List of Famous Football Managers

Gao Hongbo is a retired Chinese football striker and head coach of China League One side Beijing Enterprises. He previously managed the China national football team from 2009 to 2011, and in 2016. Appointed in May 2009, Gao became the youngest man to take the helm in 30 years.

Björn Schlicke is a German retired footballer who played as a defender.

Mesut Bakkal is a Turkish professional football manager and former midfielder.

Pablo Sanz Iniesta is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder,and the current assistant manager of Sevilla FC.

Dejan Antonić is a football manager and former player.

Lorenzo Buffon is an Italian former football goalkeeper. Throughout his career, he played 277 times for Italian club A.C. Milan, and also later played for their city rivals Internazionale, as well as other Italian clubs, winning five Serie A titles. At international he was capped for the Italian international side on 15 occasions, representing his country at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

Manuel Ventura Cajuda de Sousa is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and the manager of Leixões SC.

Gilson Kleina is a Brazilian football manager.

Jiří Jarošík Czech pronunciation (help·info) is a Czech football manager and a former player. His playing position was defender and midfielder. He started his club career in his native Czech Republic, winning six league titles in seven years with Sparta Prague. He headed abroad to continue his football career, spending eight years playing for various teams including CSKA Moscow, Chelsea, Birmingham City, Celtic, Krylia Sovetov and Real Zaragoza. During this time he won league titles in four countries. He then returned to Sparta, although only for two seasons, after which he headed to Spain to play for Deportivo Alavés.

Gino Lettieri is a football manager who last manged MSV Duisburg. Lettieri is an Italian national but was born in Switzerland.