IAN PORTERFIELD, SOCCER PLAYER, IS DEAD AT 61
By The Associated Press

New York Times
published: september 15, 2007
United States

London, sept. 14 (ap) ~w ian porterfield, who scored the winning
goal in one of the greatest upsets in england~rs f.a. cup and coached
several national teams around the world, died tuesday. he was 61.

The cause was intestinal cancer. Porterfield died at a hospice in
Surrey, England, his family and the Armenian soccer federation
said. Porterfield, a native of Dunfermline, Scotland , had been
Armenia’s coach for the last two years.

Porterfield, a midfielder, is best remembered for the goal he scored
for second-division Sunderland in the 1973 Football Association Cup
final at Wembley Stadium. His right-footed volley (he was primarily
left-footed) in the 31st minute led to a stunning 1-0 victory against
the first-division powerhouse Leeds United.

Porterfield later coached several English clubs, including Chelsea
and Sheffield United, before coaching outside Britain. He coached the
national teams of Zambia, Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe, Oman, and Trinidad
and Tobago, as well as the Busan club team in South Korea.

He became Armenia’s coach in 2006. Last month, the Armenian team
battled to a surprising 1-1 tie against favored Portugal in a
qualifying match for the 2008 European Championship.