'''尼爾·占士·阿當斯'''（{{lang-en|'''Neil James Adams'''}}，{{bd|1965年|11月23日|catidx=Adams, Neil}}） 是一名[[英格蘭]]前[[足球]][[運動員]]，場上司職[[中場]]，出身[[斯托克城足球俱乐部|史篤城]]，曾效力[[埃弗顿足球俱乐部|愛華頓]]、[[奥尔德姆足球俱乐部|奧咸]]及[[诺里奇城足球俱乐部|诺里奇城]]<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City">{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=Tony|title=The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City|year=1994|publisher=Lion Press|isbn=0-9524151-0-0}}</ref>，並為[[英格蘭21歲以下足球代表隊|英格蘭U21]]上陣1場，退役轉任[[教練]]，曾任[[诺里奇城足球俱乐部|诺里奇城]]的[[領隊 (足球)|領隊]]。
阿當斯在家鄉球隊[[斯托克城足球俱乐部|史篤城]]開展足球事業，並獲稱讚為有前途的翼鋒球員，[[埃弗顿足球俱乐部|愛華頓]]為此於1986年6月支付15萬[[英鎊]]取得阿當斯首肯加盟。但連串的傷患導致他未能在[[葛迪遜公園球場]]盡展所長，三年後阿當斯轉投[[奥尔德姆足球俱乐部|奧咸]]。在新球隊他成為主力球員，協助奧咸在1992年升班到新成立的[[英超]]，並且晉身1990年[[英格蘭聯賽盃|聯賽盃]]決賽，僅以1球小負於[[诺丁汉森林足球俱乐部|諾定咸森林]]而屈居亞軍。阿當斯其後於1994年2月以25萬鎊身價加盟[[诺里奇城足球俱乐部|诺里奇城]]，效力6年期間均為隊中主力。他於1999年重返奧咸效力多兩年後退役。高掛球靴後阿當斯一度擔任[[诺福克郡]][[英國廣播公司本地無線電台|BBC電台]]的足球評述員，其後返回諾域治出任青訓學院教練，領導球隊奪得2012/13年[[英格蘭足總青年盃|足總青年盃]]冠軍。2014年4月當[[克里斯·休顿]]被[[诺里奇城足球俱乐部|诺里奇城]]辭退後，阿當斯獲邀請接任[[領隊 (足球)|領隊]]，但未能挽救球隊的降班命運。於英冠初期站穩前列位置，但季中成績一落千丈，10戰僅獲1勝，在2015年1月5日於[[英格蘭足總盃]]出局後尼爾·阿當斯宣佈請辭，執教僅9個月，並將短暫脫離足球，待7月才歸隊，但新職務尚未透露，一隊教練米克·費蘭（Mike Phelan）暫代職務<ref name ="Neil Adams">{{citenews |language = en |url = http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30685075 |title = Neil Adams resigns as Norwich City manager |work =''[[BBC Sport]]'' |date =2015-01-05 |accessdate =2015-01-08 }}</ref> 。<!--
== 生平 ==
=== 球員時期 ===
Adams was born in [[Stoke-on-Trent]] and began his career with local side [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] making his professional debut against [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] in the [[Full Members Cup]] in [[1985–86 Stoke City F.C. season|1985–86]].<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> He made a huge impression with his performances for Stoke in his debut season, with his attacking creativity and deadly accurate crossing ability earning him a call up to the [[England under-21 national football team|England U21]] side for their European Championship semi-final tie in Italy.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> With Stoke's finances poor and many top-flight sides showing an interest in signing him, he was sold to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in June 1986 for a fee of £150,000 after the Toffees beat off competition from Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, much to the annoyance to the Stoke supporters who feared that their club was becoming a 'selling club'.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/>
In his first season at Everton he helped the side win the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] title in [[1986–87 in English football|1986–87]]. During his three years on Merseyside he also won two Charity Shield medals and earned his first England U-21 cap in an away game against Sweden. In June 1989 he rejected the offer of a new contract at Goodison Park and joined [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] in a £100,000 deal. The five seasons that Adams spent at [[Boundary Park]] was to coincide with the club's golden period. In 1990 he played for the Latics in the League Cup Final against Nottingham Forest, and the following season he helped the team win the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] title as Oldham won promotion to the newly formed [[Premier League]].
Adams' contribution from the right flank helped Oldham establish themselves against the best sides in the country, and he was influential in helping the Latics maintain their top-flight status during their 1992–93 campaign by scoring 9 goals – including crucial strikes against Liverpool, Everton, Chelsea and most memorably the only goal in a 1–0 defeat of soon-to-be-crowned double winners, Manchester United.
Whilst at Oldham he also picked up a Carling No. 1 Award – selected by a Premiership committee before the start of the 1993–94 season. In early 1994 [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] made inquiries about acquiring his services, and after protracted negotiations between the two clubs he eventually signed for the Canaries for a fee of £250,000 in mid-February. Adams was to become a regular in the Norwich side during his time at [[Carrow Road]]. He assumed the role of penalty taker and dead ball specialist for the Canaries, and in his career he only missed from the spot once, in a league cup game against Swansea.
He started in all but one of Norwich's games during the 1996–97 campaign, and completed that season as the Canaries' second top-scorer with a total of 16 goals. In 2002, Norwich fans voted Adams into the [[Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame]]. After leaving Norfolk in the summer of 1999, Adams returned to former club Oldham for two seasons before a knee injury forced him to retire.
=== 教練及領隊 ===
A holder of the UEFA 'A' Coaching Licence, he returned to Norwich where was appointed as manager of the club's U-18s. Adams guided the side to victory over [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in the [[2012–13 FA Youth Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=FA Youth Cup final: Norwich beat Chelsea 4–2 on aggregate|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22519280|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=18 May 2013}}</ref> On 6 April 2014 he was appointed Norwich City first-team caretaker manager following the departure of [[Chris Hughton]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ADAMS REPLACES HUGHTON AS BOSS|url=http://www.canaries.co.uk/news/article/20140406-adams-hughton-norwich-city-manager-1471649.aspx|work=Norwich City F.C|accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref> On 22 May 2014 he was appointed permanent manager of Norwich City, signing a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|title=Neil Adams: Norwich City hand caretaker boss permanent job|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27530377|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=22 May 2014}}</ref>
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== 榮譽 ==
; 愛華頓
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*{{cite book| title=Canary Citizens: The Official History of Norwich City F.C.| author=Davage, Mike|author2=John Eastwood |author3=Kevan Platt | publisher=Jarrold| year=2001| isbn=0-7117-2020-7}}