Editing Tony Adams (section)

==Managerial and coaching career==
[[File:Arif Isayev komanda.jpg|thumb|Adams (centre) with the Gabala senior team in 2010]]After starting a [[sports science]] degree at [[Brunel University]], Adams became the manager of [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]] on 5 November 2003. He took over the team that were in last place in the [[Football League Second Division]] (third tier).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ingle |first1=Sean |title=Excited Adams takes over at Wycombe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/nov/05/newsstory.sport5 |access-date=12 October 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=5 November 2003}}</ref> On his debut three days later, he won 4–1 at home to [[Swindon Town]] in the first round of the FA Cup.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wycombe 4, Swindon 1 |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/wycombe-4-swindon-1-1668367 |access-date=12 October 2022 |work=Chronicle Live |date=9 November 2009}}</ref> After a 2–1 loss at [[Tranmere Rovers]] on 12 April 2004 left the Chairboys 12 points inside the relegation zone with four games remaining, Adams said that his team would carry on fighting; unbeknown to the club, they were already relegated as two teams above them still had to play each other.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harrison |first1=Lindsay |title=Relegation belatedly sinks in at Wycombe |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/relegation-belatedly-sinks-in-at-wycombe-56061.html |access-date=12 October 2022 |work=The Independent |date=15 April 2004}}</ref>

Wycombe began 2004–05 in the fourth tier, renamed [[Football League Two|League Two]]. Although the club were top of the table in August 2004, a loss of form saw them fall down the table. Adams resigned from Wycombe on 9 November 2004, with the club in 17th, citing personal reasons.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wycombe_wanderers/3995677.stm | title=Adams resigns as Wycombe manager | work=BBC Sport | date=9 November 2004 | access-date=25 March 2010 | location=London}}</ref>

In July 2005, Adams accepted a trainee coaching role with Dutch side [[Feyenoord Rotterdam|Feyenoord]] with special responsibility for its Jong team, which is a reserve/junior side. Adams later had a short spell seconded to [[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]] as a first team trainee coach in January and February 2006. While at Feyenoord he also worked part-time as a scout for Arsenal, watching games in Italy, France and the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.setanta.com/US/Articles/Football/2009/06/03/Exclusive-Adams-on-Arsenal-interest/gnid-55518/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607082940/http://www.setanta.com/US/Articles/Football/2009/06/03/Exclusive-Adams-on-Arsenal-interest/gnid-55518/|archive-date=7 June 2009|title=Exclusive: Italian job for Gunners|first=Chris|last=Stanton|publisher=Setanta|date=3 June 2009|access-date=22 February 2014}}</ref>

Adams joined [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] as assistant manager to [[Harry Redknapp]] in June 2006, a position left vacant by the departure of [[Kevin Bond (English footballer)|Kevin Bond]]. In his first season as assistant, Portsmouth finished ninth in the [[Premier League]] – their highest standing since the 1950s and won the [[2007–08 FA Cup]]. Adams was appointed caretaker manager of Portsmouth in October 2008, alongside [[Joe Jordan (footballer)|Joe Jordan]],<ref name="portsmouth_manager">
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</ref> following the departure of [[Harry Redknapp]] to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. He was subsequently appointed full-time manager.<ref name="portsmouth_manager" /><ref>{{cite news
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}}</ref> He was sacked in February 2009 after just 16 games in charge in which Portsmouth picked up only 10 points.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pompey confirm Adams axe |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4906973,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009014026/http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4906973,00.html |archive-date=9 October 2012 |work=Sky Sports |publisher=British Sky Broadcasting |date=9 February 2009 |access-date=11 February 2009}}</ref>

In May 2010, Adams signed a three-year contract to manage [[Azerbaijan]]i club [[Gabala FK|FC Gabala]] of the [[Azerbaijan Premier League]].<ref name="aze">
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</ref> He departed as coach of Gabala due on 16 November 2011, before the end of the [[2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League|2011–12 season]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/tony-adams-quits-as-manager-of-fc-gabala-6264409.html|title=Tony Adams quits as manager of FC Gabala|newspaper=Independent|date=18 November 2011|access-date=22 February 2014}}</ref>

In October 2012, Adams returned to Gabala in the capacity of Sporting Director.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/19906843 |title=Tony Adams returns to FC Gabala in Azerbaijan – BBC Sport |work=BBC Sport |access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref>

Whilst sporting director at Gabala, Adams suffered from acute chest pain whilst exercising. At the Baku Medical Plaza he was diagnosed with a severely blocked vein and underwent a successful [[angioplasty]]. After disclosing the surgery, Adams said the minor heart operation saved his life.<ref>{{cite news |date=4 November 2015 |title=Tony Adams reveals heart surgery in Azerbaijan saved his life |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/04/tony-adams-heart-surgery-azerbaijan-gabala-arsenal |access-date=2 September 2020 |work=The Guardian |agency=Press Association}}</ref>

On 10 April 2017, Adams was named as manager of [[La Liga]] strugglers [[Granada CF]] until the end of the [[2016–17 Granada CF season|2016–17]] season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Adams named as Granada manager until end of season|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/apr/10/tony-adams-granada-manager-end-of-season?CMP=share_btn_tw|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 April 2017|date=10 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.granadacf.es/en/new/tony-adams-talks-about-his-role-at-granada-cf|title=Tony Adams talks about hifccfdds role at Granada CF|publisher=Granada CF website|date=10 April 2017|access-date=10 April 2017}}</ref> At the end of the season, Granada were relegated from [[La Liga]] ending their six-year stay in the top division. Adams lost all seven games as manager and was subsequently sacked.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/tony-adams-granada-are-relegated-la-liga-a7709386.html|title=Tony Adams' Granada are relegated – now the real challenge starts|date=29 April 2017|website=The Independent|access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref>