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Ken Worden

Ken Worden

English footballer and coach (1943–2021)

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

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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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