List of Famous Football Managers

Joel Natalino Santana is a Brazilian football coach and former player. The last team he coached was Vasco da Gama, in 2014.

Ulrich "Uli" Stielike is a German former footballer who was last head coach of Tianjin Teda of China's Super League. Usually a central midfielder or sweeper, Stielike was well known for his stamina and footballing intelligence. Stielike is one of a small handful of players to have played in all 3 European club finals, the FIFA World Cup Final and the UEFA European Championship Final.

Alberico Evani, sometimes misspelled as Alberigo Evani, is an Italian football manager and former player, who was deployed as a midfielder. He started his club career with Milan, where he spent the majority of his playing career, winning several trophies during his 13 seasons at the club, including, three Serie A titles and two European Cups; he later also played for Sampdoria, Reggiana, and Carrarese. At international level, he represented Italy at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where they reached the final. He is the current head coach of the Italy Under-18 team.

Koichi Togashi is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Flemming Søgaard Povlsen is a Danish former professional football player who played as a striker for Borussia Dortmund in Germany, among other teams. He currently works as football expert on TV.

Ahmed Hassan is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or on the right wing. He is the most capped international male footballer in history, having made 184 appearances for the Egypt national team. Hassan is regarded as one of the best players in African football history.

Mykhaylo Fomenko is a Ukrainian former association footballer and former head coach of the Ukraine national team. As a player, he was capped 24 times for the Soviet Union, and, as a head coach, became the second ever manager – after Oleh Blokhin – to take Ukraine to an international finals tournament, reaching UEFA Euro 2016.

Markus Kauczinski is a German football coach and manager, who coaches Dynamo Dresden.

Masatada Ishii is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Dirk Lottner is a German football manager and a former player who is the manager of FC Energie Cottbus.