Tony Annan is an English professional football head coach.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Tony Annan | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | South Carolina Gamecocks (head coach) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1998 | Life Running Eagles | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2014–2015 | United States Paralympic Team (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Atlanta Silverbacks (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2021 | Atlanta United (academy) | ||
| 2020 | Atlanta United 2 (interim) | ||
| 2021– | South Carolina Gamecocks | ||
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Annan moved to the United States and began coaching in the Atlanta, Georgia area. At one point he cofounded the Georgia United development academy.[1] In December 2016, it was announced that Annan had joined new expansion Major League Soccer side Atlanta United as the club's academy director.[1]
On 27 July 2020, it was announced that Annan would take over as interim head coach of Atlanta United 2, Atlanta United's reserve side which plays in the USL Championship.[2] Annan was taking over from Stephen Glass, who was promoted to interim head coach of Atlanta United after Frank de Boer left the club.[2]
His first match as head coach was on 29 July 2020 in the league against Miami. Atlanta United 2 won the match 4–3.[3]
On 22 April 2021, Annan was named head coach of the men's soccer team at the University of South Carolina.[4]
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
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| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| 27 July 2020 | 3 September 2020 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 025.0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 025.0 | |||
Current head men's soccer coaches of the Sun Belt Conference | |
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