Sam Arday

{{short description|Ghanaian football manager}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sam Arday

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1945|11|02|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Accra, Ghana

| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|2|12|1945|11|2|df=yes}}

| manageryears1 = 1991

| managerclubs1 = Ghana U20

| manageryears2 = 1992–1997

| managerclubs2 = Ghana U23

| manageryears3 = 1996–1997

| managerclubs3 = Ghana

| manageryears4 = 2004

| managerclubs4 = Ghana

| manageryears5 = 2004–2005

| managerclubs5 = 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.{{Cite web|last=Association|first=Ghana Football|title=Press release on the passing of Coach Sam Arday from family|url=https://www.ghanafa.org/press-release-on-the-passing-of-coach-sam-arday-from-family|access-date=2021-03-03|website=www.ghanafa.org|language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Quao|first=Nathan|title=Sam Arday laid to Rest {{!}} Citi Sport|url=http://sport.citifmonline.com/2017/04/07/sam-arday-laid-to-rest/|access-date=2021-03-03|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Osman|first=Abdul Wadudu|date=2020-03-12|title=We adopted Sam Arday's 1995 tactics to beat Ashantigold - Bechem's Kweku Danso|url=https://footballmadeinghana.com/2020/03/12/we-adopted-sam-ardays-1995-tactics-to-beat-ashantigold-bechems-kweku-danso/|access-date=2021-03-03|website=Football Made In Ghana|language=en-US}}{{dead link|date=December 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web|date=2017-02-13|title=Sam Arday: The man who conquered world football with Multi-System [Article]|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/sam-arday-the-man-who-conquered-world-football-with-multi-system-article|access-date=2021-03-03|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Quao|first=Nathan|title=Ex-Ghana coach Sam Arday passes on in Accra {{!}} Citi Sport|url=http://sport.citifmonline.com/2017/02/12/ex-ghana-coach-sam-arday-passes-on-in-accra/|access-date=2021-03-03|language=en-US}}