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{{Short description|English footballer and manager (1956–2022)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Graham Tutt
| fullname =
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1956|08|27}}
| birth_place = London, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2022|06|22|1956|08|27}}
| height =
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Plumstead royals
| years1 = 1973–1976
| years2 = 1974–1975
| years3 = 1978–1979
| years4 = 1980
| years5 = 1980–81
| years6 = 1981
| years7 = 1982
| years8 = 1983
| years9 = 1984–1988
| clubs1 = [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]
| clubs2 = → [[Workington FC]] (loan)
| clubs3 = [[Arcadia Shepherds]]
| clubs4 = [[Columbus Magic]]
| clubs5 = [[Atlanta Chiefs]] (indoor)
| clubs6 = [[Atlanta Chiefs]]
| clubs7 = [[Georgia Generals]]
| clubs8 = Anheuser Busch
| clubs9 = [[Atlanta Datagraphic]]
| caps1 = 65
| caps2 = 4
| caps3 =
| caps4 =
| caps5 = 4
| caps6 = 32
| caps7 = 16
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 =
| goals4 =
| goals5 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1991–2001
| managerclubs1 = [[Life University]]
}}
'''Graham Tutt''' (27 August 1956 – 22 June 2022) was an English professional footballer who played as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. After spending four seasons in England and sustaining a serious eye injury, he spent two seasons in South Africa before moving to the United States for the remainder of his career. He played two seasons in the second division [[American Soccer League (1933-1983)|American Soccer League]] and one in the [[North American Soccer League (1968-1984)|North American Soccer League]]. He also finished runner up in the 1986 [[National Amateur Cup]] with Atlanta Datagraphics. After his retirement, he held numerous coaching and executive positions in the state of Georgia.
In 1974, Tutt made his professional debut with [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]. He was seventeen at the time. During the 1975–1976 season, he went on loan with [[Workington FC]] for four games. In 1976, he suffered an eye injury which put him of action for eighteen months.<ref>[http://keeper-skool.com/goalkeeping-the-school-of-hard-knocks Goalkeeping: The School of Hard Knocks]</ref> In 1978, he returned to playing with the [[Arcadia Shepherds]] in the South African League. In 1979, he played for the Arcadia Pepsi which may have been the same team, under new sponsorship. During his two seasons in South Africa, he was twice selected as the Goalkeeper of the Year by the South African Press. In 1980, he moved to the United States where he spent one season with the [[Columbus Magic]] in the second division [[American Soccer League (1933-1983)|American Soccer League]]. He was an ASL All Star and moved up to the [[Atlanta Chiefs]] of the [[North American Soccer League (1968-1984)|North American Soccer League]] in 1981. In 1982, he finished his professional career with the [[Georgia Generals]] of the ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1982.html |title=The Year in American Soccer - 1982 |access-date=12 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905133847/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1982.html |archive-date=5 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, he continued to play for several years on the amateur level, ironically, as a forward. In 1983, as part of the Anhauser Busch team, he led the Atlanta District Amateur Soccer League (ADASL) in scoring. In 1984, he moved to [[Atlanta Datagraphic]] Soccer Club, also in the ADASL, where he played until 1988. In 1987, Datagraphic fell to Yonkers Polish American Eagles in the final of the [[National Amateur Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1987.html#other |title=The Year in American Soccer - 1987 |access-date=14 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731130647/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1987.html#other |archive-date=31 July 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He retired from playing in 1988.
After his retirement from playing professionally, Tutt turned towards coaching. From 1983 to 2004, he ran various soccer training camps throughout the state of Georgia. In 1988, he established the Canturbury Parks Soccer Complex. In 1989, he founded the [[Atlanta Attack]] of the indoor [[NPSL II|National Professional Soccer League]]. In 1991, he founded the men's soccer team at [[Life University]] and coached it until the school disbanded its sports program in 2001.
Tutt died on 22 June 2022, at the age of 65.<ref>{{cite news |title=RIP Graham Tutt |url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/62b449f7e8f38/rip-graham-tutt |access-date=24 June 2022 |publisher=Charlton Athletic F.C. |date=23 June 2022}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.internationalindoorsoccer.net/2178.html Career summary]
*[http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/T/Tutt.Graham.htm NASL stats]
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