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Allan Cole (born 14 October 1950), often called "Skill" for short, is a Jamaican former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as striker.
Career
Cole played in the NASL with the Atlanta Chiefs,[1] and in Brazil with Náutico.[2]
He also represented the Jamaica national team at international level.[2] appearing in three FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.[3] During his career, he was Jamaica's "most celebrated player".[4]
Music
In addition to his football career, Cole was also the tour manager of the Jamaican reggae star Bob Marley and his band The Wailers during the 1970s.[4] He was credited as co-writing the 1976 song "War".
References
- ^ NASL career stats
- ^ a b Allan Cole at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Allan Cole – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ a b Taherzadeh, Bahhaj (25 September 2014). "Bob Marley and the Beautiful Game". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
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