18 Facts About Bobby Houghton

Robert Douglas Houghton was born on 30 October 1947 and is an English football manager and former player.

Bobby Houghton is most famous for taking Swedish club Malmo FF to the 1979 European Cup Final, where they lost to Nottingham Forest.

Bobby Houghton was one of the youngest coaches ever to manage in English senior football, being appointed player-manager of Hastings United in the Southern League at only 23.

Bobby Houghton became the manager of Swedish top flight side Malmo FF in 1974.

Bobby Houghton won the Swedish championship and Svenska Cupen several times and was runner-up in the Intercontinental Cup in 1979, the Swedish team lost against Olimpia from Paraguay.

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Bobby Houghton's early coaching career was closely linked to that of his friend Roy Hodgson.

Bobby Houghton moved to Sweden with Malmo in 1974 and two years later installed Hodgson at Halmstad.

Bobby Houghton's spell at Ashton Gate Stadium was unsuccessful as the financially stricken club were relegated and Houghton resigned after a defeat to Wimbledon.

Bobby Houghton then managed in Saudi Arabia with Al-Ittihad before returning to Sweden at Orgryte IS and Malmo FF again.

Bobby Houghton then assumed control of the Chinese national team in late 1997, who had just failed to qualify for the 1998 World Cup.

China were placed second in the Dynasty Cup very shortly after Bobby Houghton took over, and he developed a reputation for being able to implement an effective technical football program for struggling teams.

Bobby Houghton later had several spells as a club manager in China and was a coaching instructor.

Bobby Houghton had a spell in charge of Uzbekistan in 2005 when he was charged with qualifying for the 2006 World Cup though his attempt failed after losing a controversial play-off tie against Bahrain.

Bobby Houghton's appointment saw a general progress in India's performances crowned by victory in the Nehru Cup in August 2007.

Bobby Houghton oversaw the Indian team to its second consecutive Nehru Cup trophy win in 2009.

Bobby Houghton resigned in 2010 after not being able to reach a new contract deal.

Bobby Houghton later confirmed that his contract had been renewed until 2013, but hinted that he might review his decision after the 2011 Asian Cup.

On 23 April 2011, Bob Bobby Houghton handed in his immediate resignation as the Indian national team coach, which the AIFF accepted.