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Ken Worden (2 February 1943 – 20 September 2021) was a British-born Australian
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player and coach. Worden was born on 2 February 1943, in
Preston, Lancashire Preston () is a city on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England. The city is the administrative centre of the county of Lancashire and the wider City of Preston, Lancashire, City of Preston local government district. Preston ...
, England. Worden was more successful in Australia as player and coach, notably as head coach at national level with
Melbourne Croatia Melbourne Knights Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the suburb of Sunshine North, Melbourne. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria, the second-tier of the Australian soccer league ...
, where he guided the club to a runners-up place in the 1990–91 season, losing the grand final to local rivals
South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at the 2021 ...
. Worden also coached at Southeast Asia, coaching clubs in Malaysia and Myanmar, and also had stints as head coach of national teams of
Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
and
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. Worden died on 20 September 2021 in Australia, at the age of 78.


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chedinsphere: Perlawanan Akhir Piala FA 1991 (Selangor vs Perak)
at Ozfootball.net 1943 births 2021 deaths Australian soccer managers English men's footballers English football managers Singapore national football team managers Burnley F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Launceston City FC players Townsville Kern United players Malaysia national football team managers Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) managers Men's association football defenders Men's association football forwards Southern Myanmar F.C. managers Footballers from Preston, Lancashire {{Australia-footy-bio-stub