Allan Cole (footballer)

Allan Cole
Personal information
Date of birth	14 October 1950 (age 73)
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1968	Atlanta Chiefs
1972	Náutico
International career
	Jamaica
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Allan Cole (born 14 October 1950), often called "Skill" for short, is a Jamaican former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as striker.

Career

Cole played in the NASL with the Atlanta Chiefs,^[1] and in Brazil with Náutico.^[2]

He also represented the Jamaica national team at international level.^[2] appearing in three FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.^[3] During his career, he was Jamaica's "most celebrated player".^[4]

Music

In addition to his football career, Cole was also the tour manager of the Jamaican reggae star Bob Marley and his band The Wailers during the 1970s.^[4] He was credited as co-writing the 1976 song "War".

References

^ NASL career stats
^ ^a ^b Allan Cole at National-Football-Teams.com
^ Allan Cole – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ ^a ^b Taherzadeh, Bahhaj (25 September 2014). "Bob Marley and the Beautiful Game". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

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[1] NASL career stats

[NFT-2] Allan Cole at National-Football-Teams.com

[3] Allan Cole – FIFA competition record (archived)

[paste-4] Taherzadeh, Bahhaj (25 September 2014). "Bob Marley and the Beautiful Game". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1950-10-14) 14 October 1950 (age 73)
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968	Atlanta Chiefs	1	(0)
1972	Náutico	?	(3)
International career
	Jamaica
*Club domestic league appearances and goals