List of Famous Football Managers
Ólafur Jóhannesson
Ólafur Davíð Jóhannesson is an Icelandic football manager and former player who formerly managed the Icelandic national team.
Jarkko Wiss
Jarkko Wiss is a Finnish former footballer. Wiss is currently working as a manager of the Ilves.
Bruno Giordano
Bruno Giordano is an Italian football manager and former player, who was deployed as a forward and is mostly remembered for winning the title of Serie A capocannoniere achieved with Lazio as well as for his successful time at Napoli. Giordano was a prolific striker with good technique and dribbling ability, and also possessed an accurate and powerful shot with either foot; due to his characteristics, he was regarded as the heir of Giorgio Chinaglia.
Dido Havenaar
Dido Havenaar is a former Japanese football player. Born in the Netherlands, Havenaar is a naturalized Japanese citizen. His sons Mike and Nikki are also footballers.
Ben Olsen
Benjamin Robert Olsen is a retired American professional soccer player and the former head coach of D.C. United. Born in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Olsen grew up playing for FC Delco, an elite club program near Philadelphia. He then played for Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer and was named 1997 Soccer America Player of the Year.
Eric Van Meir
Eric Van Meir is a former Belgian football defender, and until March 2017 was the head coach of Lierse playing in the Belgian First Division B. His former clubs include Lierse, Charleroi and Standard Liège. Van Meir also played for Belgium and was in the squad for the 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Cups and also for the Euro 2000 but played only a few matches.
Nedo Sonetti
Nedo Sonetti is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender.
Ionel Gane
Ionel Tersinio Gane is a Romanian football coach and former player. He is the caretaker manager of Liga I side Dinamo București.
Peter Vermes
Peter Joseph Vermes is an American professional soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer. As of 2020, Vermes is currently the longest tenured head coach in MLS and has won four major trophies as a manager, the second most of all active coaches in MLS.
Martin Andermatt
Martin Andermatt is a Swiss football manager who coaches AC Bellinzona.