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Allan Cole (born 14 October 1950), often called "Skill" for short, is a Jamaican former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as striker.

Allan Cole
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-10-14) 14 October 1950 (age 71)
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968 Atlanta Chiefs 1 (0)
1972 Náutico ? (3)
National team
Jamaica
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career


Cole played in the NASL with the Atlanta Chiefs,[1] and in Brazil with Náutico.[2]

He also represented the Jamaica national team at international level.[2] appearing in three FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.[3] During his career, he was Jamaica's "most celebrated player".[4]


Music


In addition to his football career, Cole was also the tour manager of the Jamaican reggae star Bob Marley and his band The Wailers during the 1970s.[4] He was credited as co-writing the 1976 song "War".


References


  1. NASL career stats
  2. Allan Cole at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. Allan ColeFIFA competition record (archived)
  4. Taherzadeh, Bahhaj (25 September 2014). "Bob Marley and the Beautiful Game". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 22 December 2014.



На других языках


- [en] Allan Cole (footballer)

[fr] Alan Cole

Alan Cole est un footballeur international jamaïcain, né le 14 octobre 1950 à Kingston. Surnommé Skill ou Skilly, il est le premier jamaïcain à avoir évolué dans le Championnat du Brésil et le plus jeune joueur à avoir évolué sous le maillot jamaïcain.

[it] Allan Cole

Allan Cole (Kingston, 14 ottobre 1950) è un ex calciatore e allenatore di calcio giamaicano, oltre che amico personale e collaboratore di Bob Marley.



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