa’ and but for the hand of Luis Suarez, there may well have been a first African team in the World Cup semi-finals. 2010 was also the last time an Asian team survived the group ... But if I really have to put my money on a team, it would be Iran ... I think Queiroz is to Iran what Bob Houghton was for us; someone whose influence extends beyond the pitch ... ....

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Iran could give FIFA World Cup 2018 'this time for Asia' moment: Bhaichung Bhut...

Hindustan Times 18 Jun 2018

Iran could be one of the few Asian teams to make it to the knock-out stages of the FIFA World Cup 2018 and avoiding a loss to Portugal could make their path easier. football Updated. Jun 18, 2018 09.20 IST. Bhaichung Bhutia. Hindustan Times, New Delhi. Follow Story. Follow Story. --> ... I think Queiroz is to Iran what Bob Houghton was for us; someone whose influence extends beyond the pitch ... Maybe, it will change this time ... .......

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AFC Asian Cup 2019: Imperative that India's training camp starts by December 10

Sporting News 15 Jun 2018

Then coach Bob Houghton had been given almost a free hand with the national team players in the build up to the event ... From June, 2010, Houghton was allowed to take away his core group of players for the big tournament exclusively to prepare for the showdown ... When Houghton could be afforded more than six months of free-hand, under a month’s time for Constantine is a drop in the ocean....

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Ray Houghton: ‘I hit the spot. Then it was pandemonium’

The Irish Times 09 Jun 2018

Ray Houghton knew, of course, that he had done something special that Sunday afternoon in Stuttgart back in June 1988, but the full extent of it, he suggests, is still sinking in even now, 30 years on, as people continue to tell him their stories about him putting the ball in the back of the English net ... “Shilton was out a bit, so there was a lot of goal to aim at,” Houghton says about the moments that followed ... Bob Thomas/Getty....

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House candidates file petitions

The Essex Reporter 06 Jun 2018

Two of Essex’s three legislative districts will offer contested elections this November, paperwork filed last week shows. Six people have filed between Essex Jct.’s 8-1 district and Essex’s 8-2 district by the May 31 deadline ... The village’s Democrat duo of Dylan Giambatista and Lori Houghton are both seeking re-election ... Bob Bancroft, a Republican who represents the 8-3 district, which Essex shares with Westford, is running unopposed ... 6....

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Grampian Boro mulls police protection from Curwensville

Courier Express 05 Jun 2018

GRAMPIAN — Grampian Borough Council revisited an issue from prior years on Monday — purchasing police protection from Curwensville Borough ... He said the borough has received no formal request about purchasing police protection from Curwensville Borough Council ... Those reasons were again laid on the table at Monday’s meeting ... Councilman Robert L ... More from this section. +3. Bob Houghton’s work with youth earns him Jewish Family Service honor....

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Courier Express 05 Jun 2018

An upper-level low will push a cold front through the state today bringing the chance for showers and thunderstorms. High pressure will build into the state tomorrow and Thursday. Another cold front will work into the region Friday and stall out in the vicinity of the state over the weekend. Progressland Outlook. Today ... Partly sunny, with a high near 69 degrees ... Tonight ... Bob Houghton’s work with youth earns him Jewish Family Service honor....

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