Adrian Heath

Adrian Heath
Personal information
Full name Adrian Paul Heath
Date of birth (1961-01-11) 11 January 1961
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Striker/Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1982 Stoke City 95 (16)
1982–1988 Everton 226 (71)
1988–1989 Espanyol 24 (1)
1989–1990 Aston Villa 9 (0)
1990–1992 Manchester City 75 (4)
1992 Stoke City 6 (0)
1992–1995 Burnley 115 (28)
1995–1996 Sheffield United 4 (0)
1996–1997 Burnley 5 (0)
Total 559 (120)
International career
1981–1982 England U21 8 (3)
Managerial career
1996–1997 Burnley
1999 Sheffield United
2005 Coventry City (caretaker)
2007 Coventry City (caretaker)
2008–2010 Austin Aztex
2011–2016 Orlando City
2017–2023 Minnesota United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adrian Paul Heath (born 11 January 1961) is an English football manager and former player. He most recently served as head coach of Major League Soccer club Minnesota United until October 2023. As a player, he is best known for his six seasons at Everton, where he won two First Division titles and an FA Cup. As a manager, Heath initially worked in his native England before moving abroad to Orlando City, an expansion side in the American second division. Orlando City had the best start of any newly founded team in the history of American soccer, winning multiple honours before joining MLS in 2015.