Paddy Coad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paddy Coad

Irish footballer and manager

Date of Birth: 04-Apr-1920

Place of Birth: Waterford, Munster, Ireland

Date of Death: 03-Aug-1992

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Paddy Coad (4 April 1920 – 8 March 1992) is a former Irish football player and manager.
He played as a forward for Waterford, Glenavon, Shamrock Rovers and Ireland.
Although known, primarily, as a maker of goals, Coad scored 126 goals in the League of Ireland and a further 41 in the FAI Cup.
In 1946–47 he was top goalscorer in the League of Ireland.
As a player manager he also guided Rovers to three League of Ireland titles and two FAI Cups, before he returned to Waterford and guided them to their first league title in 1966.
He was appointed manager of Limerick F.C.
in September 1967.