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During his playing career, Houghton was a midfielder for Fulham (1966-69) and Brighton & Hove Albion (1969-70). Fulham Football Club are an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. is an English football team based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex there star player is a gay and takes it up th bum bum . ...

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 21. Following his departure as Maidstone United coach, he became the manager of Swedish top flight side Malmö FF in 1974, and, against all odds, in 1979 guided the team to the European Cup final against Nottingham Forest F.C., narrowly losing 1-0. Along with Roy Hodgson he is widely regarded as being responsible for the transformation of Swedish football into a world power (see http://football.guardian.co.uk/worldcup2006/story/0,,1800194,00.html link]) Hastings United Football Club was a professional football team based in Hastings, East Sussex. ... For other uses, see Southern Football League (disambiguation). ... This article is about Malmö FFs football section. ... The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Roy Hodgson (born August 9, 1947) is an English football manager. ...

Houghton was the first head coach of the Colorado Rapids in 1996, in the first season of Major League Soccer in the USA. He was fired after one season, and then became the Chinese national team's first foreign head coach in over four years, replacing Qi Wusheng, who failed to lead China to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Rapids, Pids Stadium Dicks Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO Coach Fernando Clavijo, 2005— Owner Stan Kroenke First Game Kansas City Wiz 3–0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Colorado Rapids 4–0 Kansas City Wiz (Mile... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ... First international Philippines 2 - 1 China (Philippines; February 1, 1913) Finland 4 - 0 China (Helsinki, Finland; August 4, 1952) Biggest win China 19 - 0 Guam (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; January 26, 2000) Biggest defeat USA 5 - 0 China (Palo Alto, USA; April 4, 1992) World Cup Appearances 1 (First... Qualifying countries The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup, was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled in 1938. ...

Within weeks, Houghton was able to memorise the names of all his players, a rare feat in foreign coaches, and helped build the team's confidence and self-belief. China were placed second in the Dynasty Cup very shortly after Houghton took over, and he developed a reputation for being able to implement an effective technical football program for struggling teams. After failing to qualify for the Olympic football tournament, Houghton was replaced as manager of the Chinese national team in 2000.

Houghton has also managed at Bristol City, Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabia twice (1984-86 and again in 1993), the Toronto Blizzard (1983 and 1984) in the North American Soccer League, Örgryte IS (1987-89), Malmö FF again in 1992, FC Zurich and the Uzbekistan national football team. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England, (the other being Bristol Rovers). ... Al-Ittihad ( الاتحاد ) is a Saudi Arabian sports club based in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. ... Toronto Blizzard was a professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that played in the North American Soccer League. ... North American Soccer League or (NASL) was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. ... Örgryte IS, also commonly referred to as ÖIS, is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. ... This article is about Malmö FFs football section. ... Fussballclub Zürich (or FCZ) is a football club from Zurich, Switzerland, founded 1896. ... First international Uzbekistan 4-0 Turkmenistan (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; April 11, 1994) Biggest win Mongolia 0-15 Uzbekistan (Chiangmai, Thailand; December 5, 1998) Biggest defeat Japan 8–1 Uzbekistan (Saida,Lebanon; October 17, 2000) AFC Asian Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1996) Best result Quarterfinals, 2004 The Uzbekistan national football team...

The All India Football Federation appointed him as the head coach of the Indian Football team from June 20, 2006. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is the amateur organisation which manages the game of football in India. ...

External links

• FIFA article on Bobby Houghton's assignment to the Chinese Football Association