Adam Rita

Adam Rita
Barcelona Dragons (ELF)
Adam Rita at the Argos' practice facility on June 14, 2009.
Born: (1947-09-21) September 21, 1947 (age 76)
Kauai, Hawaii, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Head coach
Career history
As administrator
19972002BC Lions (GM)
20042010Toronto Argonauts (GM)
As coach
1969–1976Boise State Broncos (AC)
1977–1978UNLV Rebels (AC)
1979–1982Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (AC)
19831988BC Lions (OC)
1989UBC Thunderbirds (HC)
1990Toronto Argonauts (OC)
19911992Toronto Argonauts (HC)
1993Edmonton Eskimos (OC)
1994Ottawa Rough Riders (HC)
1995Memphis Mad Dogs (OC)
1996Toronto Argonauts (OC)
19971998BC Lions (HC)
2002BC Lions (IHC)
2003Toronto Argonauts (OC)
2012–2015Trinity College School (AC/OC)
2012Prague Panthers (HC)
2013–2014Calanda Broncos (HC)
2016–2019Clarkson Secondary School (OC)
2017–2019Bergamo Lions (HC/OC)
2019Clarkson Secondary School (AC)
2020Berlin Adler (HC)
2021Barcelona Dragons (ELF) (HC)
2022-presentBergamo Lions (HC)
Career highlights and awards
As coach
As executive

Adam Rita (born September 21, 1947) is a gridiron football coach & general manager, most notably in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has served as the head coach of the Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders, and BC Lions and as general manager of the Lions and Argonauts. Since leaving the CFL in 2012, Rita has been coaching American football in Europe. Coaching the Bergamo Lions in the Italian Football League (IFL), Calanda Broncos in Switzerland, Prague Panthers in Czech, Berlin Adler Germany, Barcelona Dragons in Spain, in the newly formed European League of Football (ELF) in 2021 and returned again to the Bergamo Lions in 2022.


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