List of Famous Football Managers

Arthur Antunes Coimbra, better known as Zico, is a Brazilian coach and former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Often called the "White Pelé", he was a creative playmaker, with excellent technical skills, vision, and an eye for goal, who is considered one of the most clinical finishers and best passers ever, as well as one of the greatest players of all time. One of the world's best players of the late 1970s and early 1980s, he is regarded as one of the best playmakers and free kick specialists in history, able to bend the ball in all directions. As stated on goal.com, Zico is the player that scored the most goals from direct free kicks, with 101 goals.

Gheorghe Hagi is a Romanian football manager and former professional player, who played as an attacking midfielder. He is currently the owner of Romanian club Viitorul Constanța. Hagi was considered one of the best players in the world during the 1980s and '90s, and is regarded by many as the greatest Romanian footballer of all time. Fans of Turkish club Galatasaray, with whom Hagi ended his career, called him "Comandante", while he was known as "Regele" to Romanian supporters. Nicknamed "The Maradona of the Carpathians", he was a creative advanced playmaker renowned for his dribbling, technique, vision, passing and shooting.

Karl Fredrik Ljungberg is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a winger and is a football manager. He is a former assistant coach, and interim head coach of Arsenal F.C.

Marco Rose is a German professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach. As a player, he played as a defender for Lokomotive Leipzig, Hannover 96 and Mainz 05. Later he coached Mainz 05's second team, then Lokomotive Leipzig, before going through the ranks at Red Bull Salzburg.

Rui Carlos Pinho da Vitória is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and was most recently the manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr.

Juan Carlos Osorio Arbeláez is a Colombian retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and manager.

Johan Jordi Cruijff is a Dutch football coach and former player. Cruyff is the son of former player and manager Johan Cruyff. He is currently the head coach of Chinese Super League club Shenzhen FC.

Alberto Valentim do Carmo Neto is a Brazilian football manager and former player.

Robert Moreno González is a Spanish football manager.

Mario Basler is a German former professional football winger and current manager. He is currently at TSG Eisenberg as a player and advisor.