Adam Griffiths
Adam Griffiths (born 21 August 1979 in Sydney) is an Australian professional football manager who currently serves as the Assistant Coach of Wellington Phoenix. He is a former professional football (soccer) player and Socceroo. Since 2020 he has been Head Coach of National Premiere Leagues NSW side Manly United. 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 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 Western Sydney Wanderers.
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Griffiths playing for Newcastle Jets in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Adam David Griffiths | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Sydney United | ||
| 1997 | Sutherland Sharks | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Sutherland Sharks | 6 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Northern Spirit | 21 | (1) |
| 2000 | → Gippsland Falcons (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2001 | → Manly United (loan) | 21 | (9) |
| 2002–2003 | Newcastle Jets | 31 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Oostende | 27 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | AFC Bournemouth | 7 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Brentford | 37 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Newcastle Jets | 38 | (3) |
| 2009 | Gold Coast United | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Al-Shabab | 15 | (0) |
| 2010 | Adelaide United | 8 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Hangzhou Greentown | 33 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Sydney FC | 18 | (0) |
| 2013 | Selangor FA | 16 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Kedah FA | 16 | (4) |
| 2015 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Australia | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2020 | Manly United (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2020–2022 | Manly United (First Team Manager) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Western Sydney Wanderers (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2023– | Wellington Phoenix (Assistant Manager) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 May 2014 | |||
On May 20, 2023, Adam joined Wellington Phoenix as their Assistant Coach.