Samuel Allardyce (born 19 October 1954 in Dudley, England) is a famous English footballer and manager.
With almost 20 years (1973-1992) of playing experience, Big Sam managed to make about 500 appearances and net 32 goals for such clubs as Sunderland, Bolton Wanderers, Millwall, Huddersfield Town, Coventry City, West Bromwich Albion, Preston North End, Tampa Bay Rowdies of the USA and Limerick of Ireland.
Sam Allardyce began his coaching career in the Irish team he used to play for and continued it, managing a number of the most famous English teams like Blackpool, Notts County, Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers. Being the head coach of Bolton, Sam was doing marvels: the team won the qualification in the UEFA Cup and became the runners-up for the Football League Cup for the first time in the history. During his work with Blackburn Rovers, Allardyce was awarded the University of Bolton doctorate.
In June 2011, Sam signed a two-year contract with West Ham United and got the team back to the Premier League.
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