Paul Abrahams

Paul Abrahams (born 31 October 1973) is an English former footballer who played as a forward or as a winger in the Football League, most notably for Colchester United, where he made over 100 league appearances in two spells between 1992 and 1999. He also played for Brentford and for a number of non-league teams after retiring from the professional game through injury. He was most recently manager of Maldon & Tiptree.

Playing career Born in Colchester, Abrahams began his career at hometown club Colchester United. He signed professional terms with the U's in summer 1992, having scored 46 goals in 31 youth-team games in the previous season. He had broken into Colchester's non-league double winning side during the 1991–92 season, Abrahams made three Conference appearances, all as substitute, and went on to play 55 Football League games for the U's until he joined Brentford for a fee of £30,000 in 1995. He made 35 appearances for Brentford, scoring eight times. He was loaned back to Colchester in late 1995 and re-signed permanently for the U's in 1996 for £20,000.

Abrahams was forced into an early retirement from the professional game in 1999 following a knee injury. He had made 144 league appearances in total for the U's. His career ended due to a cruciate ligament injury.

Managerial career In May 2022 Abrahams was appointed manager of Maldon & Tiptree. In September 2022, Abrahams was sacked by the club having lost every league match and exited both the FA Cup and FA Trophy.

Personal life After leaving professional football, Abrahams worked for a publishing company. Football League Trophy runner-up: 1996–97