List of Famous Football Managers

Vladislav Nikolayevich Radimov is a Russian football coach and a former player who played midfielder. He is the manager of FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg. He was previously the captain of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and is a former Russian international player. He was a right-sided midfielder or playmaker. At Zenit Saint Petersburg he often played a free playing holding midfielder or a central midfielder.

Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira is a Portuguese football manager, currently in charge of Boavista.

Saburo Kawabuchi is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for and managed the Japan national team. He is the founder and honorary chairman of the J.League. Between 2002 and 2008 he served as president of the Japan Football Association.

Frank Schmidt is a German former professional footballer who is now manager of 1. FC Heidenheim. During his career he played as a defender.

Sebastián Ariel Méndez Pardiñas is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a central defender, and is a manager.

Igor Mihailovich Shalimov is a Russian football manager and a former international midfielder. He primarily played as a wide midfielder.

Stephen Kenny is a football manager and former player who is currently manager of the Republic of Ireland. He had formerly managed Longford Town, Bohemians, Derry City, Dunfermline Athletic, Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk. He is one of Ireland's most successful ever managers having won 8 major trophies with Dundalk, and boasts extensive experience in European competition.

Abedi Ayew, known professionally as Abedi Pele, is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and who served as captain of the Ghana national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest African footballers of all time. He played for several European clubs and found his fame in the French Ligue 1 with Lille and Marseille, the latter where he won the UEFA Champions League in 1993, among other titles. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation.

Roberto De Zerbi is an Italian former professional footballer and current manager of Sassuolo.

Julien Stéphan is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Since July 2021 he has been the manager of Ligue 1 side Strasbourg, having previously had the same role at Rennes between December 2018 and March 2021, this tenure including victory in the 2018–19 Coupe de France.