It’s simply the character of being a soccer supervisor that you simply’re by no means in a single place for notably lengthy – however some coaches take that to outstanding ranges.
Every of those coaches has managed a mess of groups, with most of them holding the reins on a couple of continent.
And don’t go pondering that by ‘journeyman’, we’re implying an absence of success – this listing contains World Cup winners and Premier League champions alike.
Manuel Pellegrini
Manuel Pellegrini as supervisor of River Plate in 2003 (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Proof that journeyman doesn’t must be a derogatory time period, Manuel Pellegrini has loved nice success with golf equipment in Europe and South America.
The Chilean began out teaching at Universidad de Chile, the one membership he ever performed for, earlier than arriving at Villarreal through spells in Ecuador and Argentina.
After stints managing Actual Madrid and Malaga, Pellegrini received his largest honour of all at Manchester Metropolis: the 2013/14 Premier League title.
Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Vanderlei Luxemburgo as supervisor of Actual Madrid in 2005 (Picture credit score: Alamy)
After a comparatively brief taking part in profession, Vanderlei Luxemburgo started his managerial journey with Rio-based Campo Grande in 1983.
He went on to teach a number of the largest golf equipment in his native Brazil – successful the league title with Bragantino, Palmeiras, Santos, Corinthians and Cruzeiro – in addition to holding the reins at Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad and, from 2004 to 2005, Actual Madrid.
Herve Renard
Herve Renard waves to Zambia followers after victory over the Ivory Coast within the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations ultimate (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Herve Renard’s teaching profession has taken him all around the world, from his homeland of France to Saudi Arabia through England – the place he managed Cambridge United – and Vietnam.
Greatest-known for his ventures in worldwide administration (and for his form-fitting white shirts), the previous defender memorably guided underdogs Zambia to Africa Cup of Nations glory in 2012 – earlier than successful the identical competitors with the Ivory Coast in 2015.
Bora Milutinovic
Bora Milutinovic as supervisor of Mexico in 1997 (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Between 1986 and 2002, Serbian Bora Milutinovic made historical past by managing at 5 consecutive World Cups with 5 totally different nations: Mexico, Costa Rica, the USA, Nigeria and China.
The ex-Partizan Belgrade and Monaco midfielder added worldwide jobs quantity six, seven and eight with Honduras, Jamaica and Iraq. He’s additionally taken cost of golf equipment in Europe, the Americas and Asia, successful two CONCACAF Champions Cups with Mexican outfit Pumas UNAM within the early 80s.
Neil Warnock
Neil Warnock sledging throughout his time as supervisor of Notts County, 1991 (Picture credit score: Alamy)
After being appointed Crystal Palace boss in 2007, Neil Warnock proclaimed that the job can be his final in administration.
As of 2024, the charismatic Yorkshireman has taken one other eight roles – even returning to Palace in 2014.
Warnock first took to the dugout in 1980 whereas nonetheless taking part in as a winger for non-League Gainsborough Trinity. He went on to win a document eight Soccer League promotions, taking Sheffield United, QPR and Cardiff Metropolis to the Premier League.
Carlos Alberto Parreira
Carlos Alberto Parreira as supervisor of Brazil in 2003 (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Over the course of an epic profession on the touchline which started as boss of Ghana in 1967, Carlos Alberto Parreria managed 10 golf equipment in 4 nations and coached six nationwide groups – together with his native Brazil thrice, guiding them to victory on the 1994 World Cup and 2004 Copa America.
At membership degree, Parreira – who by no means performed skilled soccer – received league titles in Brazil and Turkey with Fluminense and Fenerbahce respectively.
John Toshack
John Toshack as supervisor of Actual Madrid in 1990 (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Liverpool and Wales legend John Toshack had already been teaching for six years when he hung up his boots in 1984.
After taking Swansea from the Fourth Division to the highest flight as player-manager, the large striker had spells on the helm of – to call only a few – Sporting Lisbon, Actual Madrid and Saint-Etienne, steering Madrid to the 1989/90 LaLiga title.
Toshack – who coached the Welsh nationwide crew twice – later tasted league glory in Morocco with Wydad Casablanca, in addition to managing in Azerbaijan.
Guud Hiddink
Guud Hiddink lifts the FA Cup as interim supervisor of Chelsea, 2009 (Picture credit score: Alamy)
A treble winner in his first full season in administration at PSV, Guus Hiddink went on to ascertain himself among the many most extremely regarded coaches of the trendy period.
The 2010s slightly summed up Hiddink’s managerial journey: he took cost of Turkey, Russian membership Anzhi Makhachkala, his native Netherlands, Chelsea as interim boss (having led the Blues to the 2008/09 FA Cup) and China U21 earlier than being appointed supervisor of the Curacao nationwide crew.
Maurizio Sarri
Maurizio Sarri as supervisor of Empoli in 2013 (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Maurizio Sarri’s inspirational journey to top-level administration started again in 1990, when he began teaching tiny membership Stia whereas working as a banker.
The Italian, who began teaching full-time in 1999, spent greater than 20 years at a string of lower-league golf equipment, earlier than successful promotion to Serie A with Empoli – the place he caught the attention of Napoli.
In 2018, Sarri moved to Chelsea, and in his solely marketing campaign he steered the Blues to Europa League victory – his first main honour.
Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri lifts the Premier League trophy as Leicester supervisor, 2016 (Picture credit score: Alamy)
One other Italian with an costly managerial CV, Claudio Ranieri began out with Vigor Lamezia in 1986.
4 years later, he took Cagliari again to Serie A – and 6 years after that, he delivered Coppa Italia success to Fiorentina.
However, after stints accountable for, amongst others, Valencia, Chelsea, Juventus, Monaco and the Greek nationwide crew, Ranieri achieved his most momentous triumph, writing considered one of the nice sporting underdog tales by main Leicester to the 2015/16 Premier League title.
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari as supervisor of Brazil on the 2002 World Cup (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Luiz Felipe Scolari took his first teaching job in 1982; greater than 4 many years later, the moustachioed tactician was nonetheless barking orders from the touchline.
Successful the 2002 World Cup together with his native Brazil was the top for ‘Large Phil’, who lifted the Copa Libertadores accountable for Gremio and Palmeiras in the course of the 90s – and has tasted league success in Japan and Uzbkeistan.
Scolari additionally spent an ill-fated seven months accountable for Chelsea from 2008 to 2009, changing into the primary World Cup-winning coach to handle within the Premier League.
Philippe Troussier
Philippe Troussier as supervisor of Vietnam on the 2024 AFC Asian Cup (Picture credit score: Alamy)
A defender for a string of French golf equipment in the course of the late 70s and early 80s, Philippe Troussier bought his first job in administration with INF Vichy in 1983 – which began a globetrotting teaching profession.
Along with managing a number of nationwide groups from Africa and Asia – together with Japan, who he guided to victory on the 2000 AFC Asian Cup – Troussier has managed membership sides on three continents, amongst them Marseille and Johhanesburg’s Kaizer Chiefs.
Dick Advocaat
Dick Advocaat as supervisor of Rangers in 2000 (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Nicknamed ‘The Little Normal’ in reference to his mentor Rinus Michels (‘The Normal’), Dick Advocaat has received league titles in a number of nations and coached nationwide groups on a number of continents.
The ex-ADO Den Haag and Sparta Rotterdam participant loved nice success on the helm of PSV and Rangers in the course of the 90s and early 2000s, in between spells managing the Netherlands – who he led on the 1994 World Cup.
Since 2000, Advocaat has managed the likes of Borussia Monchengladbach, South Korea, Zenit Saint Petersburg – with whom he lifted the 2007/08 UEFA Cup – Belgium, Sunderland and Feyenoord.
Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson with the Premier League Supervisor of the Month award at Blackburn in September 1997 (Picture credit score: Alamy)
In a managerial profession which spanned virtually half a century, Roy Hodgson took cost of 17 golf equipment in six totally different nations – plus 4 nationwide groups: Switzerland, the UAE, Finland and, after all, England.
Kicking off his teaching journey by steering Halmstad to 2 Swedish titles in the direction of the top of the 70s, Hodgson additionally received the league in Denmark with Copenhagen and took two golf equipment to the ultimate of the UEFA Cup / Europa League: Inter in 1997 and Fulham in 2010.
England boss at Euro 2012, the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016, the previous PE instructor and non-League participant took his largest membership job in 2010, managing Liverpool – though he lasted solely 12 months at Anfield.
Bela Guttmann
Bela Guttmann pictured in 1962 (Picture credit score: Alamy)
One of many biggest managers ever to do it, Bella Guttmann is most well-known for guiding Benfica to back-to-back European Cups firstly of the 60s (earlier than ‘cursing’ them by no means to win one other one as he stop amid a wage dispute).
However the Portuguese giants have been solely one of many 20 golf equipment the legendary Hungarian coached throughout a 40-year profession within the dugout.
Guttmann managed in 11 nations from Austria to Uruguay and received trophies in 5 of them. He additionally dabbled in worldwide administration, helming the Austrian nationwide crew in 1964.
Rudi Gutendorf
Rudi Gutendorf pictured together with his e book, ‘Ich bin ein bunter Hund’ (direct translation, ‘I Am a Vibrant Canine’) (Picture credit score: Alamy)
The chronology of Rudi Gutendorf’s managerial odyssey on his Wikipedia web page barely suits on the display.
Beginning out as player-manager of Blue Stars Zurich in 1955, the German went on to take cost off 55 groups in 32 nations, claiming a Guinness World Document in doing so.
Chosen sides from Gutendorf’s astonishing profession within the dugout: US Monastir (Tunisia), Stuttgart, Bermuda, Sporting Cristal (Peru), Chile, Actual Valladolid, Trinidad & Tobago, Australia, Nepal, Tokyo Verdy, Ghana, Samoa…
