Sam Arday
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 November 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Date of death | 12 February 2017 (aged 71) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1991 | Ghana U20 | ||
| 1992–1997 | Ghana U23 | ||
| 1996–1997 | Ghana | ||
| 2004 | Ghana | ||
| 2004–2005 | Ashanti Gold | ||
Sam Arday (2 November 1945 – 12 February 2017) was a Ghanaian football coach who has managed the Ghana national side on two occasions – from 1996 to 1997, and again in 2004. He retired from the police service where his last position was a Superintendent. He was the originator of the 'multi system' technique of football, which involved playing all attack and all defense simultaneously. This was executed by switching among the 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1 and the 4-4-2 formations. He was a scout for the Black Stars prior to the 2006 World Cup in Germany and again when Akwasi Appiah was the coach of the team.