List of Famous Football Managers

Rinat Fayzrakhmanovich Dasayev is a Soviet-Russian football coach and a former goalkeeper.

Stefan Ruthenbeck is a former German football player who last managed 1. FC Köln. He played as a defender.

Mehmed "Meho" Kodro is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the manager of Swiss Challenge League club Stade Lausanne Ouchy.

Christian Jean Gourcuff is a French professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Ligue 1 club Nantes.

Ivan Gazidis is the Executive of Italian Serie A club AC Milan.

Aykut Kocaman is a former Turkish footballer, who played as a striker. He last managed Konyaspor. Before he made his debut 1980 with the amateur club Kabataş Altınmızrak in Istanbul, Kocaman performed gymnastics at the club Eczacıbaşı, winning 40 medals and reaching second place at the national level. 1984, he moved to Sakaryaspor in Adapazarı, Sakarya and turned professional. Then in 1988, Kocaman signed a contract with Fenerbahçe, where he played and contributed much to success of his club until he was transferred to Istanbulspor in 1996.

José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú is a Paraguayan former professional footballer and manager. He played as a striker and spent 10 years of his career playing for Toluca and is the club's all-time top goalscorer. He also managed Toluca in 2013 up to 2016.

Yutaka Akita is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Joseph Jordan is a Scottish football player, coach and manager. His last role was as assistant manager of Middlesbrough.

Milton Mendes is a Brazilian retired footballer who played mainly as a right back, and a coach who most recently managed Portuguese club Marítimo.