Adam Griffiths (born 21 August 1979 in Sydney) is an Australian professional football manager who currently serves as the Assistant Coach of

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. He is a former professional

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player and Socceroo. Since 2020 he has been Head Coach of National Premiere Leagues NSW side

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. In 2022 he turned a difficult season around to come 2nd in the Premiership equal on points to first but missing out by one goal difference. He then took the team into to the Grand Final against Blacktown. Adam was awarded Coach of the year 2022 at the Football NSW Gold Medal Awards. In July 2022 he was appointed to the A- League as Assistant Coach under Mark Rudan at The

Club career

Griffiths played for a number of Australian clubs before moving to Europe with

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club Oostende, and later England with

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. He moved to another English club,

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side Brentford on 11 July 2006. Griffiths was released by Brentford on 16 May 2007 and rejoined former club

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the next day. His twin brother

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also played for the Newcastle Jets. He made his A-League debut in Round 1 of the 2007–08 A-League season against Perth Glory, and scored his first goal in the A-League in Round 5 against

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. As of Thursday 20 November 2008, Griffiths signed for new expansion club

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, on a three-year contract starting in the 2009/2010 season. After playing only one game for Gold Coast, Griffiths moved to Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab, in a deal worth $1.2 million USD a season plus a $650,000 transfer fee. It is now reported that Griffiths will be leaving Al Shabab and returning to Gold Coast under the terms of his deal. On 3 February 2010, Griffiths signed with

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for the club's Asian Champions League campaign. Later in 2010, Griffiths moved to China to join Hangzhou Greentown who he helped clinch qualification for the

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after a fourth-place finish in the 2010 CSL season. On 4 June 2012, Griffiths signed a 1-year deal with Sydney FC. However, as a result of Sydney FC failing to qualify for the A-League finals, Griffiths, along with teammates Paul Reid,

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, Trent McClenahan,

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and

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were released by Sydney FC at the conclusion of the 2012–13 A-League season. Subsequently, Adam joined Malaysian side Selangor FA in April 2013 until the end of the 2013 Malaysian football season. He signed for the

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for the 2015 season.

Personal life

Adam's twin brother,

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and younger brother, Ryan, are also professional footballers. Adam is also an artist and up-and-coming film director and writer. He is married to the actress Lily Brown Griffiths.

Coaching career

In 2016 Griffiths transitioned from a professional football player into coaching, joining first division NSW club,

senior program. In 2020 Griffiths became the Head Coach of

mens 1st grade team. In his first full season 2021 he helped steer the club into 3rd position in the league before the season was cut due to COVID disruptions. In the 2022 season Griffiths transformed the team into fast efficient attacking passing team and came within 1 goal difference from

winning the title, finishing 2nd on goal difference. Griffiths achievements attracted the attention of Mark Rudan, Head Coach of

and on the 5th of July Griffiths was appointed Assistant Coach of

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club

References

External links

Adelaide United profile

FFA – Socceroo profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Griffiths, Adam 1979 births Living people Soccer players from Sydney Australian people of Welsh descent Australian expatriate soccer players Australia international soccer players Association football defenders Association football midfielders Association football utility players National Soccer League (Australia) players AFC Bournemouth players Brentford F.C. players Adelaide United FC players Gold Coast United FC players Newcastle Jets FC players Watford F.C. players Sutherland Sharks FC players Northern Spirit FC players Al-Shabab FC (Riyadh) players Zhejiang Professional F.C. players Expatriate footballers in China Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Sydney FC players Sydney United 58 FC players Selangor FA players Manly United FC players Chinese Super League players Saudi Professional League players Gippsland Falcons players Australian soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia