List of Famous Football Managers

Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Macedo de Oliveira, OIH, known as Rui Jorge, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left back, and the current manager of the Portugal national under-21 team.

José Luis Juan Sánchez Solá, commonly referred to as "Chelís", is an analyst for ESPN Deportes.

Fabien Mercadal is a French former footballer who played as a defender and is currently manager of USL Dunkerque.

Christian Gustavo Bassedas is an Argentine former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Bassedas is most notable for his spell at Vélez Sársfield, where he made 267 appearances for the club, giving him the eleventh most appearances in their history. He is currently the head coach of UAI Urquiza.

Mirko Jozić is a Croatian former professional football manager and player.

Ante Čačić is a Croatian professional football manager, who last managed Egyptian club Pyramids FC.

Igor Anatolyevich Lediakhov is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as an attacking midfielder.

Ichizo Nakata is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Thomas Zampach is a German former footballer who became a coach. He made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for 1. FSV Mainz 05 on August 13, 1991 when he came on as a substitute in the 70th minute in a game against FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt.

Pierre Sanharib Issa is a South African former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is the current sporting director of the Greek side Olympiacos. Born in South Africa, Issa is of Lebanese descent.