| Intro | Northern Irish footballer and manager |
| Is |
Sports official |
| From |
South Africa |
| Type |
Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 27 March 1964, Lisburn, Lisburn City Council, Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland |
| Age: | 56 years |
Samuel Edward “Sammy” Troughton (born March 27, 1964 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Irish footballer and now a coach.
Playing career
Club
Troughton played for Glentoran and Wolverhampton Wanderers before coming to South Africa in 1985 to play for Jomo Cosmos, Mamelodi Sundowns and then Orlando Pirates. He was popularly known as “Special Branch” during his playing days in South Africa. In 1986, he briefly played for Crusaders, playing two league games in two days against Linfield and Glentoran (scoring in the latter) in December 1986.
Management career
After retiring from football, Troughton coached mainly lower league sides like Arcadia Shepherds, Pretoria University and Durban Stars. He also had a short stint as Orlando Pirates coach in 1994 and worked as an assistant coach for Free State Stars.
Troughton was retained as University of Pretoria manager for the start of the 2015–16 season. In March 2016, he took charge of Vasco da Gama for the rest of the season.