Steve Adams (footballer)

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Steve Adams
Personal information
Date of birth 25 September 1980 (1980-09-25) (age 27)
Place of birth    Plymouth, England
Height 6 ft (1.83 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Torquay United
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999–2005
2005–2007
2007–2008
2008–		 Plymouth Argyle
Sheffield Wednesday
Swindon Town
Torquay United		 157 (7)
020 (0)
002 (0)
007 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 03:21, 29 March 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Steve Adams (born 25 September 1980, Plymouth) is an English footballer who plays for Torquay United. A defensive midfielder, he is extremely adept at breaking up attacks thanks to his ball-winning tackles and ability to read opposition passes.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Plymouth Argyle

Born in Plymouth, Adams rose through the Pilgrims' ranks to make his debut in December 1998 and went on to make 176 appearances, scoring seven goals.[1] He was a vital member of the Argyle sides that won both the Third Division Championship in 2001-2002 and the Division Two title in 2003-2004.[2][3]

[edit] Sheffield Wednesday

Paul Sturrock, who had managed Plymouth Argyle previously, captured Adams' services in March 2005 for an undisclosed fee. He signed a deal that would keep him at Hillsborough till 2007.[4] The 2005-2006 season was hampered by an Achilles injury problem and Adams managed to make only eight appearances on the field. Despite his injuries, former manager Sturrock rated him as one of his very best players. He was released by Sturrock's successor, Brian Laws, in May 2007.[5] Adams had made 21 appearances in all competitions for Sheffield Wednesday.[1]

[edit] Swindon Town

Adams joined up with Sturrock again, signing for Swindon Town in August 2007 after a successful trial.[6] In January 2008, Adams was offered a new short-term contract with Swindon until the end of the season but turned it down when Torquay United offered him a better contract.[7] He had made six appearances in all competitions for Swindon.[1]

[edit] Torquay United

Adams joined Torquay United along with fellow Swindon Town midfielder Kaid Mohamed in January 2008.[7]


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Steve Adams. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
  2. ^ "Plymouth clinch title", BBC Sport, 2002-04-15. Retrieved on 2008-02-25. 
  3. ^ "Plymouth up as champions", BBC Sport, 2004-04-24. Retrieved on 2008-02-25. 
  4. ^ "Wednesday raid Argyle for Adams", BBC Sport, 2005-03-09. Retrieved on 2008-02-25. 
  5. ^ "Owls offer new deals to quartet", BBC Sport, 2007-05-10. Retrieved on 2008-02-25. 
  6. ^ "Swindon tie up Adams and Arrieta", BBC Sport, 2007-08-06. Retrieved on 2008-02-25. 
  7. ^ a b "Torquay complete triple signing", BBC Sport, 2008-01-27. Retrieved on 2008-02-25. 

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Persondata
NAME Adams, Steve
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Adams, Steve
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH 25 September 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Plymouth

, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH