Oscar Hold (19 October 1918 – 11 October 2005), was an English former footballer and manager, was born in Carlton, near Leeds, England. Hold played for Everton F.C. and Norwich City F.C.[1] He became manager of Doncaster Rovers in 1962, taking over from Danny Malloy, and also managed Turkish champion Fenerbahçe SK on (1964–65),[2] with whom he won the Turkish League title and Atatürk Cup titles. Then he trained the Saudi Al-Ahli club in Jeddah and won four titles, including the league title three times with two different names (General League Shield, King's Cup League) in 1968, 1970 and 1971 and the Saudi Crown Prince Cup in 1970. In 1983–84, he managed Apollon Limassol.[3] He died in a Sunderland nursing home of bladder cancer in 2005.[citation needed]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 October 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, England | ||
| Date of death | 11 October 2005 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Sunderland, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1939 | Barnsley | ||
| 1946–1947 | Aldershot | 14 | (3) |
| 1946–1949 | Norwich City | 44 | (18) |
| 1948–1949 | Notts County | 19 | (9) |
| 1949–1950 | Chelmsford City | ||
| 1949–1951 | Everton | 22 | (5) |
| 1951–1953 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1962–1964 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| 1964–1965 | Fenerbahçe | ||
| 1965–1967 | Ankara Demirspor | ||
| 1967–1971 | Al-Ahli (Jeddah) | ||
| 1973–1974 | Apollon Limassol | ||
| 1975–1976 | Göztepe | ||
| 1983–1984 | Apollon Limassol | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References edit
- ^ "OSCAR HOLD". Neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Oscar Hold @ Mackolik.com". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011.
- ^ "ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΑΣ | ShootandGoal". Apollon1954.com.
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