List of Famous Football Managers

Ivan Leko

First Name Ivan
Last Name Leko
Born on February 7, 1978 (age 48)
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Ivan Leko is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is currently in charge of Chinese Super League side Shanghai Port.

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Christian Ilzer

First Name Christian
Last Name Ilzer
Born on October 21, 1977 (age 48)
Born in Austria, Styria

Christian Ilzer is an Austrian football manager. He is currently the manager of Sturm Graz.

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Susumu Watanabe

First Name Susumu
Last Name Watanabe
Born on October 10, 1973 (age 52)
Born in Japan, Tokyo

Susumu Watanabe is a former Japanese football player and manager. He was last in charge of J1 League club Vegalta Sendai.

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Jérôme Arpinon

First Name Jérôme
Last Name Arpinon
Born on April 5, 1978 (age 48)
Born in France, Occitania

Jérôme Arpinon is a French professional football manager.

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Nélson Veríssimo

First Name Nélson
Last Name Veríssimo
Born on April 17, 1977 (age 49)
Born in Portugal, Lisboa

Nélson Alexandre da Silva Veríssimo is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a central defender, and the current manager of Benfica B in LigaPro.

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Clemer

Clemer Melo da Silva or simply Clemer, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as goalkeeper and current manager.

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Jorvan Vieira

First Name Jorvan
Born on May 24, 1953 (age 73)

Jorvan Vieira is a Brazilian-Portuguese football coach and former player who played for Botafogo, Vasco da Gama and Portuguesa in the Brazil Serie A, and a current manager of ES Sahel.

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Boro Primorac

Boro Primorac is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who most recently managed Croatian First Football League club Hajduk Split.

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Oleh Protasov

Oleh Valeriyovych Protasov is a Ukrainian and Soviet former footballer who played as a striker. He was a key member of the Soviet Union national team throughout the 1980s; his 28 goals for the Soviet Union are second in the team's history, behind Oleh Blokhin's 42. It should be considered that his first name is often spelled as Oleg on most of international rosters, particularly during his playing career.

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Ruud Krol

Rudolf Jozef Krol is a Dutch former professional footballer who was capped 83 times for the Netherlands national team. Most of his career he played for his home town club, Ajax, and he became a coach after retirement. Regarded as one of the best defenders of all time, Krol mainly played as a sweeper or left-back, however he could play anywhere across the back line, or in midfield as a defensive midfielder, due to his range of passing with both feet, temperament, tactical intelligence, and ability to start attacking plays after winning back the ball.

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