List of Famous Football Managers

Juan Carlos Unzué Labiano is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper.

Peter Sylvester Bosz is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.

Franciscus "Frank" de Boer is a Dutch football manager who is the current head coach of the Dutch national team. A former defender, De Boer spent most of his professional playing career with Ajax, winning five Eredivisie titles, two KNVB Cups, three Super Cups, one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Champions League and one Intercontinental Cup. He later spent five years at Barcelona, where he won the 1998–99 La Liga title, before retiring after short spells at Galatasaray, Rangers, Al-Rayyan and Al-Shamal.

Matthias Jaissle is a German football manager, previously the assistant manager of Brøndby IF, and former player who played as a defender. In 2021 he became the manager of FC Liefering.

Adenor Leonardo Bacchi, commonly known as Tite, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Brazil national team.

Sylvio Mendes Campos Júnior, commonly known as Sylvinho, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a left back.

Hervé Renard is a French football coach and former professional player who is the manager of Saudi Arabia.

Gérard Paul Francis Houllier OBE was a French football manager and player. Clubs he managed include Paris Saint-Germain, Lens and Liverpool, where he won the FA Cup, League Cup, FA Charity Shield, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 2001. He then guided Olympique Lyonnais to two French titles, before announcing his resignation on 25 May 2007. He became manager of Aston Villa in September 2010. He also coached the France national team between 1992 and 1993. He assisted Aimé Jacquet in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, was part of UEFA's and FIFA's Technical Committee in the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, and technical director for the French Football Federation during the 2010 finals. In June 2011, he stepped down from club coaching, leaving his managerial role at Aston Villa, following frequent hospitalisation over heart problems.

Marc Robert Wilmots is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who most recently managed the Iran national team. During his club career as attacking midfielder, he won trophies with KV Mechelen, Standard Liège and Schalke 04. He also represented the Belgium national team.

Simone Inzaghi is an Italian professional football manager and former player. He is currently managing in Serie A at Lazio.