Adam Thomas Coakley (born 19 October 1987 in

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who played as a striker. He is currently manager of

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side Thorniewood United. He is the son of property tycoon Tom Coakley, who in 2007 expressed an interest in buying

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where his son was a player. Coakley quit football at the age of 22, but has since has returned to play

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football with Glenafton Athletic and Kirkintilloch Rob Roy.

Career

Motherwell

Coakley started his career at

, becoming a regular scorer for the reserves and made his debut as a late substitute for Jim Hamilton in the 2005 Boxing Day 3–1 victory against Aberdeen. This was not to lead to an immediate breakthrough into the first team and he did not feature again for Motherwell until the following season when he appeared as a substitute in home games against

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and St Mirren. In January 2007 he joined

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side

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for a month on loan, making a single appearance. Toward the end of the 2006/07 season there was speculation that Coakley's father was interested in buying the club, however this came to nothing and Coakley was released at the end of the season when his contract expired. In total he played around 40 minutes during his 3 substitute appearances. After being released he had a trial with

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of the

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Morton

However the trial with Partick was unsuccessful and a trial with

side

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followed. Failed attempts to sign Paul McGowan from

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and Jani Šturm. left them short upfront and Coakley was offered a six-month contract following him scoring in a friendly victory at

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over Gretna. Having only made a handful of appearances for Morton, in September 2007 Coakley stepped down a division, going on loan to

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, scoring his first goal for the team in a win against

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. Coakley then went on loan to

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in the

, and made his debut against Montrose. His loan spell finished after 5 games, with no goals.

Alloa

He was released by Morton in January 2008 and then played 3 games for Alloa as a trialist before signing a permanent deal with the club until May 2008. He was released at the end of his contract and in June 2008 was signed by Queen's Park manager Gardner Speirs.

Queen's Park

He made his first appearance for Queen's Park as they lost 2–1 to Partick Thistle in the

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. He scored his first goal in a 2–1 win over East Fife on 16 August. Coakley scored a famous goal against

in Queen's Park's 2–1

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and only made two more appearances for the Queen's Park first team before being released in May 2009.

Clyde

Coakley undertook pre-season training with former team Alloa, however they were unable to meet his wage demands, and in August 2009 he signed a one-year contract with Clyde in the

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. Coakley left the club by mutual consent in October 2009, after only making 5 appearances, deciding to end his football career in the process.

Junior Football

He returned to football in September 2010 when he signed for

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junior club Glenafton Athletic.

International

Coakley has been capped at least three times for Scotland under 18s, against Belgium, Northern Ireland and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coakley, Adam Living people 1987 births Footballers from Bellshill Scottish men's footballers Motherwell F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Stranraer F.C. players Queen's Park F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Men's association football forwards Scottish Junior Football Association players Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. players Scotland men's youth international footballers Glenafton Athletic F.C. players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen